The following is a list of deprecated terms for diseases.
+ Obsolete term Preferred term Reference Notes 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Provisional name for COVID-19. Apoplexy Stroke Also a general term for internal bleeding in a specific organ. Ague Malaria Bends Decompression sickness Referred to the associated musculoskeletal issues of decompression illness. Bilious remitting fever Dengue fever Used in reference to a 1780 outbreak in Philadelphia. Break-bone fever Dengue fever Used in reference to a 1780 outbreak in Philadelphia. Break-heart fever Dengue fever Chokes Decompression sickness Referred to the associated breathing issues of decompression illness. Consumption Tuberculosis So-called due to the wasting that occurs in the late stages of infection. Dandy fever Dengue fever A reference to the mincing walk adopted by those affected. Dropsy Edema Dum-dum fever Leishmaniasis The term is derived from the city of Dum Dum, the site of an outbreak. English disease Rickets So named due to its prevalence in English slums. Four Corners disease Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome Named for the area where it was initially identified. "Muerto Canyon disease" is likewise deprecated. French disease Syphilis Used as an ethnic slur against the French. Front-street fever Dengue fever Used in reference to a 1780 outbreak in Philadelphia.GargoylismHurler Syndrome (MPS Type 1)In 1936, Ellis et al. coined the term "gargoylism" to name the syndrome. Gay-related immune deficiency Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome Clue Found on Homosexuals' Precancer Syndrome . The New York Times, June 18, 1982 Used in 1982 when it is suggested to be transmitted sexually among gay men. Gleet Gonorrhea Usually refers to gonorrhea that is in semi-remission. Great pox Syphilis Used as a term of comparison to smallpox. Grippe Influenza From the French. King's evil Tuberculous cervical lymphadenitis From the belief that the disease could be cured by a royal touch. Lockjaw Trismus The term is sometimes used as a synonym for tetanus, which usually first manifests as trismus. Monkeypox Mpox Muerto Canyon disease Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome Named for the area where it was initially identified. "Four Corners disease" is likewise deprecated. Norwalk virus Norovirus Named after the town of Norwalk, Ohio, where the disease was first distinctly identified. Phthisis Tuberculosis From the Greek word for consumption. Quinsy Peritonsillar abscess From the French term esquinancie. Saint Vitus Dance Sydenham's chorea Named for Saint Vitus the Martyr Spanish fever Influenza Used in reference to the 1918 flu pandemic. Squinsy Peritonsillar abscess From the French term esquinancie. Staggers Decompression sickness Referred to the associated neurological issues of decompression illness. Undulant fever Brucellosis The name is a reference to the rising and falling of the patient's temperature. White Plague Tuberculosis The name refers to the pallor of patients with "consumption" (severe tuberculosis). Woolsorter's disease Anthrax Refers to people who tended to contract the disease (from the sheep)
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