Multiple morbidities or Multimorbidities is a term which means co-occurring disease

Disease

A disease is an abnormal condition affecting the body of an organism. It is often construed to be a medical condition associated with specific symptoms and signs. It may be caused by external factors, such as infectious disease, or it may be caused by internal dysfunctions, such as autoimmune...

s. For example, a person could have diabetes and heart disease and high blood pressure. In the Medicare population, 65% of patients have two or more chronic illnesses. Some of the difficulties experienced by patients include: poor coordination of medical care, managing multiple medications, and aggravation of one condition by symptoms or treatment of another.

These are common in elderly people, malnourished tribes, and slum dwellers.

See also

• Diseases of poverty
  Diseases of poverty
  Diseases of poverty is a term sometimes used to collectively describe diseases and health conditions that are more prevalent among the poor than among wealthier people. In many cases poverty is considered the leading risk factor or determinant for such diseases, and in some cases the diseases...
  
  
• Chronic (medicine)
  Chronic (medicine)
  A chronic disease is a disease or other human health condition that is persistent or long-lasting in nature. The term chronic is usually applied when the course of the disease lasts for more than three months. Common chronic diseases include asthma, cancer, diabetes and HIV/AIDS.In medicine, the...
  
  
• Center for Managing Chronic Disease
  Center for Managing Chronic Disease
  The Center for Managing Chronic Disease conducts research and demonstration that aim to build the capacity of individuals, families, communities, and health care systems to effectively prevent and manage chronic disease...
  
  

External links

• Managing Multiple Chronic Conditions, Center for Managing Chronic Disease, University of Michigan