Disease naming must be an art more than a science. Although treating them is hopefully more science than art. Some have almost magical or musical sounding names compared to the arcane ones like AIDS or FLU.
So here is a tribute to the catchy ones -
Rickets - although eerily similar to a popular game this ailment requires enough solar exposure among other things to rid.
Scurvy - sounds sexy but its not - requires abundant use of citrus to address root cause (literally).
Gonorrhea - also referred to as Clap - this one is nothing to cheer about. Requires abstinence of certain activity to start. Start the recovery I mean.
Angina - has a tendency to rhyme with a female body part but is immensely painful to someone experiencing this. Typically requies a 911 call.
Gout - It can be a rout if not treated.
Nowadays thanks to advances in medicine and vaccinations some of the more commonly occuring ones like Cholera, Typhoid, Tetanus and Malaria do not rear their ugly heads (at least in the developed world). However obesity and stupidity are rampant.
The latter has no cure. This according to the CDC - centers for dumbness control.
Our first foray into Central America. That elongated isthmus that forms the geographic boundary between two vast continents of North and South America. Specifically landing for NYE 2026 in San Jose, Costa Rica. Capital city for this region that does not have its own army, instead relying on its big bro the Estados Unidos to the north is a metropolis of approx. 500K people. Largely wilderness and with both a Pacific and Carribean/Atlantic coast the country is rich in bio diversity. In Spanish it means the rich coast so named by Columbus landing in early 16th century and being mesmerized by the local tribes sporting gold jewelry. Our stay included visiting the foothills of a large strato volcano called Arenal and enjoying the naturally heated thermal baths for a while. Lunching amidst lush forest and watching indigenous species of avian noise makers fly overhead. Toucans, some sort of pea hens, multiple song bird species completed the spectacle. Iguanas and a lonel...
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