disease или medical condition is an abnormal condition of an organism that impairs bodily functions, associated with specific symptoms and signs.[1][2][3] It may be caused by external factors, such as infectious disease, или it may be caused by internal dysfunctions, such as autoimmune diseases. A cure is the end of a medical condition или a treatment that is very likely to end it, while remission refers to the disappearance, possibly temporarily, of symptoms. A flare-up или flare can refer either to the return of symptoms или an onset of еще severe symptoms.

In human beings, "disease" is often...

An infectious disease is a clinically evident disease resulting from the presence of pathogenic microbial agents, including pathogenic viruses, pathogenic bacteria, fungi, protozoa, multicellular parasites, and aberrant proteins known as prions. These pathogens are able to cause disease in Животные and/or plants. Infectious pathologies are usually qualified as contagious diseases (also called communicable diseases) due to their potential of transmission from one person или species to another.[1] Transmission of an infectious disease may occur through one или еще of diverse pathways including...