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Common Diseases and Conditions in the News

Infectious and parasitic diseases
AIDS Abscess Anthrax Hemorrhagic fever Brucellosis Candidiasis Chicken pox Chlamydia Cholera Conjunctivitis Dengue fever Diphtheria Dysentery Ebola Encephalitis Foot-and-mouth disease Genital herpes Gonorrhea Hay fever Hepatitis Herpes HIV HPV Human immunodeficiency virus Human papilloma virus Infectious diseases Leishmaniasis Leprosy Leptospirosis Listeriosis Lupus Lyme disease Malaria Measles Meningococcal disease Mononucleosis Mumps Onychomycosis Parasitic diseases Pertussis Plague Polio Poliomyelitis Rabies Respiratory syncytial virus Rotavirus Rubella Salmonella Scabies Scarlet fever Schistosomiasis Septicaemia Septicemia Sexually transmitted diseases Smallpox Sore throat Strep throat Streptococcal Syphilis Tetanus Trachoma Tuberculosis Typhoid Typhus Venereal diseases Warts West Nile virus Whooping cough Yellow fever

Neoplasms
Bladder cancer Bone cancer Brain cancer Breast cancer Cancer Carcinoma Cervical cancer Colon cancer Colorectal cancer Endometrial cancer Esophageal cancer Ewing's sarcoma Fibroid Fibromyalgia Hodgkin's disease Kidney cancer Leukemia Liver cancer Liver disease Lung cancer Lymphoma Mouth cancer Myeloma Myopia Neurofibromatosis Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma Oral cancer Osteosarcoma Ovarian cancer Pancreatic cancer Prostate cancer Rectal cancer Renal cell carcinoma Skin cancer Stomach cancer Testicular cancer Throat cancer Thyroid cancer Tumors Uterine cancer

Endocrine, blood, nutritional, metabolic diseases, and immunity disorders
Cystic fibrosis Dehydration Diabetes Diabetes mellitus Hyperlipidemia Metabolic diseases Nutritional deficiencies Obesity Phenylketonuria Porphyria Malnutrition Anemia Hemolysis Purpura Thrombocytopenia

Mental disorders
Agoraphobia Alcohol dependence Alcohol intoxication Anxiety disorder Autism Bipolar disorder Borderline personality disorder Brain damage Bulimia Alcoholism Delirium Dementia Depression Depressive disorder Drug dependence Exhibitionism Hysteria Impotence Insomnia Learning disability Mental disorders Mental illness Mental retardation Neurosis Obsessive-compulsive disorder Panic disorder Personality disorders Post-concussion syndrome Post-traumatic stress disorder Premature ejaculation Psychosis Schizophrenia Sleep disorder Social phobia Stress Stuttering Voyeurism

Diseases of the nervous system
Alzheimer's disease Central nervous system diseases Encephalopathy Epilepsy Hereditary Inflammatory Meningitis Migraine Multiple sclerosis Muscular atrophy Muscular dystrophy Nervous system diseases Neuropathy Palsy Paralysis Paraplegia Parkinson's disease Reflex sympathetic dystrophy Syringomyelia

Diseases of the sense organs
Astigmatism Blindness Cataract Cellulitis Deafness Edema Glaucoma Hearing loss Optic atrophy Otitis Otitis media Retinopathy Snow blindness Tinnitus Uveitis Vertigo Visual disturbances

Diseases of the circulatory system
Myocarditis Aneurysm Angina Aphasia Atherosclerosis Dysrhythmia Cardiomyopathy Embolism Fibrillation Heart disease Heart failure Hemorrhage Hemorrhoids Hypertension Hypotension Ischemia Ischemic heart disease Pulmonary edema Pulmonary embolism Tachycardia Thrombosis Ulcer Varicose veins Vascular disease

Diseases of the respiratory system
Asbestosis Asthma Bird flu Bronchiolitis Bronchitis Common cold COPD Emphysema Flu Influenza Laryngitis Nasopharyngitis Pneumonia Polyp Pulmonary disease Respiratory infection Rhinitis SARS Sinusitis Tonsillitis

Diseases of the digestive system
Appendicitis Bleeding Cirrhosis Colitis Coma Constipation Gastritis Gastroenteritis Hernia Pancreatitis Stomatitis

Diseases of the genitourinary system
Atony Balanitis Cyst Cystitis Endometriosis Fistula Gallstones Hyperplasia Infertility Irritable bowel syndrome Kidney disease Mastitis Nephropathy Prolapse Stenosis

Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
Acne Alopecia Dandruff Dermatitis Eczema Erythema Lichen Psoriasis Rosacea Sunburn Urticaria Vitiligo

Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
Back pain Backache Bursitis Elbow pain Hip pain Joint pain Knee pain Leg pain Muscle spasm Muscle pain Neck pain Necrosis Neuralgia Osteoporosis Pelvic inflammatory disease Rheumatism Rheumatoid arthritis Sciatica Scoliosis Spondylitis Tendinitis

Symptoms, signs, and ill-defined conditions
Abdominal pain Abortion Allergy Anaphylaxis Anorexia Apnea Asphyxia Ataxia Celiac disease Chest pain Childbirth Chronic fatigue syndrome Cold sore Convulsions Cough Crohn's disease Diarrhea Dizziness Dyspnea Enuresis Food poisoning Gangrene Hallucinations Headache Heartburn Heat stroke High cholesterol Hoarseness Hypothermia Jaundice Jaw pain Lactose intolerance Memory loss Menopause Narcolepsy Nausea Nocturia Open wound Overweight Palpitations Pelvic pain Pregnancy Sepsis Sleep apnea Smoking Stomach pain Sweating Swelling Underweight Vomiting Wheezing Wrist pain