This dimension names the agent that actually causes a medical condition, a pathogen, a genetic mutation or an environmental factor. Wikipedia notes that "a disease may be caused by external factors such as pathogens or by internal dysfunctions." Browsing this way collects every condition caused by the same agent.
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1. ICD-10 (Wikipedia)
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ICD-10 is the 10th revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), a medical classification list by the World Health Organization (WHO).
The Greatest Benefit to Mankind: A Medical History of Humanity
Roy Porter, W. W. Norton and Company, 1997Contains: HIV/AIDS
A History of Medicine
Lois N. Magner, CRC PressContains: Chronic Kidney Disease
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