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A disease is an abnormal condition of an organism that impairs bodily
functions. In human beings, "disease" is often used more broadly to refer
to any condition that causes discomfort, dysfunction, distress, social
problems, and/or death to the person afflicted, or similar problems for
those in contact with the person. In this broader sense, it sometimes
includes injuries, disabilities, disorders, syndromes, infections, isolated
symptoms, deviant behaviors, and atypical variation of structure and
function, while in other contexts and for other purposes these may be
considered distinguishable categories.
While many diseases are biological processes with observable alterations
of organ function or structure, others primarily involve alterations of
behavior.
Classifying a condition as a disease is a social act of valuation, and may
change the social status of the person with the condition (the patient).
Some conditions (known as culture-
