Type & Concept of Diseases (Part 1)

A disease is any condition that causes problems with the body’s normal functions. Because of this, diseases are linked to the dysfunction of the body’s regulation.

With this quiz, you will learn different terms, concepts, and types of diseases, based on their origin and transmission.

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    A collection of symptoms or conditions that occur together and indicate the presence of a particular disease.

    • Syndrome
    • Airborne
    • Idiopathic
    • Primary

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    In medicine, a syndrome is a group of symptoms or conditions that appear together and may indicate the presence of certain diseases or an increased risk for their development.

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    Any disease with no known cause or mechanism that appears spontaneous.

    • Idiopathic
    • Foodborne
    • Airborne
    • Congenital

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    The term "idiopathic disease" refers to any disease with no known cause or mechanism of origin. (Image shows Idiopathic gangrene of the fingers of a child).

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    A hospital-acquired infection.

    • Nosocomial
    • Genetic
    • Infectious
    • Iatrogenic

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    Nosocomial infections are those that occur in hospitals or other health care facilities. Most nosocomial infections are caused by Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and E. coli.

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    Symptoms or diseases caused by the treatment or comments of a physician.

    • Iatrogenic
    • Secondary
    • Illness
    • Incurable

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    In medical terminology, iatrogenic disease is a disease, injury, or other adverse outcome caused by the physician's words or actions or medical treatment.

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    A persistent or long-lasting condition or disease.

    • Chronic
    • Terminal
    • Acute
    • Disorder

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    Chronic refers to a condition of health or a disease that persists or otherwise lasts for a long time or a disease that develops gradually. When a disease persists for more than three months, the term chronic is often applied.

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    The onset of a disease during one’s lifetime, as opposed to a congenital condition.

    • Acquired
    • Secondary
    • Syndrome
    • Illness

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    As opposed to a disease that is already present at birth, which is a congenital disease, acquired diseases are those that began during a person's lifetime. Acquired may sound like it means "caught by contagion", but really it means acquired after birth.

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    Diseases that are severe and sudden in onset.

    • Acute
    • Terminal
    • Airborne
    • Hereditary

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    Diseases that are acute are severe and sudden in onset. It may refer to anything from a broken bone to an appendicitis to an asthma attack.

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    A disorder is one that is present at birth.

    • Congenital
    • Chronic
    • Acquired
    • Morbidity

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    The term congenital disorders refers to disorders present at birth. They are often genetic in nature and can be inherited. It can also be caused by a vertically transmitted infection from the mother, such as HIV/AIDS.

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    This is a disease or condition caused by a change in DNA sequence.

    • Genetic
    • Chronic
    • Acquired
    • Nosocomial

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    Generic disorders are diseases that are caused by a change in an individual's DNA sequence. There are several factors that can lead to mutations, such as errors in DNA replication and environmental factors like cigarette smoke and radiation exposure.

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    A genetic disease caused by mutations that run in families.

    • Hereditary
    • Terminal
    • Acute
    • Airborne

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    A hereditary disease is a genetic condition caused by genetic mutations that are inherited (and can run in families). Genetic defects cause hereditary diseases to be passed on from generation to generation. Chromosomes are responsible for transferring traits from one parent to the next.

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    A disease that cannot be cured.

    • Incurable
    • Syndrome
    • Acquired
    • Airborne

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    An incurable disease. Despite the fact that many incurable diseases are terminal illnesses, incurable diseases are not necessarily terminal, and sometimes a disease's symptoms can be treated enough to have little or no effect on quality of life.

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    Spontaneous diseases that are unrelated to or uncaused by prior diseases or injuries.

    • Primary
    • Foodborne
    • Environmental
    • Airborne

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    A primary disease results from a root cause of illness, as opposed to a secondary disease, which is a complication of a primary disease. As an example, the common cold is a primary disease, whereas rhinitis could be secondary or a sequela.

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    Disease that is the result of a prior, causal disease.

    • Secondary
    • Syndrome
    • Terminal
    • Idiopathic

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    The term "secondary disease" describes a disease that is caused by a prior, causal disease, referred to as the "primary disease". In the case of a primary burn that leaves an open wound, bacteria can enter the wound and cause a secondary infection.

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    The disease is one that is expected to have the inevitable result of death.

    • Terminal
    • Neoplastic
    • Acquired
    • Genetic

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    When a disease is terminal, death is expected to be an inevitable outcome. AIDS used to be a terminal disease; now, however, it can be managed with medications indefinitely.

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    The person’s reaction to or experience of that disease.

    • Illness
    • Iatrogenic
    • Idiopathic
    • Foodborne

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    Sickness and illness are both used to describe diseases; however, illness is generally used to describe the patient's personal experiences with the disease.