FLASHCARDS INTRO TO PATH LU 1 SET #2

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A disease which is short in duration and has a sudden onset

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Acute

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An increase in the severity of the signs and symptoms of a disease and is usually temporary.

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Exacerbation

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A disease that has a higher-than-normal appearance of infectious disease or condition within a given population

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Epidemic disease

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A disease of unknown origin

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Idiopathic disease

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A disease caused by microorganisms especially those that release toxins or invade the body tissues

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Infection

or

infectious disease

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A disease which is caused by the invasion of the body by a pathogenic bacterium.

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infectious disease

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This refers to the presence in or on the body of macroscopic organisms, such as animal parasites.

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Infestation

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Those conditions or factors that make the body more susceptible to the development of the disease are called 

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Predisposing conditions

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Those conditions that actually cause the disease, are referred to as

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Excitatory causes

or

exciting causes

or

immediate causes

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Those compounds that produce some type of cellular swelling:

Examples include;  Strong acids or bases, drugs, poisons and gases

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Chemical agents