This is a first take on a general classification of diseases. Okay, here are the suggested disease classifications: Main group effect_classification Standard Sub group severity Name ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Infections disease.infection Skin, hair, and nails disease.infection.external Brain and Nervous System disease.infection.neural Meningitis * Respiratory disease.infection.respiratory Common cold ! disease.infection.respiratory.cold 20000 Heart & Circulatory disease.infection.circulatory Digestive disease.infection.digestive Muscle and bone disease.infection.muscular General infections disease.infection.general Flu ! disease.infection.general.flu 20000 Parasitical disease.parasite External disease.parasite.external Fleas ! disease.parasite.external.flea 10000 Rock mites ! disease.parasite.external.rock-mite 10000 Internal disease.parasite.internal Malaria * Bilharziosis * (This is where the really nice/ugly ones, are:) Injuries disease.injury Broken fingers disease.injury.broken.fingers ! changed classification, so check cures * not coded There are lots of diseases to be coded and put in this system. :)