__NOTOC__ A medical condition is a broad term that includes all diseases and disorders. A

disease A disease is a particular abnormal condition that adversely affects the structure or function (biology), function of all or part of an organism and is not immediately due to any external injury. Diseases are often known to be medical condi ...

is an abnormal condition affecting the body of an organism. A disorder is a functional abnormality or disturbance. *

Lists of animal diseases The following are lists of animal diseases: * List of aquarium diseases * List of dog diseases * List of feline diseases * List of diseases of the honey bee * List of diseases spread by invertebrates * Poultry disease * Lists of zoonotic disea ...

* List of autoimmune diseases *

List of cancer types The following is a list of cancer types. Cancer is a group of Disease, diseases that involve abnormal increases in the number of cell (biology), cells, with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body. Not all tumors or lumps are ...

List of childhood diseases and disorders The term childhood disease refers to disease that is contracted or becomes symptomatic before the age of 18 or 21 years old. Many of these diseases can also be contracted by adults. Some childhood diseases include: Diseases of neonates and chi ...

* List of endocrine diseases *

List of eponymous diseases An eponymous disease is a disease, disorder, condition, or syndrome named after a person, usually the physician or other health care professional who first identified the disease; less commonly, a patient who had the disease; rarely, a literary ch ...

* List of eye diseases and disorders * List of intestinal diseases *

List of infectious diseases This is a list of infectious diseases arranged by name, along with the infectious agents that cause them, the vaccines that can prevent or cure them when they exist and their current status. Some on the list are vaccine-preventable diseases A v ...

List of human disease case fatality rates Human infectious diseases may be characterized by their case fatality rate (CFR), the proportion of people diagnosed with a disease who die from it (''cf.'' mortality rate). It should not be confused with the infection fatality rate (IFR), the esti ...

List of notifiable diseases The following is a list of notifiable diseases arranged by country. Bacteria Virus Other categories References {{Public health Lists of diseases, Notifiable diseases Health law ...

– diseases that should be reported to

public health Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals". Analyzing the de ...

services, e.g., hospitals. *

Lists of plant diseases This is a list of articles that are lists of plant diseases. A * List of foliage plant diseases (Acanthaceae) * List of African daisy diseases * List of African violet diseases * List of foliage plant diseases (Agavaceae) * List of alfalfa dise ...

List of pollution-related diseases Diseases caused by pollution, lead to the chronic illness and deaths of about 8.4 million people each year. However, pollution receives a fraction of the interest from the global community. This is in part because pollution causes so many dise ...

List of skin conditions Many skin conditions affect the human integumentary system—the organ system covering the entire surface of the Human body, body and composed of Human skin, skin, hair, Nail (anatomy), nails, and related muscle and glands. The major function o ...

* List of diseases by year of discovery ;Disorders *

List of communication disorders A communication disorder is any disorder that affects an individual's ability to comprehend, detect, or apply language and speech to engage in dialogue effectively with others. This also encompasses deficiencies in verbal and non-verbal communic ...

List of genetic disorders The following is a list of genetic disorders and if known, type of mutation and for the chromosome involved. Although the parlance "disease-causing gene" is common, it is the occurrence of an abnormality in the parents that causes the impairment ...

* List of heart disorders * List of liver disorders *

List of neurological conditions and disorders This is a list of major and frequently observed neurological disorders (e.g., Alzheimer's disease), symptoms (e.g., back pain), signs (e.g., aphasia) and syndromes (e.g., Aicardi syndrome). There is disagreement over the definitions and criteria ...

List of mental disorders The following is a list of mental disorders as defined at any point by the ''Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders'' (DSM) or the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, International Clas ...

List of eating disorders An eating disorder is a mental disorder defined by abnormal eating behaviors that adversely affect a person's physical or mental health. These behaviors may include eating too much food or too little food. Types of eating disorders include bi ...

** List of mood disorders ** List of personality disorders *

List of voice disorders Voice disordersTitze, I.R. (1994). Principles of Voice Production, Prentice Hall, . are medical conditions involving abnormal pitch, loudness or quality of the sound produced by the larynx and thereby affecting speech production. These include: * ...

List of vulvovaginal disorders In mammals and other animals, the vagina (: vaginas or vaginae) is the elastic, muscular reproductive organ of the female genital tract. In humans, it extends from the vulval vestibule to the cervix (neck of the uterus). The vaginal introit ...

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