DISEASE CLASSIFICATION

The updated 11th revision to the WHO international disease classification (known as ICD-11, includes: 1 Changes to sexual health classifications sexual dysfunction and gender incongruence was previously categorised under mental health conditions. They have now been moved to the sexual health section. 2 Traditional medicine is included for the first time in a new chapter. Although millions of people use traditional medicine worldwide, it has never been classified in the system. 3 New disorders listed include prion disorders (a family of rare progressive neurodegenerative disorders affecting both humans and animals), minimally conscious state and many paraneoplastic syndromes of the nervous system.