Noninfectious Disorders Flashcards
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Genetic Disorders
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Diseases caused by the inheritance of genes that do not function properly in the body, albinism, sickle cell anemia, Huntington disease and hemophilia.
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Degenerative Diseases
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Are the result of a part of the body wearing out sooner than would be expected in a person’s lifetime.
- Arthritis
- Arteriosclerosis.
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Metabolic Diseases
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Result from an error in the biochemical pathway.
Type I diabetes
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Cancer
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Cancer is characterized by abnormal cell growth.
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Inflammatory Diseases
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Are diseases in which the body produces an inflammatory response to a common substance
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Allergies
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Plants, Dust, Dust mites, and various foods.
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Autoimmunity
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Form antibodies to their own proteins which injures their cells.
- Rheumatoid arthritis.
- Rheumatic fever.
- Lupus.