What Are Disease Processes

The infectious disease process includes the following components: (1) agent (2) reservoir (3) portals of entry and exit (4) mode of transmission (5) immunity. Types of agents range from the submicroscopic to the large parasites.

What are some disease processes?

Systemic Disease These underlying disease processes include diabetes mellitus, hypertension, autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus, and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Diabetes and hypertension predispose patients to small-vessel disease.

What is disease process in nursing?

Defining Pathophysiology in Nursing Pathophysiology is the aftermath of disease, syndrome, or other condition that changes the way someone feels or interacts with the world.