Words Related to Health and Sickness

Words Related to Health and Sickness - Specific Diseases

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bilharzianoun

an infestation with or a resulting infection caused by a parasite of the genus Schistosoma; common in the tropics and Far East; symptoms depend on the part of the body infected

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chronic fatigue syndromenoun

a disorder characterized by severe fatigue that is not relieved by rest, along with other symptoms like pain, cognitive problems, and sleep disturbances

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AIDSnoun

a serious disease caused by a virus that attacks the body's immune system and weakens it, can cause death in severe cases

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encephalitisnoun

inflammation of the brain usually caused by a virus; symptoms include headache and neck pain and drowsiness and nausea and fever (`phrenitis' is no longer in scientific use)

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glaucomanoun

an eye disease that damages the optic nerve and impairs vision (sometimes progressing to blindness)

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polionoun

a disabling and life-threatening disease that causes nerve injuries leading to permanent paralysis, happens mostly in children younger than 5

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rabiesnoun

a viral disease of mammals, particularly dogs that is usually passed to humans through the bite of an infected animal

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sleeping sicknessnoun

an encephalitis that was epidemic between 1915 and 1926; symptoms include paralysis of the extrinsic eye muscle and extreme muscular weakness

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thrushnoun

candidiasis of the oral cavity; seen mostly in infants or debilitated adults

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cancer
cancernoun

a serious disease caused by the uncontrolled growth of cells in a part of the body that may spread to other parts

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Alzheimer's diseasenoun

a progressive neurologic disorder, particularly affecting older people, that slowly destroys brain cells and causes thinking ability and memory to deteriorate over time

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lou gehrig's diseasenoun

a progressive neurodegenerative disease that mainly affects motor neurons of the spinal cord which causes weakness in muscles and eventually causes paralysis and early death

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pellagranoun

a disease caused by severe vitamin B3 or niacin deficiency and characterized by skin changes, mental symptoms, and diarrhea

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mad cow diseasenoun

a fatal neurological disease that affects cattle and can occasionally be transmitted to humans as well

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CJDnoun

a rare and potentially fatal disease that primarily affects the brain and causes brain damage that aggravates over time

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beriberinoun

avitaminosis caused by lack of thiamine (vitamin B1)

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motor neurone diseasenoun

a progressive neurological disorder that causes the degeneration of the motor system and ultimately kills the patient

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parkinson's diseasenoun

a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system characterized by tremor and impaired muscular coordination

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radiation sicknessnoun

syndrome resulting from exposure to ionizing radiation (e.g., exposure to radioactive chemicals or to nuclear explosions); low doses cause diarrhea and nausea and vomiting and sometimes loss of hair; greater exposure can cause sterility and cataracts and some forms of cancer and other diseases; severe exposure can cause death within hours

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rheumatic fevernoun

a severe disease chiefly of children and characterized by painful inflammation of the joints and frequently damage to the heart valves

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silicosisnoun

a lung disease caused by inhaling particles of silica or quartz or slate

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aneurysmnoun

a cardiovascular disease characterized by a saclike widening of an artery resulting from weakening of the artery wall

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anginanoun

any disease of the throat or fauces marked by spasmodic attacks of intense suffocative pain

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asthma
asthmanoun

a disease that causes shortness of breath and difficulty in breathing

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fibromyalgianoun

a chronic disorder characterized by widespread pain, tenderness, and other symptoms like fatigue, sleep disturbances, and mood changes

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hepatitisnoun

inflammatory condition of the liver caused by a variety of infectious viruses or over-consumption of alcohol

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heart diseasenoun

a disease of the heart

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