Question

Select all of the categories that are used to classify disease.

Answer 1

Select all the ones that have disease in it

Answer 2

Answer:

Degenerative diseases: degenerative diseases refer to those that degenerates cells, they affect tissues and organs, causing function failures, like cancer this disease get worse with time, because they affect cells directly.

Congenital and hereditary diseases: these diseases are those transmitted from parents to children, because they are coded in genes, their genetic information contains the probability of getting these disease. For example, Albinism can be transmitted to children.

Mental diseases: these refers to mental disorders, which are related with psychological processes. Most common mental disorders are mood disorders, anxiety disorders, eating disorders, personality disorders, and more.

Animal-related diseases: this category is known as zoonotic diseases and comprehend all diseases that can be transmitted from animals to humans, one of the most common is salmonella, which can be transmitted when meats and eggs are not cook at proper temperatures.

Infectious diseases: these diseases are caused by an external organism like virus, bacteria or parasites. These organisms, depending on the context, can cause benefits or harm. The best example of infectious disease is flu. The main characteristic of these diseases is that they are high contagious.