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Origins of Disease
causes of diseas
Question | Answer |
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Diseases transmitted from parent to child | Hereditary |
Diseases which appear at birth or shortly thereafter | Congenital |
Body reacts with an inflammatory response to some causative agent | Inflammatory |
Progressive degeneration of a body part | Degenerative |
Invasion of microorganisms into a body | Infectious |
Lack of specific nutrients such as minerals, vitamins, carbohydrates | Deficiency |
Dysfunction usually involving endocrine glands | Metabolic |
Abnormal growth of new tissue | Neoplastic |
Result of physical and emotional trauma | Traumatic |
Develop from harmful exposure to something in the environment | Environmental |
Body develops antibodies against its own tissues or body substances | Autoimmune |