| 100% | MIASMA | 6 | Old disease theory; caused by foul-smelling mist |
| 48% | SCURVY | 6 | Old disease caused by lack of vitamin C |
| 38% | SWINEFLU | 8 | Disease outbreak caused by pigs |
| 36% | TYPHUS | 6 | Disease caused by rickettsia |
| 36% | COBWEB | 6 | Caused by spiders in an old or abandoned space |
| 36% | SWELLING | 8 | Painful, red growth, often caused by disease |
| 36% | MALARIA | 7 | Disease caused by plasmodium parasites |
| 36% | DIABETES | 8 | Disease caused by insulin imbalance |
| 35% | ZIKAVIRUS | 9 | Disease caused by a mosquito bite |
| 35% | BERIBERI | 8 | Disease caused by a thiamine deficiency |
| 35% | AIDS | 4 | Disease caused by the HIV virus |
| 35% | BERIBERI | 8 | Disease caused by vitamin B1 deficiency |
| 35% | DIABETES | 8 | Disease caused by lack of insulin |
| 34% | BERIBERI | 8 | Disease caused by marked deficiency of thiamine |
| 34% | INFECTION | 9 | Disease caused by a virus or bacteria |
| 34% | LESION | 6 | Damage to an organ caused by a wound or disease |
| 34% | SCURVY | 6 | Disease caused by a lack of vitamin C |
| 32% | PLAGUE | 6 | A disease caused by Yersinia pestis |
| 32% | INFECTION | 9 | Contamination; disease caused by germs |
| 31% | SILICOSIS | 9 | Lung disease caused by particles from mining, say |
| 31% | BLIGHT | 6 | A plant disease caused by fungi |
| 31% | FUNGAL | 6 | __ infection; disease caused by spores |
| 30% | SILICOSIS | 9 | Chronic lung disease caused by inhaling dust |
| 30% | RICKETS | 7 | Disease of children caused by a deficiency of vitamin D |
| 29% | STYE | 4 | Bothersome complaint usually caused by Staphylococcus aureus whose name comes from the old English stigend, meaning "riser" |
| 29% | PUTRID | 6 | Foul smelling |
| 29% | REEKY | 5 | Foul smelling |
| 29% | POLIO | 5 | Old disease |
| 29% | ODOR | 4 | Foul smell |
| 29% | REEK | 4 | Foul smell |