Causes of Cell Injury Flashcards
1
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What is disease?
A
A condition in which the presence of abnormality causes loss of normal structure and function and consequently affects health.
2
Q
List the types of cell injury:
A
- Hypoxia (oxygen deficiency)
- Chemical agents (eg. poisons, tobacco, alcohol)
- Infectious Agents (bacteria, virus, fungi, parasites)
- Genetic defects ( congenital malformations/ single base mutations causing functional deficiency or protein mis-folding).
- Nutritional Imbalance (deficiency/excess)
- Physical agents (mechanical trauma, thermal injury)
3
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Type of cell injury-immunological reactions:
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- Immune imbalance
- Autoimmunity
- Hypersensitivities
- Graft rejection
- Immune deficiency
