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Gender identity disorder (GID) or gender dysphoria is the formal diagnosis used by psychologists and physicians to describe people who experience significant dysphoria (discontent) with the sex they were assigned […]

Anthrax is an acute disease caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis. Most forms of the disease are lethal and it affects both humans and animals.

Hypomania (literally below mania) is a mood state characterized by persistent disinhibition and pervasive elevated (euphoric) or irritable mood as well as thoughts and behaviors that are consistent with such […]

Botulism (Latin botulinus) (pronounced /ˈbɒtʃʉlɪzəm/) is a rare and potentially fatal paralytic illness caused by a toxin produced by the bacteria Clostridium botulinum. The disease begins with weakness trouble seeing […]

Dengue fever (UK /ˈdɛŋɡeɪ/ or US /ˈdɛŋɡiː/) also known as breakbone fever is a mosquito-borne tropical disease caused by the dengue virus. Symptoms include fever headache muscle and joint pains […]

Dissociative identity disorder (DID) previously known as multiple personality disorder (MPD) is a mental disorder on the dissociative spectrum characterized by at least two distinct and relatively enduring identities or […]

A trisomy is a type of polysomy in which there are three instances of a particular chromosome instead of the normal two. A trisomy is a type of aneuploidy (an […]

XYY syndrome is a genetic condition in which a human male has an extra male (Y) chromosome giving a total of 47 chromosomes instead of the more usual 46. This […]

Dementia is a broad category of brain diseases that includes any disease that causes loss of cognitive ability (the ability to think and reason clearly) that is severe enough to […]

Hepatitis (plural: hepatitides) is a medical condition defined by the inflammation of the liver and characterized by the presence of inflammatory cells in the tissue of the organ. The name […]