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.

  • Valid—viral brain infection spread by mosquitoes.

  • Real infection; UTI affects bladder or kidneys.

  • 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 is a recognized malignant disease.

  • 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: gum inflammation often from plaque.

  • Valid - mosquito-borne virus causing high fever.

  • 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.

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

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

  • Real disease; bacterial, known as the Black Death

  • Accepted: real spinal curvature condition; affects posture.

  • Valid—colloquial for malaria, mosquito-borne.

  • Yes - bacterial skin infection, often in kids.

  • Real eating disorder; bingeing and purging.

  • Valid: common term for periodontal disease.

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

  • Real disease; low red cells cause fatigue.

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

  • 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.

  • Yes—vaginal inflammation, often due to infection.

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

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

  • Accepted: skin mite infestation; very itchy rash.

  • Real disease; inflammation of the voice box.

  • Real condition; hives causing itchy welts.

  • Accepted: eradicated viral disease caused by variola.

  • Yes, varicella; contagious disease with itchy blisters.

  • Fungal skin infection in groin area; very common.

  • 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.

The words in the list Disease are words players of the word game City, Country, River wrote in played games, sorted by how often they were used.