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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

attribute go
an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity

state go
the way something is with respect to its main attributes

condition, status go
a state at a particular time

physical condition, physiological state, physiological condition go
the condition or state of the body or bodily functions

pathological state go
a physical condition that is caused by disease

ill health, unhealthiness, health problem go
a state in which you are unable to function normally and without pain

illness, unwellness, malady, sickness go
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism

disease go
an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning

communicable disease go
a disease that can be communicated from one person to another

infectious disease
a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact

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25 Subcategories

AIDS, acquired immune deficiency syndrome go
a serious (often fatal) disease of the immune system transmitted through blood products especially by sexual contact or contaminated needles
brucellosis, undulant fever, Malta fever, Gibraltar fever, Rock fever, Mediterranean fever go
infectious bacterial disease of human beings transmitted by contact with infected animals or infected meat or milk products
cholera, Asiatic cholera, Indian cholera, epidemic cholera go
an acute intestinal infection caused by ingestion of contaminated water or food
dengue, dengue fever, dandy fever, breakbone fever go
an infectious disease of the tropics transmitted by mosquitoes and characterized by rash and aching head and joints
dysentery go
an infection of the intestines marked by severe diarrhea
epidemic disease go
any infectious disease that develops and spreads rapidly to many people
hepatitis go
inflammation of the liver caused by a virus or a toxin
herpes go
viral diseases causing eruptions of the skin or mucous membrane
infectious mononucleosis, mononucleosis, mono, glandular fever, kissing disease go
an acute disease characterized by fever and swollen lymph nodes and an abnormal increase of mononuclear leucocytes or monocytes in the bloodstream
leprosy, Hansen's disease go
chronic granulomatous communicable disease occurring in tropical and subtropical regions
listeriosis, listeria meningitis go
an infectious disease of animals and humans (especially newborn or immunosuppressed persons) caused by the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes
meningitis go
infectious disease characterized by inflammation of the meninges (the tissues that surround the brain or spinal cord) usually caused by a bacterial infection
mumps, epidemic parotitis go
an acute contagious viral disease characterized by fever and by swelling of the parotid glands
paratyphoid, paratyphoid fever go
any of a variety of infectious intestinal diseases resembling typhoid fever
poliomyelitis, polio, infantile paralysis, acute anterior poliomyelitis go
an acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cord
ratbite fever go
either of two infectious diseases transmitted to humans by the bite of a rat or mouse
rickettsial disease, rickettsiosis go
infectious disease caused by ticks or mites or body lice infected with rickettsial bacteria
relapsing fever, recurrent fever go
marked by recurring high fever and transmitted by the bite of infected lice or ticks
rheumatic fever go
a severe disease chiefly of children and characterized by painful inflammation of the joints and frequently damage to the heart valves
sweating sickness, miliary fever go
epidemic in the 15th and 16th centuries and characterized by profuse sweating and high mortality
TB, tuberculosis, T.B. go
infection transmitted by inhalation or ingestion of tubercle bacilli and manifested in fever and small lesions (usually in the lungs but in various other parts of the body in acute stages)
typhoid, typhoid fever, enteric fever go
serious infection marked by intestinal inflammation and ulceration
whooping cough, pertussis go
a disease of the respiratory mucous membrane
yaws, frambesia, framboesia go
an infectious tropical disease resembling syphilis in its early stages
yellow jack, yellow fever, black vomit go
caused by a flavivirus transmitted by a mosquito