Main groups of disease causing organisms?

Answer 1

A disease is a condition in which the health of an organism is impaired. There are four main groups of diseases:

• Pathogenic
• Deficiency
• Hereditary
• Physiological

Pathogenic

Diseases caused by organisms in humans are known as pathogenic diseases. The word pathogen is derived from a Greek word that means 'giving rise to suffering'. Pathogenic diseases can be caused by a number of agents like bacteria, viruses, fungi, prinons, etc. All these pathogenic agents can lead to a variety of diseases and conditions. In this article we will concentrate on pathogenic diseases due to bacteria.

Deficiency

Disease associated with characteristic and identifiable symptoms, signs, or pathological findings, due to insufficient intake, defective absorption or utilization, or excessive metabolism of one or more nutrients. See also anaemia-3;beriberi; pellagra; protein-energy-malnutrition-3; scurvy.

Hereditary

A disease or disorder that is inherited genetically, where illness is transmitted form parent to child.Examples of hereditary disease consists of sickle cell anemia, cancer of the breast, as well as Diabetes and hypertension can lso be in that category.

Physiological

A physiological disease is a disease in which the organs or the systems in the body malfunction causing illnesses. ADHD, stress, sleep disorder, bipolar, Alzheimer disease, eating disorder, anxiety, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), gender identity disorder, depression, gambling, etc. are all example of Physiological diseases.

Written by Romario Jarrett