Mental health
Binge eating disorder
Non-infectious · Chronic
An eating disorder involving regular episodes of eating large amounts of food while feeling out of control, followed by distress.
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Bipolar disorder
Non-infectious · Chronic
A long-term mental health condition causing episodes of depression and episodes of mania or hypomania.
Urinary system
Bladder cancer
Non-infectious · Chronic
Cancer that starts in the lining of the bladder, most often causing painless blood in the urine, and strongly linked to smoking.
Respiratory system
Blastomycosis
Infectious · Acute or chronic
A fungal infection caught by breathing in spores from soil, usually affecting the lungs and sometimes spreading to the skin and bones.
Eyes and vision
Blepharitis
Non-infectious · Chronic
Long-term inflammation of the eyelid margins, causing red, itchy, crusty eyelids and gritty eyes.
Mental health
Body dysmorphic disorder
Non-infectious · Chronic
A mental health condition in which a person spends a lot of time worrying about perceived flaws in their appearance that others cannot see or consider minor.
Skin (integumentary system)
Respiratory system
Bornholm disease (epidemic pleurodynia)
Infectious · Acute
A viral illness causing sudden sharp chest or upper tummy pain.
Nervous system
Musculoskeletal system
Bursitis
Non-infectious · Acute or chronic
Inflammation of a fluid-filled sac that cushions a joint.