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What term describes a sign or symptom that is specifically characteristic of a particular disease?
What term describes a sign or symptom that is specifically characteristic of a particular disease?
Pathognomonic
What is the term for the way in which a disease spreads from one person to another?
What is the term for the way in which a disease spreads from one person to another?
Transmission
What is the term for the process of helping someone sustain a healthy state or the process of getting a patient back to a previous condition?
What is the term for the process of helping someone sustain a healthy state or the process of getting a patient back to a previous condition?
Management/Treatment
What is the term for actions taken to stop something from happening or to stop someone from doing something?
What is the term for actions taken to stop something from happening or to stop someone from doing something?
What term describes a sign or symptom that is characteristic or indicative of a particular disease?
What term describes a sign or symptom that is characteristic or indicative of a particular disease?
What term describes the prevention of disease occurrence or spread?
What term describes the prevention of disease occurrence or spread?
What term describes the act of controlling or treating a disease?
What term describes the act of controlling or treating a disease?
What term is used to describe the causative agent of a disease?
What term is used to describe the causative agent of a disease?
What term refers to the mode through which a disease is transmitted from one host to another?
What term refers to the mode through which a disease is transmitted from one host to another?
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Disease Characteristics
- The text organizes disease information into categories: disease, causative agent, transmission, pathognomonic sign, management/treatment, and prevention.
- Each disease is listed in a table format with its corresponding characteristics.
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