Diseases Flashcards

(9 cards)

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Endemic

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A disease found among a group of people within a common area

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Epidemic

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A widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community

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Epidemiology

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Branch of medicine that deals with incidence, distribution, a disease

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Etiology

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Cause of a disease

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Pandemic

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A disease found over a whole country or world

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Prognosis

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The likely outcome of a disease

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Syndrome

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A group of symptoms that consistently occur together

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Vector

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An organism that transmits a disease

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Types Of Diseases

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Pathogenic, Deficiency, Hereditary, Physiological

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