Bio of Disease destinations

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Health :
state of physical, mental and social well being and not merely the absence of disease
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Pathology
The scientific study of disease
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Developed world
Diseases related to lifestyle eg. increased food consumption, sedentary life style, smoking and alcohol
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Developing world
Diseases related to poor living conditions eg. access to clean water, poor sanitation, poor infrastructure
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Etiology
cause of disease
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ENDOGENOUS
originating from inside the body eg. genetic defects
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EXOGENOUS
originating from outside the body eg. microorganisms
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MULTIFACTORIAL
many causes egdiabetes mellitus typ2
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IATROGENIC
caused by the effect of a treatment eg. cytotoxic drugs for cancer
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IDIOPATHIC
unknown cause eghypertension 90% unknown cause
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PREDISPOSING FACTORS
conditions that may make an individual more susceptible to disease
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Opportunistic infections
Predispose the individual to other conditions by allowing infectious agents, not normally pathogenic to cause disease
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Morbidity
Effects of a disease on an individual
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Mortality
Possibility of a disease causing death
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ACUTE
Disease or clinical events that have a rapid, often severe onset but have a short duration
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CHRONIC
Disease or clinical event that develops gradually over a long period of time and persists
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Incubation period
period of time from exposure to manifestation of disease
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Latent period
long period of time egcancers
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Symptom
An indication that a disease is present and something the individual will complain about
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Sign
Something a doctor will look for eg.
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Subclinical stage
Signs and symptoms may not be apparent even though the disease is established and my require detection by laboratory
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Syndrome
A disease that is characterised by multiple abnormalities that form a distinct clinical pattern
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PROGNOSIS
the likely outcome of a disease
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Remission
reduction or disappearance of the disease
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Relapse
re-occurrence after a period of apparent
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Communicable pathogens
transmitted from host to host and in general cannot live for extended periods outside the body
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Non communicable pathogens
normally live in the abiotic environment but may infect a host if they are transmitted to a person/animal
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Contagious pathogens
are easily transmitted. The sources of pathogens can be abiotic; soil water, animals or other humans
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Host
An organisms that serves as nutrient source for a parasite
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Parasite
An organisms that lives in/off an other organisms without providing any benefit to the host
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Vector
An organisms that transmits a parasite via feeding off another organism
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Etiology

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