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Who is considered the father of pathology?

  • ASCHOFF
  • Virchow (correct)
  • ROKITANSKY
  • Molecular techniques

During which era did the application of microscopy revolutionize medicine?

  • Era of cellular pathology (correct)
  • Era of Morbid Anatomy
  • Era of molecular techniques
  • Era of Medical Antiquity

In which era did autopsies start being performed scientifically?

  • Era of Medical Antiquity
  • Era of cellular pathology
  • Era of Morbid Anatomy (correct)
  • Era of molecular techniques

What does the incidence and prevalence of disease help to characterize?

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What is the term used to describe the power of inflicting disease by an etiology, particularly infective agents?

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Which classification of etiology is related to inherited chromosomal abnormality or mutations?

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What is the term used to describe the liability of a person to acquire a particular disease?

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What does idiopathic etiology refer to?

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What are the general features of etiology?

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Which factor is not usually the cause of dietary deficiency?

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What does the incidence and prevalence of disease help to describe?

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Which term refers to the power of inflicting disease by an etiology, particularly infective agents?

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In the context of etiology, what does idiopathic refer to?

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What is susceptibility in the context of etiology?

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What is the classification of etiology that causes diseases after birth?

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What are associated factors in the context of etiology?

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What does etiology refer to in the context of diseases?

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What is the term for the power of inflicting disease by an etiology, particularly infective agents?

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In the context of etiology, what does idiopathic refer to?

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Which classification of etiology is related to inherited chromosomal abnormality or mutations?

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What does the incidence and prevalence of disease help to characterize?

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Father of Pathology

Rudolf Virchow

Era of Cellular Pathology

Microscopy revolutionized medicine

Era of Morbid Anatomy

Scientific autopsies began

Incidence/Prevalence of Disease

Severity & frequency of diseases

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Pathogenicity

Power to cause disease (by agents)

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Genetic Etiology

Inherited chromosomal/mutation causes

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Susceptibility

Liability to getting a disease

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Idiopathic Etiology

Unknown cause of disease

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Etiology (general)

The cause of a disease

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Dietary Deficiency Cause (not)

Inadequate intake is a cause

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Magnitude of Diseases

Incidence and prevalence show severity/frequency

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Acquired Etiology

Causes of diseases after birth

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Associated Factors (Etiology)

Factors that impact the occurrence/severity of a disease

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Etiology

Cause of disease

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Pathogenicity (again)

Ability of agent to cause disease.

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Idiopathic (again)

Cause of disease is unknown

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Genetic Etiology (repeated)

Inherited chromosomal/mutations as the cause

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Incidence/Prevalence Description

How severe/common is the disease over time, person, and place.

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