Understanding Morbidity and Disease

The main purpose is to plan medical measures to further improve the health of the population.

The first treatment for a disease in the current calendar year to the polyclinic or detected by a doctor when calling it to the house is taken as the unit of observation.

The population can apply to medical institutions for the purpose of passing an examination or examination (entering certain jobs, in the "driver's team", when passing laboratory tests, conducting preventive vaccinations, monitoring pregnancy, genetic consultations).

<p>The text states that the following requests should be understood as &quot;visits&quot;, because after registering the disease, the patient can revisit the doctor about this disease.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Primary morbidity (actual morbidity) refers to the intensive indicators of the totality of newly emerged diseases detected among the population for the first time in a given calendar year. General morbidity (or prevalence) refers to the set of primary cases of people seeking medical care in a given year for diseases detected both in this year and in previous years.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Accumulated morbidity refers to the aggregate of all diseases registered during the last year of a long observation period (3-5 years or more) and in previous years, for which there may not have been any complaints in the current year. This is an important factor to consider when analyzing morbidity rates.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>According to the WHO definition, a disease is any subjective or objective deviation from the normal physiological state of the body.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The concept of disease is broader than the concept of illness.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The study of morbidity is important for health care institutions because: 1) it is one of the main indicators that reflect the health of the population and its sanitary condition, 2) it is the main criterion that shows the quality and efficiency of health care institutions, and 3) the study and reduction of morbidity is one of the main tasks of medical, sanitary-epidemiological, medical and preventive institutions and all medical specialists.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The study of diseases related to the environment, living and working conditions in certain territories is the main source for developing specific measures to improve the health of the population in a given territory.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>As a result of studying the dynamics of diseases, the population's knowledge about changes in pathological processes is deepened, which leads to a comprehensive definition of the population's need for health care and its reorganization.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>One of the main tasks of medical, sanitary-epidemiological, medical and preventive institutions and all medical specialists is the study and reduction of morbidity.</p> Signup and view all the answers