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== Tripods of disease prevention and occurrence ==
== Tripods of disease prevention and occurrence ==
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The process of occurrence of disease and factors for its prevention can be understood as below:
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[[File:Fig.Khavaigunya.jpg|400px|'''Figure 1: Tripods of disease process'''|thumb]]
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The process of occurrence of disease and factors for its prevention can be understood as shown in figure 1:
* The red triangle denotes the pyramid of diseases caused by etiological factors which produce morbidity in bio fluids and damage the defense mechanisms of tissues and channels. They are called [[Nidana]], [[Dosha]] & [[Dushya]] respectively.
* The red triangle denotes the pyramid of diseases caused by etiological factors which produce morbidity in bio fluids and damage the defense mechanisms of tissues and channels. They are called [[Nidana]], [[Dosha]] & [[Dushya]] respectively.