types of disease
2006-06-12 06:50:28 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
A disease is any abnormal condition of the body or mind that causes discomfort, dysfunction, or distress to the person affected or those in contact with the person. Sometimes the term is used broadly to include injuries, disabilities, syndromes, symptoms, deviant behaviors, and atypical variations of structure and function, while in other contexts these may be considered distinguishable categories.
2006-06-12 10:33:42 · answer #1 · answered by cowsformeatandmilk 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A disease can be defined (not necessarily applied only to human beings), in general, as any condition or factor that is inimical to the survival of the organism (plant, animal,humans etc.) in its ecological niche.
Some people go to the extent of describing eating/drinking "junk food" as a disease !! Don't you agree??!!
2006-06-13 08:22:43 · answer #2 · answered by Mycophillic 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any rupture of balance of the human body or mind.
Diseases can be biologic/physical, or psicological.
Biologic/physical diseases can be infectious, genetic, autoimmune, etc.
Psychological diseases are described in the DSM IV and include but are not limited to disturbances of mood (depression and Mania) disturbances of nourishment (anorexia and bulimia), anxiety disorders, psychosis (like schizofrenia), delusional ideas, dementias (for example, Alzhemier) etc.
2006-06-12 14:08:02 · answer #3 · answered by mbestevez 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dis=against ease= comfort
In the body lack of comfort is caused by disease.
2006-06-17 04:19:14 · answer #4 · answered by a_phantoms_rose 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-06-12 13:54:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋