Exam 1: Introduction to Disease

A _____ disease has a slower, less severe onset and a long duration of months or years.

Treatment aims to _____ a disease or reduce the severity of its signs and symptoms.

_____ diseases are caused by a disruption of the normal processes of converting food to energy on a cellular level.

The predicted course and outcome of the disease is known as the _____.

In _____ diseases, the function or structure of the affected tissue or organs progressively deteriorates over time.

In _____, the body's organ systems normally maintain temperature, pH, blood composition, and fluid levels within a precise range.

A disease that causes no signs or symptoms is called an _____ disease.

_____ is the number of cases of a disease in a population.

Infectious diseases are caused by _____, like bacteria and viruses.

Signs and symptoms are measures of various physiological statistics in order to assess the most basic body functions, and vary with age, sex, weight, exercise tolerance, and physical condition.

_____ refers to a visual examination of the external surface of the body, its movements, and posture for abnormalities or evidence of disease.

_____ data allows the determination of the impact and significance of a disease for a given population.

______ uses radioactive materials to create contrast in the body and help form images of the structure and function of organs.

Equivalent to etiology, risk factors increase a person's chance of developing a disease?

_____ is the study of the occurrence, transmission, distribution, and control of disease.

_____ is the number of deaths that occur among people with a certain disease.

_____ are indications of disease reported by the patient, such as pain, dizziness, and itching.

_____ describes how the cause of a disease leads to anatomical and physiological changes in the body that ultimately result in the disease.

_____, feeling the body with fingers or hands, allows examination of the size, consistency, texture, location, and tenderness of an organ or body part.

An important aspect of any disease is its _____, or cause.