The opposite of progressive disease is stable disease or static disease: a medical condition that exists, but does not get better or worse. Refractory disease
A refractory disease is a disease that resists treatment, especially an individual case that resists treatment more than is normal for the specific disease in question. Subclinical disease
Also called silent disease, silent stage, or asymptomatic disease. This is a stage in some diseases before the symptoms are first noted. Terminal phase
If a person will die soon from a disease, regardless of whether that disease typically causes death, then the stage between the earlier disease process and active dying is the terminal phase. Recovery
Recovery can refer to the repairing of physical processes (tissues, organs etc.) and the resumption of healthy functioning after damage causing processes have been cured. Extent
Localized disease
A localized disease is one that affects only one part of the body, such as athletes foot or an eye infection. Disseminated disease
A disseminated disease has spread to other parts; with cancer, this is usually called metastatic disease. Systemic disease
A systemic disease is a disease that affects the entire body, such as influenza or high blood pressure. Classification
Diseases may be classified by cause, pathogenesis (mechanism by which the disease is caused), or by symptom(s). Alternatively, diseases may be classified according to the organ system involved, though this is often complicated since many diseases affect more than one organ. A chief difficulty in nosology is that diseases often cannot be defined and classified clearly, especially when cause or pathogenesis are unknown.
Nathalie syndrome is a rare genetic developmental defect during embryogenesis disorder and is thought to be hereditary.In 1975 a physician described four siblings in a Dutch family with symptoms of the condition; the condition was named after the oldest sibling.According to Orphanet, the condition occurs in 1 in 1 million people.Children with this condition appear younger than their age. Nathalie syndrome can cause disability and death around early or mid adulthood. Sudden death, cardiomyopathy, and heart failure have been reported in some cases. == References ==