Q.A patient with bone pain is approaching a doctor, stating that he has tender bones and brittleness of the bones. He is asking for treatment for these problems. What are the suggestions the doctor would give?

Health, per the WHO, is a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing, not merely the absence of illness. A disease is any disorder or malfunction of the body or mind, arising from environmental factors, pathogens, genetic anomalies, or lifestyle changes.

Diseases are broadly classified into two groups. Infectious (communicable) diseases are caused by pathogens — viruses, bacteria, fungi, protozoan parasites or helminthic worms — that transmit from an infected person to a healthy one via air, water, food, physical contact, or vectors such as insects. Most bacterial infections are curable, but not all viral infections are, and some (like AIDS) can be fatal. Non-infectious diseases do not transmit between people; they are genetic (e.g. cystic fibrosis), nutritional (vitamin-deficiency disorders), or degenerative (arthritis, heart atta …