Definition

An insidious disease is any disease that comes on slowly, without obvious symptoms at first, so that the person is not aware of it developing.


Review Date:7/29/2005
Reviewed By: Paul B. Tabereaux, M.D., M.P.H., Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Alabama School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.