types of illnesses Flashcards
dating from birth
congenital
passed down from parents to offspring
hereditary
unborn baby
foetus
physical damage
trauma
destructive
corrosive
faults
defects
blocking
obstruction
invasion
infestation
worm-like parasytes
protozoa
schimmels
fungi
spread easily between people
infectious
large number of ppl suffeirng from disease
epidemic
person has disease but no symptoms
carrier
passed on by touching
contagious
new growths
neoplasms
mild and self limiting growth
benign
cancerous and spreading
malignant
wearing out
degenerative
insufficient blood supply to an organ
ischaemia
death of the tissue
necrosis
chemical conversion
metabolic
shortage
deficiency
defence mechanism
immunological
hypersensitive
allergic
external substance
allergen
unwanted action
side effects