diseases
What epidemiologists study
Diseases are conditions that impair normal functioning of the body or mind.
The word covers everything from infectious illnesses like influenza to chronic conditions like diabetes to mental disorders like depression.
Something that spreads harmfully may be called a disease metaphorically: Corruption is a disease eating away at the institution.
To be diseased is to be afflicted with illness or decay.
Transmissible between people
- spreadableAble to be spread
- communicableCapable of being spread
- viralSpreading quickly online
- bacterialOf or from germs
parasitic · fungal · airborne · waterborne · vector-borne · zoonotic · carrier · incubation
Acute viral respiratory infection
- tuberculosisMycobacterial lung disease
- malariaMosquito-borne parasitic infection
- choleraBacterial disease causing fatal dehydration
- typhoidSalmonella-caused systemic infection
measles · smallpox · HIV · hepatitis · dengue · Ebola · COVID · pneumonia
Metabolic disorder affecting glucose
- arthritisInflamed joint disease
- hypertensionChronic elevated arterial pressure
- asthmaChronic lung inflammation
- cancerUncontrolled cell proliferation disease
fibromyalgia · multiple sclerosis · lupus · COPD · Alzheimer's · Parkinson's · osteoporosis · epilepsy
Passed through generations
- inheritedReceived from forebears
- mutationsAlterations in genetic sequence
- chromosomalRelating to genetic structures
- cystic fibrosisGenetic disorder thickening mucus
sickle cell · Huntington's · Tay-Sachs · hemophilia · muscular dystrophy · Down syndrome · thalassemia · albinism
Prolonged low state
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- schizophreniaPsychotic disorder with delusions
- bipolar disorderExtreme mood cycling illness
- PTSDChronic reaction to horrific events
OCD · ADHD · autism spectrum · dementia · anorexia · bulimia · phobia · panic disorder
Mosquito-borne parasitic infection
- dengueMosquito-borne viral disease
- yellow feverMosquito-spread tropical virus
- ZikaMosquito-spread viral infection
- sleeping sicknessParasitic disease causing prolonged drowsiness
leishmaniasis · river blindness · elephantiasis · hookworm · typhoid · cholera · dysentery · mosquito-borne
Body attacks itself
- lupusChronic autoimmune disorder
- rheumatoid arthritisAutoimmune joint disease
- multiple sclerosisAutoimmune demyelinating neurological disease
- celiacPertaining to the abdomen
psoriasis · type 1 diabetes · Crohn's · Sjögren's · vasculitis · scleroderma · immunodeficiency · AIDS
contagious
Transmissible between people
- spreadableAble to be spread
- communicableCapable of being spread
- viralSpreading quickly online
bacterial · parasitic · fungal · airborne · waterborne · vector-borne · zoonotic · carrier · incubation · asymptomatic
influenza
Acute viral respiratory infection
- tuberculosisMycobacterial lung disease
- malariaMosquito-borne parasitic infection
- choleraBacterial disease causing fatal dehydration
typhoid · measles · smallpox · HIV · hepatitis · dengue · Ebola · COVID · pneumonia · meningitis
diabetes
Metabolic disorder affecting glucose
- arthritisInflamed joint disease
- hypertensionChronic elevated arterial pressure
- asthmaChronic lung inflammation
cancer · fibromyalgia · multiple sclerosis · lupus · COPD · Alzheimer's · Parkinson's · osteoporosis · epilepsy · cirrhosis
hereditary
Passed through generations
- inheritedReceived from forebears
- mutationsAlterations in genetic sequence
- chromosomalRelating to genetic structures
cystic fibrosis · sickle cell · Huntington's · Tay-Sachs · hemophilia · muscular dystrophy · Down syndrome · thalassemia · albinism · neurofibromatosis
depression
Prolonged low state
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- schizophreniaPsychotic disorder with delusions
- bipolar disorderExtreme mood cycling illness
PTSD · OCD · ADHD · autism spectrum · dementia · anorexia · bulimia · phobia · panic disorder · borderline personality
malaria
Mosquito-borne parasitic infection
- dengueMosquito-borne viral disease
- yellow feverMosquito-spread tropical virus
- ZikaMosquito-spread viral infection
sleeping sickness · leishmaniasis · river blindness · elephantiasis · hookworm · typhoid · cholera · dysentery · mosquito-borne · neglected
autoimmune
Body attacks itself
- lupusChronic autoimmune disorder
- rheumatoid arthritisAutoimmune joint disease
- multiple sclerosisAutoimmune demyelinating neurological disease
celiac · psoriasis · type 1 diabetes · Crohn's · Sjögren's · vasculitis · scleroderma · immunodeficiency · AIDS · allergies
- Things that spreadinfections, viruses, bacteria, germs, news
- Colonial VirginiaJamestown, James River, tobacco cultivation, Powhatan, Pocahontas
- health datablood pressure, heart rate, pulse, weight, height
- colonial historycolonization, colonies, pilgrims, Jamestown, Plymouth
- medical researchmedical research, clinical trial, drug trial, biomedical research, cancer research
- amphibian petsaxolotl, axolotls, newt, newts, salamanders
diseaseshealth
Condition of body, mind
wellness · well-being · vitality · fitness · wholeness
- heart diseaseMalfunction of blood-pumping organ
- social diseaseInfection spread through intimacy
- degenerative diseasesConditions causing gradual deterioration
- disease outbreakRapid spread of illness
- gum diseaseInfection of mouth tissue
- mad cow diseaseFatal bovine neurological disorder