Question

Difference between health and disease in three points

Answer 1

Difference between health and disease is as follows:-

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• A state of complete physical, mental and social well being

• It depends upon the individual as well as on social and environmental factors

• A healthy person will be disease-free

$\red{\bold{\underline{\underline{Disease:-}}}}$

• State of the absence of discomfort in any part of the body

• It depends on the individual only

• A disease-free person may or may not be healthy

Answer 2

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→“Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.”

→“A resource for everyday life, not the objective of living. Health is a positive concept emphasizing social and personal resources, as well as physical capacities.”

→This means that health is a resource to support an individual’s function in wider society, rather than an end in itself. A healthful lifestyle provides the means to lead a full life with meaning and purpose.

$\underline\bold\red{Disease}$

→Disease, any harmful deviation from the normal structural or functional state of an organism, generally associated with certain signs and symptoms and differing in nature from physical injury.

→ A diseased organism commonly exhibits signs or symptoms indicative of its abnormal state. Thus, the normal condition of an organism must be understood in order to recognize the hallmarks of disease.

→The study of disease is called pathology. It involves the determination of the cause (etiology) of the disease, the understanding of the mechanisms of its development (pathogenesis), the structural changes associated with the disease process (morphological changes), and the functional consequences of those changes. Correctly identifying the cause of a disease is necessary to identifying the proper course of treatment.