1. The concept of illness. Morbus,vitium,defectus. Flashcards
Give the definition of disease
Any deviation from or interruption of the normal structure or function of any part, organ, or system of the body that is manifested by a characteristic set of symptoms and signs
Whose aetiology, pathology and prognosis may be known or unknown.
Illness is the interaction of which factors?
- Host
- Environment
- Agent
Health is characterised by…
Physiological regulation
Disease is characterised by…
Physiological and pathological regulations
Draw the pathway showing the relation of disease and an anomaly
Compare defectus and vitium
- Defect: Congenital
- Vitium: Congenital, or acquired
Examples of single defects (defectus)
- Dog with cleft palate
- Eyelid coloboma in a cat
Give an example of vitium
Vitium cordis
An organic lesion of the heart
Give the outcomes of disease as a sequence of events
- Normal physiology
- Cause
- Incubation
- Onset
- Course
- Crisis
Then either:
- Death
- Recovery
Give the classifications of diseases
- By the length of course
- With/without clinical symptoms
- Genetic
- Congenital
- Acquired
- Monofactorial/polyfactorial
Give the categories of disease course length
- Peracute
- Acute (< 3 months, complete recovery)
- Subacute
- Chronic (>3 months, incomplete recovery)
Genetic disease
Abnormality of base sequence in the DNA of the fertilised ovum
Congenital disease
One that is existing at birth (not necessarily genetic)
Acquired disease
Due to the effects of some environmental factor(s)
Manifestation classifications are often more useful for…
Treatment and management
