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The Good….
The Bad….
& The Ugly.
Disease concepts
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How many diseases are there?
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Health, Function, Disability, Impairment,
oh my!
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Is it a disease or a syndrome?
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Types of diseases
Categories of Disease
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Infectious (Acute)
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Chronic
 Caused by pathogen
 Multiple causes
 Communicable
 Non communicable
 Usually acute
 Persists for a
 Promoted by living
prolonged period
 Treatable but may not
be curable
 Promoted by living
conditions/lifestyle
conditions/lifestyle
Disease Prevalence
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Approx. 2.5 million Americans die each
year.
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What are they dying from?
Top 15 causes of death in U.S.
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Heart Disease
Cancer (malignant
neoplasms)
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Chronic lower
respiratory diseases
Accidents (unintentional
injuries)
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Stroke (cerebrovascular
accident)
National Vital Statistics Report, 2013
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Alzheimer’s
Diabetes
Influenza and
pneumonia
Nephritis
Suicide
Any trends?
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The good news…
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Some bad news…
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Top 3 causes of death = more than 50%
of all deaths.
Worldwide causes of death
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Heart disease
Stroke
COPD
Lower respiratory infections
Trachea, bronchus, lung cancers
HIV/AIDS
Diarrheal diseases
Diabetes
Road traffic accidents
World Health Organization, 2015
Oregon’s top 3 causes of death
Cancer
 Heart disease
 Chronic lower respiratory diseases
 Stroke
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Causes 5-10 vary by male / female
Disease process
What causes disease?
 Who gets diseases?
 How are diseases diagnosed and
treated?
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How does all of this affect us?
 Why should you care?
Background terminology
Diagnosis / Prognosis
 Signs / Symptoms
 Mortality / Morbidity
 Etiology
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 Idiopathic / Iatrogenic
Treatment
 Sequela
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Disease and Public Health
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Public health approach is prevention.
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Possible?