Diseases And Conditions Codexery

A source-cited reference to diseases and conditions

Diseases And Conditions (15)

• Mumps — A highly contagious viral disease causing parotid swelling, preventable by vaccination.
• Myocardial infarction — A heart attack occurs when blood flow to the heart is blocked.
• Neoplasm — An abnormal growth of tissue that may be benign or malignant.
• Obesity — A medical condition of excess body fat with serious health impacts.
• Pneumonia — Inflammatory lung condition primarily affecting alveoli, caused by infection.
• Prostate cancer — Prostate cancer: uncontrolled growth of prostate cells, often detected by PSA screening.
• Rabies — A viral brain infection that is almost always fatal once symptoms appear.
• Respiratory failure — Respiratory failure impairs blood oxygen or carbon dioxide levels.
• Rotavirus — Rotavirus is the leading cause of severe diarrhoea in young children worldwide.
• Rubella — Vaccine-preventable infection causing mild illness but severe birth defects.
• Scarlet fever — An infectious disease caused by Group A streptococcus, marked by a sandpaper-like rash and sore throat.
• Schizophrenia — A chronic mental disorder with psychotic symptoms and cognitive deficits.
• Shock (circulatory) — A medical emergency from insufficient blood flow to tissues.
• Skin cancer — Most common cancer in humans, primarily caused by UV radiation.
• Smallpox — Eradicated viral disease that killed hundreds of millions.

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