IT IS ALSO DESCRIBED AS OPPOSITE OF HEALTH WHEREIN SOME PART OR ORGAN OF THE HUMAN BEING IS DISTURBED OR AFFECTED AT SOME LEVEL, FROM CELLULAR TO ORGAN OR FUNCTIONAL LEVEL.

SOME THINK LIBERALLY THAT SICKNESS, IMPAIRMENT, DISABILITY AND HANDICAP ARE SYNONYMOUS WITH THE DISEASE.

USUALLY IMPAIRMENT IS CONSIDERED AS LOSS OF ANATOMICAL PART OF THE BODY, DISABILITY AS FUNCTIONAL LOSS, HANDICAP AS A SOCIAL LOSS AND SICKNESS AS A SOCIAL ROLE PLAYED DUE TO ILLNESS. ALL THESE ARE THE CONSEQUENCES OR EFFECTS OF A DISEASE.