Pathalogy quiz

A patient wants to know what caused his illness , this information is called

Causes disorders such as chilblain ,frost bite and hypothermia. Causes include overexposure to cold air ,wind, or water

any objective or defenitive evidence of an illness or disorder functions that are perceived by examiner such as fever , rash

A subjective indication of a disease or change in condition as perceived by the patient such as pain , headache ,backache, abdominal discomfort

Is the rate of occurrence of a heath condition at any given time

Example down syndrome is approximately in every 800 to 1000 live birth

Is the percentage of a population that is affected by a particular disease at a given time

For example Down syndrome is 12.2 per 1000 live birth

The spread of a disease producing agents (cancer cells or bacteria)or a disease from the initial or primary site of a disease to another part of the body . Also called secondary disease .

A disease that arises spontaneously and is not associated with or caused by a previous disease or injury , first in order of time development

is the rapid spread of infectious disease to a large number of people in a given population within a short period of time, usually two weeks or less.

–is an epidemic of infectious disease that has spread through human populations across a large region; for instance multiple continents, or even worldwide.