How Did Diseases Get Their Names? #Infographic

Published by Web Desk Friday, October 7, 2016

There are so many diseases around the world and while many of them may have Latin names or may be named after the person who discovered the disease, they can be named after many other things and for many different reasons. For example, it is commonly known that Parkinson’s Disease was named after James Parkinson who first worked on this illness, despite the fact that he originally labelled the disease as ‘paralysis agitans’.

Our latest infographic tells you all about a range of different diseases and how they got their names. Some are named after the location in which they are prevalent, such as the Ebola Virus first breaking out around the Ebola River, while others are named after language, such as Malaria which came from the Italian ‘mala aria’ meaning ‘bad air’. Take a look at the infographic below to find out more about where these diseases got their names from.

Infographic by: blog.anthonynolan.org

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