What is a disease? How many types of diseases have you studied? Give examples.
A disease is a particular abnormal condition that negatively affects the structure or function of part or all of an organism, and that is not due to any external injury. Diseases are often construed as medical conditions that are associated with specific symptoms and signs.
Human diseases can be classified in different ways:
(i) Acute and chronic diseases.
(ii) Infectious and non-infectious diseases.
(i) Acute and chronic diseases
Acute diseases: Diseases that last for only very short periods of time, are called acute disease. Examples—common cold, typhoid, diarrhoea, etc.
Chronic diseases: Diseases that last for a long time even as much as a lifetime are called chronic diseases. Examples— elephantiasis, diabetes, arthritis, etc.
Infectious and non-infectious diseases
Infectious (or communicable) diseases: Diseases which are caused by microorganisms are known infectious diseases. These diseases can spread from one person to another by vectors or by other means such as air, food and water. Examples—tuberculosis, chicken-pox, dengue, etc.
Non-infectious (or noncommunicable) diseases: Diseases that are not caused by infectious agents. Their causes are like microbes that can spread in the community. Instead , these are mostly internal, non-infectious causes. Examples—Epilepsy, allergy, goitre, Marasmus, etc.
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