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| Objective abnormalities associated with disease. Temperature, pulse rate, etc. |
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| Subjective abnormalities associated with disease. Felt by the patient. |
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| Collection of signs & symptoms usually with common cause that present a pathological condition. |
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| An abnormality in body function that threatens physical, mental or social well-being. |
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| Signs and symptoms appear suddenly, last a short time then disappear. |
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| Disease that develops slowly and lasts a long time, perhaps for life. |
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| The study of the factors that cause(origin of) a disease. |
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| Disease with an unknown cause. |
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| Infectious, can be transmitted from one person to another. |
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| The pattern of a disease's development. |
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| "Hidden" stage of a disease's development. |
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| The latent stage of an infectious disease. |
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| Recovery, body functions return to normal. |
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| Temporary reversal of symptoms that seem to be recovery of a chronic disease. |
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| Study of the occurance, distribution and transmission of disease in humans. |
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| A disease specific to a local region. |
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| An epidemic spread through the whole world. |
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| A disease that affects many people at the same time within a defined region. |
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| Establishes the cause of a disease outbreak. |
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| Coincidental Relationship |
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| Events that coincide with the outbreak of a disease by chance. |
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| Rate of illness or disease in a population. |
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| Rate of deaths caused by a specific disease within a specific population. |
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| The study of the underlying physiological aspects (mechanisms)of disease. |
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| Organism that lives in or on another organism. May cause disease. |
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| Faulty response or overreaction of immune system that causes an attack on its own body. |
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| Risk factors, increase the risk of getting a disease. 1.Genetic factors 2.Age 3.Lifestyle 4.Stress 5.Environmental 6.Preexisting conditions |
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| Intracellular parasites with RNA/DNA core and protein coat. |
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| Type of RNA virus usually an insect vector to transmit it to humans. |
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| Proteinaceous Infectious Particle. Pathogenic protein molecules that cause abnormal protein structure/function. |
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| Tiny primitive cell without a nucleus. Bacilli(rods),Cocci(spheres), Curved/Spiral rods and small. |
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| Gram+ bacteria cell walls take a purple stain. Gram- do not. |
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| Bacterium, cocci, gram+, strings. |
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| Bacterium, cocci, Gram+, clusters. |
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| Resistant dormant form that some bacteria take in adverse environment. |
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| Fungal infection, often resistant to treatment. |
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| Pathogens on the skin/mucous membranes do not cause disease unless conditions change or they enter the internal environment. |
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| Arthropod that carries an infectious pathogen from one organism to another. |
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| Killed or attenuated (weakened) pathogen used to stimulate immunity. |
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| Tumor. Abnormal growths of cells. Cells that have lost control over growth mechanisms. |
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| Tumors that remain localized. |
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| Tumors that can spread (metastasis) to form secondary tumors at new locations. |
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| Physical,mental and social well-being, not just the absence of disease. |
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| Malignant epithelial tumors. |
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| Carcinoma, involves melanocytes. |
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| Carcinoma, glandular cancer. |
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| Connective tissue cancers. |
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| Sarcoma. Lymphatic cancer. |
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| Sarcoma. Bone marrow tumor. |
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| Sarcoma. Cancer of fibrous tissue. |
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| Healthcare organizations covered under HIPPA regulations such as; public health authorities, healthcare cle |
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