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How Are Diseases Named?

The naming of diseases often follows specific guidelines established by organizations such as the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Classification of Diseases (ICD). These names can be based on:
Symptoms: Some diseases are named based on their symptoms, such as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
Location: Others are named after the location where they were first identified, like Ebola, named after the Ebola River in Africa.
Pathogen: Diseases can also be named after the pathogen that causes them, such as HIV/AIDS.
Discoverer: Sometimes, diseases are named after the person who discovered them, like Hodgkin's lymphoma.

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