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Health and Disease
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Health: A state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease.
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Disease: Any change that impairs the function of an individual in some way and produces specific signs and symptoms. A disease is NOT a direct result of a physical injury.
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Non-Infectious Disease:Not caused by a pathogen and cannot be transmitted from person to person via the environment.
Infectious Disease:Is caused by a pathogen and can usually be transmitted from person to person via the environment.
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Pathogen:A pathogen can be a – 1. A microorganism – eg Bacteria
or Fungus2. An agent – eg Virus or Prion3. A multi-cellular organism – eg
Parasitic Worm
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Non-Infectious Diseases
Not caused by a pathogen and cannot be transmitted from person to person via the
environment.