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21.2: Homeostasis and Disease

Homeostasis is the state of balance and stability in the human body, which depends on the proper functioning of cells, tissues, organs, and systems. However, many factors can disrupt homeostasis and cause disease, such as infections, injuries, genetic mutations, and environmental changes. In this chapter, you will learn how homeostasis and disease are related, and how gohealth can help you

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15.2: How Pathogens Cause Disease

WEBFigure 15.2.1 15.2. 1: The steps for confirming that a pathogen is the cause of a particular disease using Koch’s postulates. In many ways, Koch’s postulates are still …

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16: Disease and Epidemiology

WEB16.1: The Language of Epidemiologists. The field of epidemiology concerns the geographical distribution and timing of infectious disease occurrences and how they …

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1.2: The Roles of Microbes

WEBA microbiome is the entire collection of genes found in all of the microbes associated with a particular host. The microbiome of the human body - especially in the …

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12.4: Genetic Engineering

WEBLearning Objectives. Summarize the mechanisms, risks, and potential benefits of gene therapy. Identify ethical issues involving gene therapy and the regulatory …

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1.1.3.1: The Germ Theory of Disease

WEBFigure 1.1.4.2.1: Ignaz Semmelweis (1818–1865) was a proponent of the importance of handwashing to prevent transfer of disease between patients by physicians. Around the …

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15: Environmental Health

WEB15.4: Environmental Toxicology. Environmental toxicology is the scientific study of the health effects associated with exposure to toxic chemicals. Potency, persistence, …

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15.1: Characteristics of Infectious Diseases

WEBFigure 15.1.1 15.1. 1: Blood smears showing two diseases of the blood. (a) Malaria is an infectious, zoonotic disease caused by the protozoan pathogen …

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6: Environmental Hazards & Human Health

WEBEnvironmental toxicology is the scientific study of the health effects associated with exposure to toxic chemicals (Table 1) occurring in the natural, work, and living …

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5.5: Reservoirs of Infection and Disease Transmission

WEBIn zoonotic diseases, animals act as reservoirs of human disease and transmit the infectious agent to humans through direct or indirect contact. In some …

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6.5: Homeostatic Regulation of the Vascular System

WEBEPO stimulates the production of erythrocytes within the bone marrow. Erythrocytes are the major formed element of the blood and may contribute 40 percent …

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10.1A: History of Epidemiology

WEBEpidemiology is the study of the patterns, causes, and effects of health and disease conditions in defined populations. It is the cornerstone of public health, and …

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10.5F: Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases

WEBKey Terms. emerging infectious disease: An emerging infectious disease (EID) is an infectious disease with an incidence rate that has increased in the past 20 …

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5.3: Infectious Diseases Characteristics and Classification

WEBFigure 5.3.1 5.3. 1: Blood smears showing two diseases of the blood. (a) Malaria is an infectious, zoonotic disease caused by the protozoan pathogen …

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15.1: Types of Environmental Hazards

WEBArsenic poisoning causes a variety of symptoms and serious health conditions (figure 15.1.e 15.1. e ). Researchers are finding that arsenic, even at low levels, can interfere …

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10.5A: Descriptive Epidemiology

WEBKey Terms. socioeconomic: Of or pertaining to social and economic factors.; epidemiology: The branch of a science dealing with the spread and control of diseases, …

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