What is the difference between etiology and pathogenesis?

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2026-07-22 16:45

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Etiology and pathogenesis are very related. Etiology includes risk factors and causative organisms and is the actual cause of disease. Pathogenesis is how those things went about causing the disease: the mechanism of disease.

Example: Tuberculoses

Etiology: intravenous drug user injected, became infected with m. tuberculosis

Pathogenesis: m. tuberculosis invaded into the lung, started destroying tissue, causing cough, etc.

Disease: tuberculosis

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