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| signs and symptoms appear suddenly, persist for a short time, the disappear |
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| diseases that develop slowly and last for a long time |
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| can be transmitted from one person to another |
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| abnormal disorder that exists at birth |
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| abnormality in body function that threatens health |
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| disease that is native to a loca region |
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| disease that spreads to many individuals at the same time |
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| the study of the cause of disease |
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| disease with no detectable physical changes to explain the symptoms being experienced by the patient |
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| condition caused by a defective gene |
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| disease with underlying causes |
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| hospital acquired infection that was not present on admission |
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| disorder in which there are physical canges that explain the symptoms being felt by the patient |
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| diseases that affect large geographic regions |
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| microorganism that causes disease |
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| objective abnormalities seen by someone besides the patient |
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| presence of physical symptoms that suggest general medical conditions but are not explained by the patients actual condition |
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| subjective abnormality felt by the patient |
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| collection of different signs and symptoms |
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