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===Aspects of Disease===

===Aspects of Disease===

There are many aspects of a disease that must be considered in order to understand it in full.

There are many aspects of a disease that must be considered in order to understand it in full.

*# '''Incidence''' refers to how much of the disease is present, where the disease is found and in what species is the disease seen?

# '''Incidence''' refers to how much of the disease is present, where the disease is found and in what species is the disease seen?

*# '''Aetiology''' refers to the causal agent(s) and includes predisposing factors

# '''Aetiology''' refers to the causal agent(s) and includes predisposing factors

*# '''Transmission''' describes how a disease is spread between individuals, and includes the important question 'is the disease zoonotic'?

# '''Transmission''' describes how a disease is spread between individuals, and includes the important question 'is the disease zoonotic'?

*# '''Pathogenesis'''describes how the causal agent(s) exert their effect within the body.

# '''Pathogenesis'''describes how the causal agent(s) exert their effect within the body.

*# '''Diagnosis''' - this is reached on considering the clinical history and findings with reference to the clinical examination and the presence of any pathology. Confirmation is reached by monitoring the respone to treatment or by biopsy or post-mortem examination

# '''Diagnosis''' - this is reached on considering the clinical history and findings with reference to the clinical examination and the presence of any pathology. Confirmation is reached by monitoring the respone to treatment or by biopsy or post-mortem examination

*# '''Prognosis and Treatment'''

# '''Prognosis and Treatment'''

*# '''Control and Prevention'''

# '''Control and Prevention'''

==Post-Mortem Examination==

==Post-Mortem Examination==