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==Introduction==

==Introduction==

The term '''pathology''' is derived from:'''Pathos''', or suffering and '''Logos''', or reasoning/logic. Pathology is defined as the study of disease including:

The term '''pathology''' is derived from: '''Pathos''', or suffering and '''Logos''', or reasoning/logic. Pathology is defined as the study of disease including:

* '''Aetiology''' - causal factor(s)

* '''Aetiology''' - causal factor(s)

* '''Pathogenesis''' - the development of the disease within the body.

* '''Pathogenesis''' - the development of the disease within the body.

# '''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 response to treatment or by biopsy or post-mortem examination

# '''Prognosis and Treatment'''

# '''Prognosis and Treatment'''

# '''Control and Prevention'''

# '''Control and Prevention'''

Several types of changes are encountered at post-mortem examination.

Several types of changes are encountered at post-mortem examination.

* Those due to the '''disease''', including [[Recognition and Description of Lesions - Pathology|visible lesions]]

* Those due to the '''disease''', including [[Recognition and Description of Lesions - Pathology|visible lesions]]

*Those occuring '''immediately prior to death''', known as [[Post-Mortem Change - Pathology#Agonal Changes|agonal changes]]

*Those occurring '''immediately prior to death''', known as [[Post-Mortem Change - Pathology#Agonal Changes|agonal changes]]

* Those occuring '''after death''', or [[Post-Mortem Change - Pathology|post-mortem]]

* Those occurring '''after death''', or [[Post-Mortem Change - Pathology|post-mortem]]

==Techniques Involved in Pathological Examination==

==Techniques Involved in Pathological Examination==