Disease

  • Q Fever

  • Real skin condition: very dry skin; causes scaling.

  • Real disease; mosquito-borne virus causing jaundice.

  • Valid—aka influenza; viral bug causing fever, cough.

  • Yes - flu! A viral respiratory infection.

  • Valid: skin growths from HPV infection.

  • Yes, real disease: uncontrolled cell growth; many types.

  • Valid—mosquito-borne parasitic disease

  • Real disease; deadly virus from animal bites.

  • Valid: also called pertussis, very contagious.

  • Valid - chronic disease of high blood sugar; insulin.

  • Valid: mosquito-borne disease; linked to birth defects

  • Valid—old name for type 1 diabetes, autoimmune.

  • Real condition; open sore, often in the stomach.

  • Real sleep disorder; sudden daytime sleep attacks.

  • Real disease; a viral hemorrhagic fever.

  • Yes—recognized disease; excess body fat and risks.

  • Yep! Real kidney condition; harms filtration.

  • Yes—bone disease; low density, fracture risk.

  • Valid—contagious viral rash with fever

  • Common term for candidiasis; fungal infection.

  • Real viral disease; can cause paralysis; vaccines protect

  • Yes—cancer of the ovaries; treated by oncology.

  • Real lung infection; can be viral or bacterial

  • Real disease; cancer affecting the lungs.

  • A viral infection; causes cold sores.

  • Valid - brain disease causing memory loss; often Alzheimer's.

  • A real disease—bacterial lung infection (TB).

  • Real disease; IBD causing colon inflammation.

  • A real lung disease; inflamed bronchi, cough.

  • A viral infection that weakens the immune system.

  • Real disease; inflames joints, causing pain.

  • Yes - sleep disorder causing trouble sleeping.

  • A group of conditions affecting the heart.

  • Real disease; autoimmune attacks tissues.

  • Well-known disease: bacterial fever from water/food.

  • Valid illness; common otitis, often in kids.

  • Liver inflammation, often from viruses.

  • Valid: colloquial for parasitic worm infection.

  • Real disease: toxin causes painful muscle spasms; vaccine.

  • Real disease; cancer of blood-forming cells.

  • Real disease; infection harms skin and nerves.

  • Valid: a joint disease from uric acid crystals.

  • Yep! Real condition; hard mineral deposits in kidneys.

  • Real infection; UTI affects bladder or kidneys.

  • Valid—viral brain infection spread by mosquitoes.

  • Vertigo is a balance disorder causing a spinning sensation.

  • Valid: tissue death due to lost blood flow/infection.

  • Real disease; German measles with rash.

  • Real disease; vitamin D lack softens bones.

  • Real neurological disorder; causes seizures.

  • A medical condition involving tissue death.

  • Breast cancer

  • Real skin disease; itchy, inflamed patches.

  • Yep! Real condition; kidneys can’t filter wastes.

  • Valid: STD caused by Neisseria bacteria.

  • Aches alone are vague, but joint pain is a recognized condition.

  • Yep! Real disease; malignant tumors of the kidney.

  • Valid - mosquito-borne virus causing high fever.

  • Valid: gum inflammation often from plaque.

  • Accepted: common term for salmonella infection; food poisoning.

  • Real disease caused by bacteria; swollen buboes.

  • Real disease; airway narrowing causes wheeze.

  • Yes, infectious disease from Vibrio bacteria; severe diarrhea.

  • Valid—inflammation of brain/spinal membranes

  • Common short name for COVID-19; a viral respiratory illness.

  • Real disease; cancer of the lymph system.

  • Yep! Real pediatric vasculitis; may affect the heart.

  • Accepted: bacterial STD; treatable with antibiotics.

  • Real disease; tissue grows outside the uterus.

  • Short for smallpox or pox diseases; viral infections with skin pustules.

  • Yes—joint wear disease; causes pain and stiffness.

  • Real disease; bacterial, known as the Black Death

  • Accepted: real spinal curvature condition; affects posture.

  • Valid—colloquial for malaria, mosquito-borne.

  • Real eating disorder; bingeing and purging.

  • Yes - bacterial skin infection, often in kids.

  • Valid: common term for periodontal disease.

  • Valid—chronic pain condition; cause not fully known.

  • Yes—chickenpox; caused by varicella‑zoster virus.

  • Real disease; low red cells cause fatigue.

  • Valid - diarrheal disease causing loose, watery stools.

  • Yep! Real mental disorder; impulse to steal items.

  • Accepted: viral rash from chickenpox virus; painful blisters.

  • Real disease; autoimmune joints inflammation.

  • Kidney inflammation disease; can be autoimmune.

  • Old mental-health term; anxiety-related disorders.

  • Often used to mean COVID-19; technically a virus family.

  • Yes—group of illnesses of blood vessels and circulation.

  • Yes—vaginal inflammation, often due to infection.

  • Real disease; inflammation of the voice box.

  • Accepted: skin mite infestation; very itchy rash.

  • Real condition; hives causing itchy welts.

  • Fungal skin infection in groin area; very common.

  • Accepted: eradicated viral disease caused by variola.

  • Yes, varicella; contagious disease with itchy blisters.

  • Valid: stomach lining inflammation; can cause pain.

  • Accepted: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome; coronavirus.

  • Real cancer of the pancreas; very serious illness

  • Real disease; inflammation of the brain.

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