Down syndrome | Down's syndrome | Kalmuk idiocy | Mongolian idiocy | Mongolism | Trisomy 21

Down syndrome | Down's syndrome | trisomy 21 | Langdon Down syndrome | trisomy 21 syndrome | mongolism | mongoloid idiocy | mongolian idiocy | mongoloid imbecility | mongolian imbecility

infectious disease [ bacterial disease | cholera | communicable disease | contagious disease | leprosy | malaria | parasitic disease | sleeping sickness | trypanosomiasis | tuberculosis | viral disease | viral diseases | yellow fever ]

illness [ disease | human disease(GEMET) ]

blue disease | blue ear disease | blue-ear disease of pigs | mysterious pig disease | mysterious swine disease | mystery pig disease | new pig disease | porcine epidemical abortion | porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome | purple ears disease | MSD [Abbr.] | PRRS [Abbr.]

disease of the nervous system [ Alzheimer's disease | CJD | Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease | degenerative disease of the nervous system | multiple sclerosis | neurological disease | neuropathy | transmissible spongiform encephalopathy | TSE ]

axophthalmic goitre | basedowified goiter | Basedow's disease | exophthalmic goiter | exophthalmica | Flajani's disease | Graves disease | hyperthyreosis | hyperthyroidism | Parry's disease | thyroid cachexia | thyroiditis | thyrotoxia | thyrotoxicosis | toxic goiter

illness benefit [ sickness benefit | sick pay | sickness allowance | sickness indemnity | health benefit | sick benefit | sick pay allowance ]

trinucleotide repeat disorder | triplet repeat disorder | trinucleotide repeat disease | triplet repeat expansion disorder | trinucleotide-repeat expansion disease | disorder caused by expansion of triplet repeats

swineherd's disease

We know it is more common with things like Down's syndrome, which is a genetic condition.

In respect to autism, diagnoses are increasing at an alarming rate in that the prevalence of autism in Canadian society now outnumbers Down's syndrome, childhood leukemia and diabetes combined.

Honourable senators, some of the issues that this year's campaign is highlighting are the facts that having Down's syndrome does not make a person unhealthy; that Down's syndrome is a genetic condition and not an illness; that health professionals must be aware of the specific issues when treating a person with Down's syndrome and that health professionals should not discriminate against people with Down's syndrome by refusing to treat them, blaming health issues on Down's syndrome in general, or considering only specific known health issues that may affect people with Down's syndrome.

C. whereas congenital anomalies are one of the main causes of infant mortality and long-term disability, and children with Down syndrome can suffer from numerous congenital disturbances, the most frequent being heart disease;