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Pathogenesis

Causes of disease
Insufficiency of healthy qi is the intrinsic cause of disease
Invasion of pathogenic factors is an important condition for the occurrence of disease
The occurrence of disease results from invasion of pathogenic factors and decline of healthy qi.
Factors that affect the occurrence of disease
External factors
Climate—epidemics
Location--endemics
Internal factors
Constitution—susceptibility and syndromes
Emotions—happy—sufficient healthy qi—health
--depression—insufficient healthy qi—occurrence of disease
Occurrence types
Acute onset
Insidious onset
Delayed onset
Secondary onset
Combined syndromes
Complications
Recurrence

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