Better to consider him a disease, infectious and sometimes deadly.
In the early 20th century, hypertension was not considered a disease, but a normal part of aging.
For example, Type 2 diabetes was once considered an adult disease.
Pinworms are usually considered a nuisance rather than a serious disease.
It's at this point that Romanticism might be considered a disease.
Type 2 diabetes is no longer considered a benign disease.
It has always been considered an adult disease, brought on, in part, by years of eating too much.
At the time, diabetes was considered an obscure disease, with no cure and little hope.
While cancer is generally considered a disease of old age, children can also develop cancer.
Leprosy once was considered a major disease on the island.