Digestive system
Alcoholic liver disease
Non-infectious · Chronic
Liver damage caused by drinking too much alcohol over time, progressing from fatty liver to hepatitis and cirrhosis.
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Digestive system conditions
The digestive tract and organs that break down food and absorb nutrients.
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Alcohol use disorder
Non-infectious · Chronic
A medical condition in which a person has difficulty controlling their drinking despite harm to their health, relationships or responsibilities.
Respiratory system
Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency
Non-infectious · Chronic
An inherited condition in which low levels of a protective protein lead to lung damage (emphysema) and sometimes liver disease.
Digestive system
Amoebiasis
Infectious · Acute
An intestinal infection with the parasite Entamoeba histolytica, causing diarrhoea, dysentery and sometimes liver abscess.
Digestive system
Anal cancer
Non-infectious · Chronic
A rare cancer that starts in the tissues of the anus, most often linked to human papillomavirus (HPV) infection.
Digestive system
Anal fissure
Non-infectious · Acute or chronic
A small tear in the lining of the anus that causes sharp pain and bleeding when passing stools.
Digestive system
Anal fistula
Non-infectious · Chronic
A small tunnel between the inside of the anus and the skin near it, usually after an anal abscess.
Digestive system
Anal warts
Infectious · Chronic
Small growths in and around the anus caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV), usually spread through sexual contact.
Digestive system
Anisakiasis
Infectious · Acute
A parasitic infection caused by eating raw or undercooked fish or squid containing Anisakis worm larvae.
Digestive system
Appendicitis
Non-infectious · Acute
Inflammation of the appendix, a small pouch attached to the large bowel, which usually causes worsening pain in the lower right abdomen.
Digestive system
Ascariasis
Infectious · Acute
An infection with the large roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides, caught by swallowing eggs from soil contaminated with human faeces.
Digestive system
Autoimmune hepatitis
Non-infectious · Chronic
A long-term liver disease in which the immune system attacks liver cells, causing inflammation that can lead to cirrhosis if untreated.
Digestive system
Avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID)
Non-infectious · Chronic
An eating disorder in which a person avoids or restricts food because of sensory sensitivity, fear of choking or vomiting, or low interest in eating, not because of body image.