Existence, onset, duration, and epidemiology Flashcards
Term denoting the identification of a disease or syndrome to recognize the nature of a disease
Diagnosis
Prediction of the outcome of a disease
Prognosis
Subjective indications of the presence of a disease
Symptoms
Objective indications of the presence of a disease
Signs
Set of signs and symptoms associates with a particular disease
Syndrome
Increase in the severity of a disease
Exacerbation
A cessation of the symptoms of a disease
Remission
Existing at the time of birth or shortly thereafter
Congenital
Disease condition or abnormality that is not hereditary or innate
Acquired
Reappearance of symptoms after a period of remission
Recurrent
Disease with rapid onset and short duration
Acute
Disease with slow onset and long duration
Chronic
Rapid and severe onset, usually fatal
Fulminating
Disease that is continuously present in a given population
Endemic
Higher than normal appearance of an infectious disease or condition within a given population
Epidemic
Widespread epidemic, possible worldwide
Pandemic
Disease that occurs in a random isolated manner
Sporadic
Number of cases of a disease present in a specifies population at any given time
Prevelance
Number of deaths in a given time or place or proportion of deaths to a population
-How many died
Mortality rate
Number of cases per year of a certain disease in relation to the population in which they occur
-How many got it
Morbidity rate
Of unknown cause
Idiopathic
