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Chapter 1
The Study of Disease
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Biology
Undergraduate 3
04/13/2009

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The predicted course and outcome of the disease is known as...
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Prognosis
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The BLANK may state the chances for complete recovery, predict the permanent loss of fun ction, or give probability of survival rate.
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Prognosis
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Sudden onset and short duration is
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an ACUTE disease
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A disease that has a slower less severe onset and a long duration of month or years is a BLANK disease
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Chronic
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Signs and symptoms of a disease sometimes subside during a period that is known as
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Remission
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Diseases that end in death are
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Terminal
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Signs and symptoms may recur in all their severity in a period of
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Exacerbation
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A BLANK occurs when a disease returns weeks or months after its apparent cessation
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Relapse
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A disease or other abnormal state that develops in a person already suffering from a disease is
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Complication
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The aftermath of a particular disease is called the
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Sequela
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Measure of the number of deaths attributed to a disease in a given population over a given period of time
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Mortality
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Measure of the disability and extent of illness caused by a disease
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Morbidity
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Number of cases of a disease occuring at a given time in a specified population
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Prevalence
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Number of new cases of a disease at a given time in a specified population
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Incidence
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Study of the occurrence, transmission, distribution, and control of disease
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Epidemiology
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Cause of disease..
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Etiology
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If the cause of a disease is not known, it is said to be..
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Idiopathic
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Damaged gene, enzyme, or abnormal cells, tissues, or organs...
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Lesion
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Predispose an individual to the development of a disease
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Risk Factor
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Symptomatic or palliative are designed to relieve and manage the symptoms of the disease without addressing the cause
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