Course of disease Flashcards
Another way to know the course of the disease is
AKA natural history of disease
Progression of a disease in an individual over time in the absence of treatment
course of disease
Mention the 4 stages of course of the disease
- Susceptibility
- Subclinical disease
- Clinical disease
- Recovery, disability or death
The stage of subclinical disease begins with the
exposure of the disease
The stage of clinical disease begins with the
onset of symptoms
Stage which has the pathologic changes
Stage of subclinical disease
Incubation period has _____ ranges
different
An example of latency period is
peritoneal and pleural mesothelioma
Latency period never is related with an
infection
Latency period of peritoneal mesothelioma
20-40 years
Latency period of pleural mesothelioma
30-60 years
Types of mesothelioma
Pleural
Peritoneal
Testicular
Pericardial
Mention the 4 types of disease
Infectious
Hereditary
Physiological
Deficiency
Incubation period is only for ______, while latency period is for _____ diseases or ______
infections
chronic
cancer
Type of the disease where the body is affected by a bacteria, fungi or virus
Infectious disease