Disease
1. Disease is an illness or condition that interferes with normal body functions.
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(Source: Business Continuity Management Institute - BCM Institute) |
2. Disease is the condition in which the functioning of the body or a part of the body is interfered with or damaged. In a person with an infectious disease, the infectious agent that has entered the body causes it to function abnormally in some way or ways. The type of abnormal functioning that occurs is the disease. Usually the body will show some signs and symptoms of the problems it is having with functioning. Disease should not be confused with infection.
(Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)