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Disease Flashcards

1
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People prone to allergies.

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Allergic

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2
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Caused by abnormal cells growing without control

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Cancer

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Abnormal condition and a disorder of a structure or function that affect a part or all of an organism.

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Disease

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4
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Two categories of disease

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Communicable

Non-communicable

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5
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Disease caused by pathogen or disease-causing organism and can be transferred from one person to the other

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Communicable disease

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6
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Disease of the heart and blood vessel

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Cardiovascular disease

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7
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Life-threatening reaction that can affect a number of organs at the same time

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Allergic shock (anaphylactic shock)

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8
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Allergic rash that’s usually caused by skin contact with allergen

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Allergic eczema

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9
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Examples of communicable diseases

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Common cold
Influenza
Cholera
Dengue
Fever
Tuberculosis 
Warts
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Diseases not caused by pathogen of disease-causing organism and cannot be transferred from one person to another

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Non-communicable disease

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11
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Non communicable disease

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Allergy

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12
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Misguided reaction to foreign substances by the immune system

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Allergy

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13
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Substances that trigger allergy

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Allergen

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14
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Examples of allergens

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Pollen
Mite
Dust
Molds
Danders
Certain foods
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15
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Most common allergic disease and is characterized by seasonal nasal symptoms that are due to pollen.

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Hay fever

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16
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Signs and symptoms of hay fever

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Runny nose
Stuffy nose
Sneezing
Nasal itching
Itching ears and throat
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17
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Inflammation of the tissue layer (membranes) that cover the surface of the eyeball and the undersurface of the eyelids.

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Allergic conjunctivitis

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18
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Symptoms of allergic conjunctivitis

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Redness under the lids and the eyes
Watery, itchy eyes
Swelling of the membranes

19
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Skin reaction that appear as itchy swelling and can occur on any part of the body

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Hives (urticaria)

20
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Symptoms of allergic shock

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Stomach pain
Nausea
Vomiting
Shortness of breath
Low blood pressure
21
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Intense itching

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Hives (urticaria)

22
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Chronic lung disorder that causes airways to be inflamed.

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Ashtma

23
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Symptoms of ashtma

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Shortness of breath
Coughing
Chest tightness

24
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Tubes that carry air into and out of the lungs

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Airways

25
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Abnormality in the heart structure that you’re born with

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Congenital heart disease

26
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When the heart muscle tissue dies from lack of oxygen because of reduced blood flow.

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Myocardial infraction (heart attack)

27
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Occurs when clot blocks a small blood vessel in the brain thus brain cells die from lack of oxygen

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Stroke

28
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Tumor-annormal cell grow they form in masses

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Cancer

29
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Tumor that’s not cancerous and don’t spread

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Benign

30
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Cancerous tumor

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Malignant

31
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Spreading of cancerous cells from other part of the body

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Metastasis

32
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Most common cancers

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Skin
Colon and rectum
Lungs
Breast
Reproductive organ
Bone marrow
33
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Most common cancer

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Skin cancer

34
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Second most common cancer

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Colon and rectum

35
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Cancer mostly in men

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Lung cancer

36
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Cancer most common in women

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Breast cancer

37
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Male reproductive organ’s cancer

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Prostate gland

Testicle

38
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Female reproductive organs cancer

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Cervix

39
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Most common cancer in children

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Bone marrow

a. Leukemia
b. Lymphoma

40
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Tumor can either be

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Benign
Malignant
Metastasis

41
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Vascular (blood vessels) diseases

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Stroke
Aneurysm
Hypertension

42
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Cardio diseases

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Congenital heart disease

Myocardial infraction

43
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Symptoms of allergic eczema

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Itching
Redness and dryness of skin
Rash on the face
Rash around the eyes
Rash in the elbow

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