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Antoinette was diagnosed with hypertension, a noncommunicable disease in which her blood pressure is higher than normal. What is the most likely explanation for why she is hypertensive?
She had a diet high in salt intake.
She did not wash her hands enough.
She was bitten by a mosquito.
She was never vaccinated against hypertension.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
She had a diet high in salt intake.

Explanation: Hypertension is a noncommunicable disease with risk factors like high salt intake, obesity, sedentary lifestyle, age and genetics. It is not caused by infections (handwashing or mosquito bites) and there is no vaccine for hypertension.