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| Diseases that have a sudden onset, may be briefly incapacitating, and are either curable or fatal (page 412) |
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| A group of medical treatments, practices, and products that are used instead of conventional Western medicine (page 433) |
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| The study of controversial moral or ethical issues related to scientific and medical advancements (page 434) |
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| Diseases that develop over a longer period of time and may not be detected until symptoms occur later in their progression (page 413) |
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| A group of medical treatments, practices, and products that can be used in conjunction with conventional Western medicine (page 433) |
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| To describe the concept of acknowledging and incorporating a patient's cultural background as part of the treatment process; the recognition that patients' beliefs shape their approach to health care (page 432) |
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| Curative or crisis medicine |
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| Type of health care that treats the disease or condition once it has manifested (page 413) |
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| Deprivation amplification |
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| when our individual disease risks (based on our heredity and physiology) are amplified by social factors (page 424) |
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| Occurs when a significantly higher number of cases of a particular disease occur during a particular time period than might otherwise be expected (page 417) |
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| The study of disease patterns to understand the cause of illnesses, how they are spread, and what interventions to take (page 417) |
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| An attempt to selectively manipulate the gene pool in order to produce and "improve" human beings through medical science (page 434) |
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| a community in which the residents have little or no access to fresh, affordable, healthy foods, usually located in densely populated, urban areas (page 422) |
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| The combination of conventional medicine with complementary practices and treatments that have proven to be safe and effective (page 433) |
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| The process by which some behaviors or conditions that were once seen as personal problems are redefined as medical issues (page 416) |
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| Type of health care that focuses on symptom and pain relief and providing a supportive environment for critically ill or dying patients, rather than fighting the illness or disease (page 413) |
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| Occurs when a significantly higher number of cases of a disease also spreads through an especially large geographical region spanning many countries or even continents (page 417) |
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| Type of health care that aims to avoid or forestall the onset of disease by taking preventive measures, often including lifestyle changes (page 413) |
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| The practice by insurance companies of canceling coverage only after a person gets sick (page 431) |
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| The actions and attitudes that society expects from someone who is ill (page 428) |
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| Animals like mosquitoes, ticks, and birds that carry and spread pathogens (germs or other infectious agents) in a given area (page 419) |
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