Human
infectious diseases may be characterized by their
case fatality rate (CFR), the proportion of people diagnosed with a disease who die from it (''
cf.''
mortality rate). It should not be confused with the
infection fatality rate
In epidemiology, case fatality rate (CFR) – or sometimes more accurately case-fatality risk – is the proportion of people diagnosed with a certain disease, who end up dying of it. Unlike a disease's mortality rate, the CFR does not take int ...
(IFR), the estimated proportion of people infected by a disease-causing agent, including asymptomatic and undiagnosed infections, who die from the disease. IFR cannot be higher than the CFR and is often much lower, but is also much harder to calculate. This Data is based on optimally treated patients and exclude isolated cases or minor outbreaks, unless otherwise indicated.
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Lists of diseases
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A medical condition is a broad term that includes all diseases and disorders.
A disease is an abnormal condition affecting the body of an organism.
A disorder is a functional abnormality or disturbance.
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List of infectious diseases
This is a list of infectious diseases arranged by name, along with the infectious agents that cause them and the vaccines that can prevent or cure them when they exist.
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* List of oncogenic bacteria
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List of causes of death by rate
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List of notifiable diseases – diseases that should be reported to public health officials.
References
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