Diseases Flashcards
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Infectious Disease
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Disorders caused by organisms like bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites
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Deficiency Disease
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Resulting from a dietary deficiency of minerals, vitamins, essential nutrients like proteins or carbohydrates
3
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Genetic Disease
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When a change to a gene (pathogenic variant) affects your genes or when you have the wrong amount of genetic material
4
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Physiological Disease
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When the body malfunctions and causes illness, such as diabetes, glaucoma, or asthma
5
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Communicable
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Spreads from one person to another through a variety of ways that include contact with blood and bodily fluids; breathing in an airborne virus; or being bitten by an insect
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Noncommunicable
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Noninfectious health condition that cannot be spread from person to person
