What is the difference between a syndrome and a disease???!


Question: What is the difference between a syndrome and a disease!?!?!?
An example is Von Gierke "disease" versus McArdle "syndrome"!.
They are both due to an enzyme deficiency and are both in the pathway!. Are the words the same like "popsickle" and "icepop"!.Www@Answer-Health@Com


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From what I've read, it seems like a disease is a condition (genetic or infectious or whatever) that harms you!. A syndrome is just a set of symptoms or traits!. The 'syndrome' name might stick around even after an underlying, disease-like cause is to blame!.Www@Answer-Health@Com





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