disease

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  • what are diseases
    disorders that affect part or all of an organism
  • health definition
    complete physical and mental well being
  • communicable definition
    diseases caused by infection like cold,flu,measles
  • non communicable definition
    diseases not caused by infection eg cancer, scurvy wtc
  • viruses in living cells can

    trigger cancers
  • correlation definition
    a pattern that occurs that COULD indicate a relationship between two things
  • risk factor definition
    any attribute, characteristic or exposure of an individual thar increases the likelihood of developing disease or injury