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| physical, mental, social well being |
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| an abnormality in body function that threatens health |
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| the study of the factors that cause a disease |
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| refers to a disease with an unknown cause |
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| the pattern of a disease's development |
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| study of the occurrence, distribution, transmission of disease |
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| affects many people at the same time |
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| genetic mechanisms, pathogenic organisms, malnutrition, tumors and cancer, physical and chemical agents, autoimmunity, inflammation, degeneration |
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| genetic factors, age, lifestyle, stress, environment, preexisting conditions |
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| intracellular parasites, nucleic acid core with protein coat |
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| invade host cells and pirate organelles and raw materials |
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| classification of a virus |
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| shape, nucleic acid type, method of reproduction |
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| tiny cells without a nucleus |
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| gram-positive, gram-negative, aerobic, anaerobic |
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| bacilli,cocci, spirochete |
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| similar to plants but lack chlorophyll |
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| yeasts (single celled) molds (multicellular) |
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| infests human fluids and parasitize cells |
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| amoebas, flagellates, ciliates, sporozoa |
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| nematodes, platyheminths, arthropods |
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| mechanisms of transmission |
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| person to person, environmental, opportunistic invasion, vector |
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| prevention and treatment strategies |
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| vaccination and destroy pathogens |
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| abnormal growths of cells |
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| tumors spread, forming secondary tumors |
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| cells leave a primary tumor and start a secondary tumor at a new location |
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| benign, epithelial tumors |
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| papilloma, adenoma, nevus |
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| benign, connective tissue tumors |
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| lipoma, osteoma, chondroma |
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| carcinomas (malignant epithelial tumors) |
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| sarcomas (connective tissue cancers) |
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| lymphoma, osteosarcoma, myeloma, fibrosarcoma |
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| development of undifferentiated cells |
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| factors that play a role in causing cancer |
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| genetic factors, carcinogens, age, injury, viruses |
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| early detection, staging, grading, cachexia, causes of death, treatments |
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| methods of detecting cancers |
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| self exam, diagnostic imaging, biopsy, blood tests |
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| classifying tumors by size and extent of spread |
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| assess the likely pattern of a tumor's development |
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| syndrome including appetite loss, weight loss, and general weakness |
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| causes of death by cancer |
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| secondary infections, organ failure, hemorrhage, and undetermined factors |
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| surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, laser therapy, immunotherapy, vaccines |
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| function of inflammatory response |
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| reduces injury to tissues |
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| redness, heat, swelling, and pain |
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| histamine, prostaglandins, kinins |
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| some cause blood vessels to dilate, increasing blood volume (redness and heat)- white blood cells travel quickly to injury site |
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| some increase blood vessel permeability (causing swelling or edema and pain)- white blood cells move easily out of vessels, irritant is diluted, and exudate accumulates |
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| some attract white blood cells to injury site (chemotaxis) |
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| inflammation can be either |
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| high body temperature caused by a resetting of the body's thermostat- destroys pathogens and enhances immunity |
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