A Study and Analysis on Diagnosis of Melanoma Cancer With Deep Learning: A Case Study

1. Introduction

The disease is termed as the condition in which the cells and organs of a living organism get damaged and perform abnormally. There are several types of diseases that affect living organisms, and it can be recognized by the symptoms and variations in the functioning that occur in the body. Some diseases will affect a particular organ and some diseases will affect the working of the whole body. Some diseases will sustain for a limited period, and some will sustain for a long period [1].

Diseases are classified as pandemic and epidemic. The diseases that only expand across several regions swiftly are known as epidemic diseases. Some instances of epidemic diseases are rubeola, poliomyelitis, etc. When diseases expand all around the globe, it leads to a pandemic disease. Some instances of pandemic diseases are COVID-19, tuberculosis, etc. Several types of diseases exist and table 1 portrays the most familiar diseases and how they are categorized.

The diseases are categorized based on factors like their duration of existence, organs it affects, the way it transmits, whether the disease is curable or not, root cause of the disease, on the basis of characteristics of the disease. This categorization will guide medical experts and researchers to have conclusions about the problem and it enhances the prediction and treatment of any kind of issues related to our health.