Learn Common Diseases: 118 Flashcards on Infectious, Autoimmune and Neuropsychiatric Conditions
Learn 118 common diseases with flashcards: infectious (TB, malaria, hepatitis), autoimmune (lupus, MS, Graves') and neuropsychiatric (stroke, depression).
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Pathology exams, nursing boards and intro-to-medicine courses all draw from the same pool of a hundred or so diseases: what causes them, how they spread and what they look like. The Common Diseases: Infectious, Autoimmune & Neuropsychiatric deck on Flip It (deck code YM0446, 118 cards) packs that pool into three blocks — pathogens, immune system gone wrong, and disorders of the brain and mind — each card pairing a disease with a one-sentence definition you can actually recite.
Study this deck: Common Diseases: Infectious, Autoimmune & Neuropsychiatric
1 / 10Infectious disease
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Cards straight from the deck
| Front | Back |
|---|---|
| Main types of pathogens | Bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa, prions, and multicellular parasites |
| Tuberculosis (TB) | Bacterial infection caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, primarily affecting the lungs, spread through airborne droplets |
| Leading infectious disease causes of death worldwide | Lower respiratory tract infections, diarrhea, AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria |
| Shingles (herpes zoster) | Painful rash caused by reactivation of dormant varicella-zoster virus in nerve cells |
| Type 1 diabetes mellitus | Autoimmune disease where the immune system destroys insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas |
| Graves' disease | Autoimmune disorder causing hyperthyroidism through overproduction of thyroid hormones |
| Second leading cause of death worldwide | Stroke, following ischemic heart disease |
| Where does major depression rank among causes of disease worldwide? | Third among the top 10; predicted to become the leading cause by 2030 |
| Transient ischemic attack (TIA) | A mini-stroke from temporary blockage of blood flow to the brain; symptoms resolve within 24 hours |
What the 118 cards cover
- Infectious diseases (about 60 cards): influenza, common cold, HIV/AIDS, pneumonia, sepsis, COVID-19, chickenpox, measles, mumps, rubella, pertussis, tetanus, diphtheria, polio, hepatitis A/B/C, strep throat, mononucleosis, UTI, gastroenteritis, Lyme disease, Ebola, rabies, West Nile, Zika, dengue, cholera, typhoid, leprosy, ringworm, athlete's foot, candidiasis, MRSA, STIs, foodborne and vector-borne disease, incubation vs latency period.
- Autoimmune disorders: rheumatoid arthritis, lupus (SLE), Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, celiac disease, multiple sclerosis, psoriasis, scleroderma, Sjögren's syndrome, Guillain-Barré syndrome, myasthenia gravis.
- Neuropsychiatric conditions: major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, PTSD, OCD, panic disorder, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, epilepsy, migraine, vascular dementia, Huntington's, ALS, ADHD, autism spectrum disorder, Tourette syndrome, meningitis, encephalitis, cerebral palsy, glioblastoma, neuropathy, Bell's palsy, trigeminal neuralgia, narcolepsy, sleep apnea, anorexia, bulimia, borderline personality disorder, substance and alcohol use disorder, delirium, concussion, TBI, hydrocephalus, brain aneurysm, CTE, dystonia, essential tremor, spina bifida, Down syndrome, seasonal affective disorder, dissociative identity disorder, comorbidity.
Two ways to study this deck that work
1. Re-sort the infectious block by pathogen and by vaccine. The deck's definitions always name the agent, so tag each card mentally as viral, bacterial, fungal or vector-borne. Then notice a recurring phrase: preventable by vaccination appears on measles, mumps, rubella, whooping cough, tetanus, diphtheria, polio, hepatitis A and hepatitis B — while the hepatitis C card explicitly says no vaccine exists. That contrast is a classic exam trap.
2. Learn autoimmune diseases by target tissue. Every autoimmune card names what the immune system attacks: thyroid (Graves' = hyper, Hashimoto's = hypo), pancreatic beta cells (type 1 diabetes), myelin (MS), peripheral nerves (Guillain-Barré), the neuromuscular junction (myasthenia gravis), the small intestine (celiac), joints (RA), moisture glands (Sjögren's). Recall the target and the disease name follows.
Finally, memorize the three ranking cards separately — stroke as the second leading cause of death, depression third among global disease burden, and the five leading infectious killers — because they are pure facts with no logic to reconstruct them from.
Keep going in the medicine category
Once the disease names are solid, pair this deck with the Pharmacology Fundamentals guide to attach treatments to conditions, or the Head, Neck and Spine Anatomy study guide for the structures behind Bell's palsy and trigeminal neuralgia.
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