FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING

CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASE

Etiologic factors
Duration or onset
REPORTER: KRIZAMAY AGGER
INSTRUCTOR: PRISCILLA DELACRUZ
 Etiologic factors
Duration or onset

❏ The etiologic classification of disease is based on the cause, when known.

❏ This classification is particularly important and useful in the consideration of
biotic disease.
❏ Duration is the amount of time or a particular time interval.
❏ Disease duration can be one of the following;
❏ An acute disease is a short-lived disease, like the common cold.
❏ A chronic disease is one that lasts for a long time, usually at least six months.
During that time, it may be constantly present, or it may go into remission
and periodically relapse.
 Description of Organic
❏ an organic disease is one in which there are detectable
Diseases physical or biochemical changes within the cells, tissues, or
organs of the body.
1. Organic ❏ Examples are Delirium, Dementia, and Amnestic and Other
Cognitive Disorders; (2) Mental Disorders Due to a General
2.Functional Medical Condition; and (3) Substance-Related Disorders.

3. Occupational
4. Familial Functional
5. Venereal ❏ A non-organic disease is typically referred to as being
functional, meaning that there are symptoms of illness but
6. Epidemic no clear measures by which to make a diagnosis.
❏ Some examples are Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS),Chronic
7. Endemic fatigue syndrome (CFS)
❏ Fibromyalgia ,Temporomandibular joint pain (TMJ) and,
8. Pandemic Gastroesophageal reflux disorder (GERD)
9. Sporadic
 Occupational
❏ an event or exposure that occurs in the workplace that causes or contributes to a condition
or worsens a preexisting condition,preventable and can be ascribed to faulty working
conditions.
❏ Tuberculosis Occupational asthma,incubation period may vary from about two to 12 weeks.

Familial
❏ familial disease is hereditary, passed on from one generation to the next. It resides in a genetic
mutation that is transmitted by mother or father (or both) through the gametes to their offspring.
❏ Mutations may be inherited or developed in response to environmental stresses such as viruses or
toxins.Cystic fibrosis is one example and occur around 6-8 months after birth.

Venereal
❏ Venereal diseases are commonly referred to as sexually-transmitted diseases (STDs). They're spread by
skin-to-skin contact in the genital area. Venereal disease can affect anyone who is sexually active.
Common: Syphilis.

❏ Depending on the specific pathogen (disease-causing organism) symptoms of STD may appear within
four to five days — or four to five weeks. Some infections might yield noticeable symptoms even months
after the initial infection.
 Epidemic
❏ unexpected increase in the number of disease cases in a specific
geographical area. Yellow fever, smallpox, and polio are prime
examples of epidemics. Incubation period of seven to 17 days, you
look and feel healthy and can't infect others
❏ It may last for a few days or weeks, or even for several years.

Endemic
❏ consistently present but limited to a particular region. This makes the
disease spread and rates predictable. Malaria, for example, is considered
endemic in certain countries and regions.
❏ Varicella is one example, The average incubation period for varicella is 14 to
16 days after exposure to a varicella or a herpes zoster rash, with a range of
10 to 21 days.
 Pandemic
❏ Pandemic involves the worldwide spread of a
new disease.
❏ Black Death, or bubonic plague.Incubation
period is typically 1–6 days.
Sporadic
❏ Sporadic refers to a disease that occurs
infrequently and irregularly.
❏ Tetanus usually between 3 and 21 days (average
10 days). However, it may range from one day to
several months, depending on the kind of
wound.
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