Illness (sometimes referred to as ill-health) can be defined as a state of poor health.

Introduction

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The mode of being healthy includes, as defined by the World Health Organization, " a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity" ([http://w3.whosea.org/aboutsearo/pdf/const.pdf WHO, 1946). When these condition are not fulfilled, then one can be considered to have an illness or be ill. Illnesses can be called a disease, and there are many kind of diseases like cancer, AIDS, etc. Some illnessess are curable but some are not. Medication and the science of pharmacology is used to cure or reduce symptoms of an illness or medical conditions. Developmental disability is a term used to describe severe, life-long disabilities attributable to mental and/or physical impairments.

Physical being

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Abnormal conditions of the body or mind that causes discomfort, dysfunction, or distress to the person afflicted or those in contact with the person can be deemed an illness. Sometimes the term is used broadly to include injuries, disabilities, syndromes, infections, symptoms, deviant behaviors, and atypical variations of structure and function, while in other contexts these may be considered distinguishable categories. A pathogen or infectious agent is a biological agent that causes disease or illness to its host. A passenger virus is a virus that simply hitchhikes in the body of a person or infects the body without causing symptoms, illness or disease. Foodborne illness or food poisoning is any illness resulting from the consumption of food contaminated with pathogenic bacteria, toxins, viruses, prions or parasites.

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In the Amazon Region of Brazil many children die before the age of five because of water-related illnesses. Please visit>> riverintl.org
RiverIntl (Tom) Sat, 05 Dec 2009 21:57:56 -0000
In the Amazon Region of Brazil many children die before the age of five because of water-related illnesses. Please visit>> riverintl.org
@Agi_S I feel this is related to your post, though I can't quite make out how. Like women's illnesses are ignored because they are mundane
linzcollins (Lindsey Collins) Sat, 05 Dec 2009 20:51:45 -0000
@Agi_S I feel this is related to your post, though I can't quite make out how. Like women's illnesses are ignored because they are mundane
Your mom's so fat, she's more likely to die from weight-related illnesses than an average sized person.
electricdog (Mike Wolf) Sat, 05 Dec 2009 19:50:17 -0000
Your mom's so fat, she's more likely to die from weight-related illnesses than an average sized person.
114,000 people die each year from #smoking related illnesses.These figures can DEFINATELY be reduced if people convert to #electronic #cigs
safecigarettes (mattgoldberg) Sat, 05 Dec 2009 11:02:05 -0000
114,000 people die each year from #smoking related illnesses.These figures can DEFINATELY be reduced if people convert to #electronic #cigs
1,200 people die a day from tobacco and tobacco related illnesses. Are YOU above the influence?!? why die a preventable death. . .
SpencerBass (Spencer Bass) Sat, 05 Dec 2009 05:28:16 -0000
1,200 people die a day from tobacco and tobacco related illnesses. Are YOU above the influence?!? why die a preventable death. . .
$1.47 billion/year is spent on obesity related illnesses and treatments.
AngieTodd (Angie Wisler Todd) Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:57:14 -0000
$1.47 billion/year is spent on obesity related illnesses and treatments.

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