Causes of disease

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Disease
A condition with a specific cause in which part or all of an organism is made to function in an abnormal or less efficient manner
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Infection
The process by which a pathogen enters and colonises tissues in an organism
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Transmission
When a pathogen is tranferred from one individual to another
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Microorganism
General term for a single-celled organism that is too small to be seen without a microscope
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Pathogen
Any microorganism that causes disease, most commonly bacteria and viruses, but may also include fungi
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Correlation
When a change in one variable is reflected by a change in a second
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Epidemiology
Study of the incidence and pattern of a disease with a view to finding ways of preventing and controlling it
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collagen
Fibrous protein that is the main constituent of connective tissues such as tendons, cartilage and bone
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Causal Relationship
One variable causes a change in another
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The process by which a pathogen enters and colonises tissues in an organism

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Infection

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When a pathogen is tranferred from one individual to another

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General term for a single-celled organism that is too small to be seen without a microscope

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Any microorganism that causes disease, most commonly bacteria and viruses, but may also include fungi

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