I've never really thought about it before now, but is the name of a disease considered a proper noun, and thus, should the first letters be capitalized?
For example: Would it be "celiac disease" or "Celiac Disease"? I've seen it capitalized in some places and not in others.
Answer
No, disease names are not proper nouns, although diseases named after people keep the capitalization of the person's name (Münchausen syndrome). The scientific (Latin) names of disease-causing organisms follow the standard rule of Genus species.
If you've seen "Celiac Disease", it's just because of an unfortunate tendency some People have to capitalize Random Nouns as if English were half German.
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