Most of a time, we use words disease and disorder interchangeably. But in reality, both have different meanings and includes various things. In this blog, we will try to understand some basic difference between both.

              Disease is basically can be defined as sense of sickness (feeling unwell) and it can be cured by proper medication. whereas ,disorder is irregularity or loss of function by the organ than can disturber normal body mechanism. It can be also called as disruption of body functions.

                The term disease can be further elaborate as a condition in which a part, organ or system of the body gets affected due to different factors like inflammation, infection  environment, genetics etc. 

               For disorder we can further say that malfunctioning of the system or organ can be treated but sometimes not fully cure. Some disorders may remain for lifetime but degree of disruption or pain by this abnormality could remain under control with the help of medication and proper diet. 

 Disease classified into two categories - 

Communicable disease -: 

               These are highly infectious disease transmits to one person to another through air, water, soil, food and causes due to pathogens like bacteria, virus, fungi , parasites,worm. E.g- Tuberculosis (air), typhoid( food and water) , cholera( food and water)

Non- communicable disease -:

               Disease which are not transmitted from one person to another are non- communicable disease. E.g- Alzheimer, cancer, kidney disease, stroke.

Disorders are classified into following categories-:

Physical disorders -: 

                  These disorders are not diagnosed by pathology lab in the form of chemical tests but can be detected by some physical symptoms and change in behavior pattern.e.g spinal cord injuries.

Mental Disorder -:

                      Mental disorders consist of primary symptoms like mood swings, change in behavior affecting thinking ability of a person .E.g anxiety, depression , Schizophrenia.  

Genetic Disorder -: 

                Genetic disorders occurs due to inappropriate pairing of 23 chromosome of human genomes. E.g color blindness, down syndrome.

Structural Disorder -:

                This term is mostly associated with heart disorders like change in shape of heart related structure, mostly valves (flaps in heart ).

Behavior Disorder -:

               This disorder consist of symptoms like constant fighting, insulting others, blaming implies which shows major change in human behavior. E.g  Autism, Conduct Disorder.

               So here we can conclude that disease are lead by external factors and disorders occurs due to internal changes in system. Diseases have specific group signs and symptoms which are helpful for taking immediate action and for disorders, we have rely upon some tests for detection. Due to advance research and technology, both disease and disorders are treatable for medical professionals for our healthy and long life.

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