README.md

metadata

license: cc-by-4.0
language:
  - en
pretty_name: Disease Symptoms & Treatment Dataset
tags:
  - healthcare
  - disease
  - symptoms
  - diagnosis
  - treatment
  - medical-dataset
  - tabular
task_categories:
  - text-retrieval
  - document-question-answering
  - table-question-answering
size_categories:
  - 1K<n<10K
num_instances: 687

Disease Symptoms & Treatment Dataset

This dataset contains structured information about 687 diseases and their associated details.
It is intended for research, educational, and prototyping purposes in healthcare-related ML/NLP tasks.

Contents

Each row corresponds to one disease, with 17 columns:

• disease — Name of the disease
• main_link — Reference link
• Diagnosis_treatment_link — Link to diagnosis/treatment page
• Doctors_departments_link — Relevant medical departments/doctors
• Overview — General description of the disease
• Symptoms — Common symptoms
• When to see a doctor — Guidance for urgent care
• Causes — Main causes of the disease
• Risk factors
• Complications
• Prevention
• Diagnosis
• Treatment
• Coping and support
• Preparing for your appointment
• Lifestyle and home remedies
• updated — Timestamp or last update

Potential Uses

• Symptom → Disease matching (text classification)
• Healthcare chatbots or assistants
• Information retrieval / Q&A systems
• Educational tools for medical students

⚠️ Disclaimer: This dataset is for research and educational purposes only.
It is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.

Citation

If you use this dataset in your work, please cite it as: https://www.mayoclinic.org/