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Concerns the causative factors in a particular disease
There may be one or more causative factors |
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| when the cause of a disease is unknown |
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| When a treatment, procedure, or an error may cause a disease |
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| the development of the disease or the sequence of events involved in the tissue changes related to the disease process |
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| A gradual progression with only vague or very mild signs |
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| a short term illness that develops very quikly with marked signs |
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| a milder condition developing gradually, but persists and causes more permanent tissue damage |
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pathological changes occur but no obvious manifestations are exhibited.
i.e Kidney damage may progress to an advanced stage of renal failure before signs manifested |
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| A silent were no signs are evident. In infectious diseases its call incubation period. |
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ine early development when signs are shown but non specific
i.e Headache vomiting fatigue |
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| specific local change in the tissue |
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| collection of signs and symptoms that usually occur together in response to a condition |
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| the manifestations of the disease subside |
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| during which signs increase |
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the potential unwanted outcomes of the primary condition
such as paralysis following recovery from a stroke |
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| The Period of recovery and return to the normal health state |
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| The probability for recovery or other outcomes. |
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| The science of tracking the pattern or occurrence of disease. |
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| Diseases that are infections and can be spread from one person to another |
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