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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.
*# '''Incidence'''
*#* How much of the disease is present?
*#* Where is the disease found?
*#* In what species is the disease seen?
*# '''Aetiology''
*#* Causal agent(s)
*#* Predisposing factors
*# '''Transmission'''
*#* How is the disease spread between individuals?
*#* Is the disease zoonotic?
*# '''Pathogenesis'''
*#* How the causal agent(s) exert their effect within the body.
*# '''Diagnosis'''
*#* History
*#* Clinical findings
*#** Clinical examination
*#** Clinical pathology
*#* Biopsy or post-mortem examination
*# '''Prognosis and Treatment'''
*# '''Control and Prevention'''
*#* The ideal situation
====Post Mortem Examination====
====Post Mortem Examination====