Illness vs disease

Question 1

What is disease?

Answer 1

Suffering from a malfunctioning organism or function within the body.

• Often physicale.g.throat infection or cancer.
• Something that needs to be curede.g.infection, injury or cell degeneration

Objective & medically defined

Question 2

What is illness?

Answer 2

The unwell or unhealthy state of mind & body.

• An experience of ill health which is personal to the patient - subjective.
• Usually accompanies a disease but can exist when patient has no disease.
• Something that needs to be managede.g.feelings of pain, discomfort weakness & fatigue.
• Focuses on what the patient feels - main reason why patients seek healthcare- defined by doctor & patient