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environment
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includes such things as nutrition, physical or mental trauma, disease causing agents like chemicals or radiation, wear and tear, and settings that harbor infectious microorganisms
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Infection
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from living things like bacteria, viruses or parasites
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Genetic factors
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create inherited tendencies that can lead to metabolic disorders, immune disorders, psychiatric disorders, and congenital disorders
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Pathophysiology
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study of what goes wrong with the functioning of the body when a person has a specific disease.
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Morbidity
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a measure of just how seriously the functioning of the body is affected by a specific disease.
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Mortality
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death rate
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Etiology
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study of what caused a disease
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Idiopathic
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we don't know the cause of this disease
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Demographic
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an identified group of people about whom information is gathered
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incidence
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the place where a certain disease is located and how many new cases of the disease are occurring there
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Prevalance
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the number of existing cases of disease in that place
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Disease
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when something is wrong for long enough to interfere with vital functions
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