LIST OF DISEASES AND AFFECTED BODY PARTS

 

Dear aspirants,

To help you get detailed and accurate account of the major diseases and the related organs which are affected due to them. We have collected a bunch of important diseases for you along with  the affected body parts. The article will help you empower your knowledge in this context and is useful even in General Science section of the major competitive exams such as SSC, RRB, UPSC, State Exams.

Disease : Diseases are common aspects in our life journey where we had to deal with them and face one or the other time.

Diseases modifies and deters the vital functions of the body by affecting the normal cellular machinery. Almost all the organs of our body are significantly affected due to diseases and in some cases the entire immune system is hijacked.

Types of Disease

The diseases are classified into various types depending upon the nature of external agent i.e. pathogen; lack of balanced and nutritious diet or the mode of transmission. These may be viral, bacterial, protozoan, fungal, etc.

➨The table shows the list of all diseases and the organs affected due to them :

DISEASES	AFFECTED BODY PARTS
AIDS	Immune system of body
Alzheimer's disease	CNS (Brain)
Arthritis	Joints
Asthma	Bronchial muscles
Brochitis	Lungs
Cataract	Eyes
Carditis	Heart
Cholera	Alimentary canal mainly small intestine
Colitis	Colon
Conjunctivitis	Eyes
Dermatitis	Skin
Dementia	Brain
Diabetes	Pancreas
Diphtheria	Throat
Eczema	Skin
Gastritis	Stomach
Gingivitis	Gum
Glaucoma	Eyes
Goitre	Thyroid gland
Glossitis	Tongue
Gonorrhoea	Reproductive organs
Gout	Joints of Bone
Grave’s Disease	Thyroid
Haemophilia	Blood
Hepatitis	Liver
Influenza/Flu	Respirstory passages
Jaundice	Liver
Leprosy	Skin and peripheral nerves
Leukemia	Blood
Malaria	Spleen
Meningitis	Brain and Spinal Cord
Multiple Sclerosis	Brain
Osteomylitis	Bones
Otitis	Ear
Paralysis	Nerves and Limbs
Peritonitis	Abdomen
Pneumonia	Lungs
Polio	Pharynx, intestines, rarely motor neuron
Psoriasis	Skin
Pyorrhea	Teeth and Gums
Rheumatism	Joints
Rhinitis	Nose
Rickets	Bones
Scurvy	Gums
Sinusitis	Inflammation of
Synoscope	Brain
Tetanus	Skeletal muscles
Tonsillitis	Tonsil
Trachoma	Eyes
Tuberculosis	Lungs
Typhoid	Intestine
Ulveitis	Eye
Vitiligo	Skin
Whooping Cough	Upper respirstory tract inducing violent coughing