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Origins of Disease
causes of diseas
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |