Introduction To Disease Flashcards
How many people did the Black Plague kill?
25 million people or a third of Europes population
How is the Black Plague transmitted and treated?
Usually transmitted through fleas and can be treated with antibiotics
Define health
The condition in which the human body performs it’s vital functions normally
Define homeostasis
Maintenance of relatively stable internal conditions under fluctuating environmental conditions
In homeostasis what does the body’s organ system maintain?
Temperature pH Blood composition fluid levels
What is disease
A deviation from normal structure or function in the body that interrupts or modifies the performance of vital functions
What is pathology?
The study of disease, the structural and functional changes
What is a pathologist?
A physician who studies and interprets the change caused by disease
How can a disease be recognized?
Though it’s characteristic signs and symptoms
What are common examples of a sign of a disease?
Abnormal pulse or respiratory rate, fever and sweating
Define syndrome
An abnormal structure or function characterized by a group of signs and symptoms that occur together
Define disorder
A functional abnormality not necessarily linked to a specific cause or physical abnormality
Acute
Describing a disease that has a sudden onset and a short duration
Chronic
Description of a disease that is long lasting or frequently reoccurring
Complication
Condition that develops in a patient already suffering from a disease
Diagnosis
Process of identifying a disease or disorder from its signs and symptoms
Disorder
Functional abnormality of the body or mind
Epidemiology
Study of the occurrence, transmutation and control of diseases
Etiology
Cause of a disease
Exacerbation
Period of chronic disease when signs and symptoms recur in all their severity
Idiopathic
Describes a disease for which the chase is not known
Incidence
Rate of occurrence of new cases of a particular disease in a population being studied
Morbidity
Incidence of disease
Mortality
Number of deaths attributed to a disease in a given time or place
Prevalence
Percentage of a population that is affected with a particular disease at a given time
Prognosis
Predicted course and outcome of a disease
Relapse
Return of a disease weeks or months after it’s apparent cessation
Remission
The period of a chronic disease when signs and symptoms subside
Sequela
Aftermath of a particular disease
Signs
Objective evidence of disease observed on physical examination
Symptoms
Indication if disease perceived by the patient such as pain, dizziness, and itching
Syndrome
A group of signs and symptoms that occur together and characterize a particular disease
Terminal
Resulting in death
