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Concept of health and disease

Chronic Diseases

 Chronic diseases or conditions are those in which symptoms

continue longer than three months and in some cases for the

remainder of the person’s life. Recovery is slow and sometimes

incomplete.

Communicable diseases (infectious )

Illnesses caused by microorganisms and transmitted from an

infected person or animal to another person or animal.

Classification of Diseases examples:

Types of Diseases Examples

Acute Diseases

Communicable Common cold, pneumonia, mumps, measles,
pertussis, typhoid fever, flu

Non-communicable Appendicitis, poisoning, trauma (e.g., trauma)
due to car accident, fires, etc.)

Chronic Diseases:

Communicable tuberculosis, AIDS, syphilis, rheumatic fever
following streptococcal infections, herpes

Non-communicable Diabetes, coronary heart disease, osteoarthritis,
cirrhosis of the liver , hypertension

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