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====Types of Agents Causing Disease====
 
====Types of Agents Causing Disease====
Infectious organisms - viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites
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2. Physical - trauma, pressure, heat, cold, radiation
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# '''Infectious organisms'''
3. Chemical - toxic organic and inorganic substances
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#* Viruses
- toxins produced by infectious organisms
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#* Bacteria
4. Nutritional - deficiencies of vitamins and trace elements
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#* Fungi
- excess vitamins and trace elements
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#* Parasites
5. Genetic defects - range of defects: some are incompatible with life, others affect specific
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# '''Physical'''
systems within the body
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#* Trauma
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#* Pressure
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#* Heat
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#* Cold
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#* Radiation
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# '''Chemical'''
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#* Toxic organic and inorganic substances
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#* Toxins produced by infectious organisms
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# Nutritional
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#* Deficiencies of vitamins and trace elements
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#* Excess vitamins and trace elements
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# Genetic defects
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#* There is a very wide range of potential defects.
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#** Some are incompatible with life
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#** Others affect specific systems within the body
    
====Aspects of Disease====
 
====Aspects of Disease====
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