disease characterized by abrupt or sudden onset,usually by severe symptoms. lasts a comparatively shoort time, no more than two weeks.

disease characterized by longer duration, often months or years. associated with symptoms of less severe intensity.

disease that is transmitted through direct or indirect contact with an infection.

disease that occurs during or after an illness

disease present in an infant at birth; may be caused by hereditary factors or result from a prenatal condition or disease.

disease resulting from a lack o vitamins or minerals in the diet or a failure to absorb vitamins or minerals from food.

disease that occurs continuosly or recurrently in a particular geographic region.

disease that attacks simultaneouslya large number of persons living in a particular geographic region.

disease in which there is no significant anatomical change in the tissues or organs to account for the change in function or the performance of the body.

disease transmittedfrom parent to offspring genetically.

disease in which the cause is unknown.

disease that results directly or indirectly from the patients job.

disease in which there are significant anatomical changesin the tissues or organs.

disease that occurs more or lees over the entire world at the same time.

characterizes disease. the term may refer to the initial disease or the most important disease. used to denote a disease or group of diseases for which there is no specific cause. used to indicate the site in which a pathological process begins.

medical assessment of the probable outcome or the prospect for recovery of the disease.

disease that seems to be caused or worsened by psychological factors. it may or may not produce anatomical changes.

disease that results from a definite contributing factor.

disease that occurs in isolated cases in a locality where it is neither endemic nor epidemic.

disease characterized by an onset that is not as abrupt as in the acute form and with symptoms less severe and of shorter duration than chronic.

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acute	disease characterized by abrupt or sudden onset,usually by severe symptoms. lasts a comparatively shoort time, no more than two weeks.
chronic	disease characterized by longer duration, often months or years. associated with symptoms of less severe intensity.
communicable	disease that is transmitted through direct or indirect contact with an infection.
complicating	disease that occurs during or after an illness
congenital	disease present in an infant at birth; may be caused by hereditary factors or result from a prenatal condition or disease.
contagious	highly transmittable disease.
deficiency	disease resulting from a lack o vitamins or minerals in the diet or a failure to absorb vitamins or minerals from food.
endemic	disease that occurs continuosly or recurrently in a particular geographic region.
epidemic	disease that attacks simultaneouslya large number of persons living in a particular geographic region.
functional	disease in which there is no significant anatomical change in the tissues or organs to account for the change in function or the performance of the body.
hereditary	disease transmittedfrom parent to offspring genetically.
idiopathic	disease in which the cause is unknown.
occupational	disease that results directly or indirectly from the patients job.
organic	disease in which there are significant anatomical changesin the tissues or organs.
pandemic	disease that occurs more or lees over the entire world at the same time.
primary	characterizes disease. the term may refer to the initial disease or the most important disease. used to denote a disease or group of diseases for which there is no specific cause. used to indicate the site in which a pathological process begins.
prognosis	medical assessment of the probable outcome or the prospect for recovery of the disease.
psychosomatic	disease that seems to be caused or worsened by psychological factors. it may or may not produce anatomical changes.
secondary	disease that results from a definite contributing factor.
sporadic	disease that occurs in isolated cases in a locality where it is neither endemic nor epidemic.
subacute	disease characterized by an onset that is not as abrupt as in the acute form and with symptoms less severe and of shorter duration than chronic.

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