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Marianne Neighbors, Ruth Tannehill-Jones, Human Diseases, Sixth Edition, 2023,
Chapter 1: Introduction to Human Diseases

Table of Contents
Purpose and Perspective of the Chapter..................................................................................... 2
What’s New in This Chapter .......................................................................................................... 2
Supplements .................................................................................................................. 2
Chapter Objectives ........................................................................................................................ 2
Complete List of Chapter Activities and Assessments ............................................................... 2
Key Terms ....................................................................................................................................... 3
Discussion Questions .................................................................................................................... 4
Expanded Chapter Summary ....................................................................................................... 5
Additional Activities and Assignments ......................................................................................... 5
Additional Resources..................................................................................................................... 6
Video Resources ......................................................................................................................... 6
Appendix ........................................................................................................................................ 7
Generic Rubrics ......................................................................................................................................... 7
Standard Writing Rubric ............................................................................................................................ 7
Standard Discussion Rubric ....................................................................................................................... 8




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,Purpose and Perspective of the Chapter
The purpose of this chapter is to introduce the student to the topic of human disease.

What’s New in This Chapter
The following elements are improvements to this chapter from the previous edition:

• Added the term healthcare-associated infection (HAI)
• Added material to clarify the difference between an epidemic and a pandemic

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Supplements
The following product-level supplements provide additional information that may help you
in preparing your course.

• Transition Guide (provides information about the changes from edition to edition)
• Test Bank (contains assessment questions)
• Solution and Answer Guide (offers answers and feedback)
• PowerPoint (provides text-based lectures and presentations)
• Educator’s Guide (provides an overview of MindTap assets)

Chapter Objectives
The following objectives are addressed in this chapter:

1. Define basic terminology used in the study of human diseases.

2. Discuss the pathogenesis of a disease.

3. Describe the standard precaution guidelines for disease prevention.

4. Identify the predisposing factors to human diseases.

5. Explain the difference between the diagnosis and the prognosis of a disease.

6. Describe some common tests used to diagnose disease states.

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Complete List of Chapter Activities and Assessments
Refer to the Learning Objectives Mapping document, posted in the instructor resources, for
a comprehensive guide to how this chapter’s learning activities and assessments support
the learning objectives.

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, Key Terms
Acute: a disease that is short term.

Auscultation: using a stethoscope to listen to body cavities and organs.

Chronic: a disease that persists for a long time.

Complication: the onset of a second disease or disorder in an individual who is already
affected with a disease.

Diagnosis: the identification or naming of a disease.

Disease: a change in structure or function within the body that is considered to be
abnormal; any change from normal.

Disorder: a derangement or abnormality of function.

Epidemic: when an unusually large number of people in a region are diagnosed with the
same disease around the same time.

Etiology: the study of cause or the cause of a disease.

Exacerbation: a time when symptoms flare up or become worse.

Fatal: inevitable or causing death.

Holistic medicine: the concept of considering the whole person rather than just the
physical being.

Homeostasis: the state of sameness or normalcy that the body strives to maintain.

Iatrogenic: a problem arising due to or related to a prescribed treatment.

Idiopathic: an unknown cause of disease.

Lethal: something that kills.

Mortality rate: (also called death rate); it is related to the number of people who die with a
disease in a certain amount of time.

Nosocomial: a disease acquired from the hospital environment.

Palliative: something that is directed toward relief of symptoms but does not cure.

Palpation: feeling lightly or pressing firmly on internal organs or structures.

Pandemic: when an epidemic affects an exceptionally large area, even as far as worldwide.

Pathogenesis: a description of how a particular disease progresses.

Pathogens: microorganisms or agents that cause disease.




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