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Disease causing micro-organism

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Pathogen

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A disease which occurs suddenly and normally lasts a short period

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Acute

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Describes how infection can be passed on from person (or animal) to another

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Chain of infection

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The rate of which a disease occurs in a population

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Morbidity

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A disease constantly present in a population or region, with relatively low spread

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Endemic

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A cell of a specific type is replaced with another type of cell normally less specific than the first

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Metaplasia

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An increase in cell size and volume

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Hypertrophy

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Multicellular organisms, opportunist infection

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Mycosis

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‘Programmed cell death’

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Apoptosis

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An infectious disease that has jumped from an animal to a human

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Zoonosis

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The cause of a disease or condition

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Aetiology

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A disease which is persistent, long-lasting in its effect or develops over time

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Chronic

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A disease with sudden increase in cases across several countries, continents or the world

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Pandemic

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Signalling in the form of hormones sent around the body in the bloodstream

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Endocrine

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An increase in the severity of a pre-existing disease

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Exacerbation

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Abnormal changes and variations in the shape, size and organisation of cells

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Dysplasia

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Signalling where messages are sent through neurons. Communication is fast and can travel long distances

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Nerve

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Illness caused by medical examination or intervention

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iatrogenic

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Present from birth

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Congenital

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An abnormal mass of tissue that form when cells grow and divide more than they should

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Neoplastic

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The development of a disease

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Pathogenesis

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The study and analysis of distribution patterns and determinants of health in a defined population

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Epidemiology

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A state of balance among the body systems needed for the body to survive and function correctly

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Homeostasis

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An infectious agent that replicates only inside the living cells of an organism

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Virus

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Single cell animal. Free living parasite. Eg: malaria

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Protozoa

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Insufficient blood supply to an organ or tissue

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Ischaemia

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The study of how a disease affects the functioning of the body

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Pathophysiology

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The rate of death attributed to a specific disease within the population over a period of time

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Mortality

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An increase in the number of cells

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Hyperplasia

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Unplanned accidental cell death due to injury or damage to the cell

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Necrosis

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Cellular adaption where cells decrease in size

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Atrophy

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A disease with a sudden increase in cases spreading through a large population

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Epidemic

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Disease or condition where the cause is unknown

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Idiopathic

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Single cell organism. Rapid growth. Produce poisons and toxins

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Bacteria

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Signalling occurring between cells that are close to each other

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