Diseases may be classified:
a. according to their cause.
b. according to the way in which they are acquired.
c. according to the body system affected.
d. all of the above.
d
There are many ways of classifying diseases, such as
their cause (e.g. viral illness), the way they are acquired (e.g.
respiratory illness) or to the body system affected (e.g. heart
attack).
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