Nature of Disease

Question 1

Disease

Answer 1

A condition marked by subjective complaints, a specific history, critical signs and symptoms, and laboratory or radiographic findings.

Question 2

Organic disease

Answer 2

diseases accompanied by specific anatomical changes such as the red spots associated with measles

Question 3

Functional disease

Answer 3

no recognizable change in anatomy (like schizophrenia)

Question 4

Infection

Answer 4

the state or condition in which the body or a part of it is invaded by a disease-causing agent that, under favorable conditions, multiplies and produces injurious effects

Question 5

Deficiency

Answer 5

a lack of dietary or metabolic substance that can lead to disease

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Heredity

Answer 6

based on genetic characteristics transmitted from parent to offspring

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Diagnosis

Answer 7

the term denoting the naming of the disease or syndrome; the recognition of the nature of a particular disease

Question 8

Prognosis

Answer 8

the prediction of the outcome of a particular illness, while the manner in which the disease develops is referred to as its pathogenesis

Question 9

Pathogenesis

Answer 9

manner in which the disease develops

Question 10

Complications

Answer 10

any unfavorable conditions arising during the course of a disease

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Signs

Answer 11

the objective disturbances produced by a disease that can be observed by other people

Question 12

Symptoms

Answer 12

the subjective disturbances caused by a specific disease that are felt or experienced only by the patient but are not directly measurable

Question 13

Congenital

Answer 13

diseased that are present at birth

Question 14

Acquired

Answer 14

diseases that present after birth

Question 15

Acute

Answer 15

diseases that have a rapid onset and a short duration

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Fulminating

Answer 16

a special type of acute disease characterized by a rapid and severe onset and they are usually fatal

Question 17

Remission

Answer 17

the temporary cessation of the symptoms of a disease

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Recurrence

Answer 18

symptoms of a disease after a period of remission

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Communicable

Answer 19

disease that can be transmitted directly or indirectly from one individual to another. The infectious diseased can spread between populations or they can remain within a population

Question 20

Prevalence

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the number of cases of disease present in a specific population at given time

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Sporadic

Answer 21

diseases occurring occasionally in a random isolated manner (e.g tetanus or lock jaw)

Question 22

Pandemic

Answer 22

a disease that is epidemic, widespread, or even a worldwide event

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Syndrome

Answer 23

a set of signs and symptoms associated with a particular disease (e.g AIDS)

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Idiopathic

Answer 24

illnesses for which the cause is unknown

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Iatrogenic

Answer 25

illness resulting from medical treatment

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Nosocomial

Answer 26

Infections acquired in a hospital or other healthcare setting

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Occupational disease

Answer 27

disease with an abnormally high rate of occurrence in members of a particular workforce (e.g black lung in miners)

Question 28

Intoxication

Answer 28

a state of being poisoned by a drug or toxic substance

Question 29

Infestation

Answer 29

harboring of animal parasites

Question 30

Allergies

Answer 30

having hypersensitivity to a substance that does not normally cause a reaction