Grade 12 diseases and disorders

A medical condition that stops the body from working normally...

• Disease

• Disorder

Disruption of the normal functions of the body because of the presence of a disease....

• Disease

• Disorder

Evidence of a disease that can be seen by others...

• Sign

• Symptom

• Acute

• Chronic

A short term disease usually less than 3 months...

• Chronic

• Acute

• Sign

• Symptom

A feeling or physical change experienced by the patient...

• Chronic

• Acute

• Symptom

• Sign

A disease that can be passed to others....

• Acute

• Chronic

• Communicable

• Non-communicable

A long term disease, usually lasting more than 3 months...

• Acute

• Communicable

• Chronic

• Non-communicable

A disease that can not be passed to others...

• Sign

• Chronic

• Communicable

• Non-communicable