List of diseases
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This is a list of common, well-known or infamous diseases. This is neither complete nor authoritative. This is not intended to be a list of rare diseases, nor is it a list of mental disorders.
This list includes both common names and technical names for diseases. This is deliberate; where multiple names are in common use for the same disease, all of those names should link to the main article for the disease.
This list has been collated from various sources in the Wikipedia, and public domain resources.
- Please add more common diseases to this list.
- A number of rare diseases may be present in this list. Unless they are notable for other reasons (for example, Ebola), please remove rare diseases from this list, and add them to the list of rare diseases if they are not already listed there.
List of diseases (in alphabetical order):
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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A
- Achondroplasia
- Acne
- Adenoma
- AIDS
- Albinism
- Alcoholic hepatitis
- Alopecia
- Alzheimers disease
- Amoebiasis or Amebiasis
- Anemia
- Aneurysm
- Anosmia
- Anotia
- Anthrax
- Appendicitis
- Apraxia
- Argyria
- Arteritis
- Arthritis
- Aseptic meningitis
- Asthenia
- Asthma
- Atherosclerosis
- Athetosis
- Atrophy
- Autism
B
C
- Calculi
- Campylobacter infection
- Cancer
- Candidiasis
- Cardiac arrest
- Causalgia
- Chagas disease
- Chalazion
- Chancroid
- Cherubism
- Chickenpox
- Chlamydia
- Chlamydia trachomatis
- Cholera
- Chordoma
- Chorea
- Chronic fatigue syndrome
- Cleft lip
- Coccidioidomycosis
- Colitis
- Color blindness
- Common cold
- Condyloma
- Congestive heart disease
- Cooties
- Coronary heart disease
- Cowpox
- Cretinism
- Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
- Cryptosporidiosis
- Cyclospora infection
- Cystic fibrosis
- Cystitis
- Cytomegalovirus
D
- Dementia
- Dengue fever
- Dental caries
- Depression
- Diabetes
- Diphallia
- Diphtheria
- Donovanosis
- Downs syndrome
- Dwarfism
- Dysbarism
- Dysentery
- Dysplasia
- Dysthymia
- Dystonia
E
- Ebola haemorrhagic fever
- Eclampsia
- Ehrlichiosis
- Emphysema
- Encephalitis
- Epilepsy
- Erysipelas
- Escherichia coli O157:H7
- Esotropia
- Euphobia
- Exostoses
F
G
- Genital herpes
- Genital warts
- German measles
- Giardiasis
- Gigantism
- Glioma
- Gonorrhoea/Gonorrhea
- Gout
- Guillain-Barre syndrome
H
- Haemorrhagic fever
- Hansen disease (leprosy)
- Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome
- Heart attack
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatitis D
- Hepatitis
- Herpes
- Hiccups
- Hodgkins disease
- Homocystinuria
- HIV infection
- Huntington's chorea / Huntington's disease
- Hypoglycemia
- Hypoxia
I
- Influenza
- Interstitial cystitis
- Intoeing
- Iophobia
- Iritis
- Iron poisoning
- Iron-deficiency anemia
- Isaac's syndrome
J
K
L
- Lead poisoning
- Legionellosis
- Leiomyoma
- Leishmaniasis
- Leprosy
- Leptospirosis
- Listeriosis
- Leukemia
- Loiasis
- Lupus erythematosus
- Lyme disease
- Lymphogranuloma venereum
- Lymphoma
M
- Malaria
- Marburg fever
- Measles
- M�ni�re's disease
- Meningitis
- Mesomelia
- Metageria
- Migraine
- Monoclonal gammopathy
- Multiple myeloma
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Mumps
- Muscular dystrophy
- Myasthenia gravis
- Mycetoma
- Myelitis
- Myoclonus
- Myopathy
- Myopia
- Myositis
- Myxedema
- Myxozoa
N
O
P
- Paratyphoid fever
- Parkinsons disease
- Pelvic inflammatory disease
- Peritonitis
- Periodontal
- Perniosis
- Pertussis
- Phenylketonuria
- Pica (disease)
- Pinealoma
- Pinta
- Plague
- Poison ivy rash
- Polio or Poliomyelitis
- Porphyria
- Proctitis
- Progeria
- Prostatitis
- Psittacosis
- Psoriasis
- Pubic lice
- Purpura
- Pyrosis
Q
R
- Rabies
- Repetitive strain injury (RSI)
- Rheumatic fever
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Rickets
- Rift Valley fever
- Rocky Mountain spotted fever
- Rubella
S
- Salmonellosis
- Scabies
- Scarlet fever
- Sciatica
- Schizophrenia
- Scleroderma
- Scrapie
- Scurvy
- Seminoma
- Sepsis
- SARS
- Shigellosis
- Shingles
- Shock
- Sickle-cell anemia
- Siderosis
- Silicosis
- Smallpox
- Stevens-Johnson syndrome
- Strep throat
- Streptococcal infection
- Streptococcus pneumonia
- Syncope
- Synovitis
- Syphilis
T
- Taeniasis
- Tay-Sachs disease
- Teratoma
- Tetanus
- Thalassaemia
- Thrush
- Thymoma
- Tinnitus
- Toxic shock syndrome
- Trichinosis
- Trichomoniasis
- Triploidy
- Trisomy 6
- Trisomy
- Tuberculosis
- Tularemia
- Tungiasis
- Typhoid or Typhoid fever
- Typhus
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
References
- Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "List of diseases" http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_diseases December 4, 2003

