Diseases can attack the body, being in the best health you can be in will only help you fight it the fit way. Do not sucumb to a bad diagnosis, you can overcome anything you set your mind to. Disease From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia With word origins meaning "dis-ease" or "lack of ease" in a certain area of the body [1] a disease or medical condition is an abnormal condition of an organism that impairs bodily functions, associated with specific symptoms and signs.[2][3][4] It may be caused by external factors, such as infectious disease, or it may be caused by internal dysfunctions, such as autoimmune diseases or in Holistic medicine and Alternative medicine by energetic imbalances in physical, emotional, spiritual, social and/or environmental needs[citation needed] . In human beings, "disease" is often used more broadly to refer to any condition that causes pain, 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 variations of structure and function, while in other contexts and for other purposes these may be considered distinguishable categories. Death due to disease is called death by natural causes.