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| Condition of abnormal functioning involving anatomic structures or body systems |
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| Scientific evaluation of physical signs and symptoms, medical history, physical examination, laboratory tests, or other procedures that lead to identifying particular diseases. |
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| prediction of how a disease will progress and chances of recovery |
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| objective indicators of disease that are obvious to someone other than the infected person |
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| are subjective feelings only the person with the disease is aware of. |
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| A group of signs and symptoms that occur together and define a disease or abnormality |
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| causitive factors or origins of the disease |
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| tedencies that promote disease development |
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| effects only one part of the body |
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| is distributed throughout the body |
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| have abrupt onset of severe signs and symptoms and run a brief course |
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| Often have an insidious onset (gradual) which indicates a disease development with only vague or mild symptoms |
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| Period of full or partial disappearance of a disease |
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| conditions that arise after the onset of the original disease |
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| diseases that effect a significantly large population within the confines of a certain area |
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| Effects large populations in several large areas |
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| indicates the rate in which a disease occurs within a group or area |
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| represents the rate of death from a certain disease within a time frame |
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| the number of NEW cases in a particular population during a period of time |
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| refers to the number of EXISTING cases within a population during a period of time |
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| Risk factors for disease (6) |
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-age
-gender
-genetics
-lifestyle
-environment
-stress |
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-autoimmune
-cancerous
-deficiency
-genetic
-infectious
-metabolic disease
-congentital disorder
-traumatic disorder |
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-bacteria
-fungi
-protozoa
-viruses
-parasites
-prions |
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| Modes of transmission (5) |
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Direct physical contact:
-mucous membrane
-intact skin
-broken skin
Indirect physical contact:
-ingestion
-inhalation |
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