RGD uses the Human Disease Ontology (DO, https://disease-ontology.org/) for disease curation across species. RGD automatically downloads each new release of the ontology on a monthly basis. Some additional terms which are required for RGD's curation purposes but are not currently covered in the official version of DO have been added. As corresponding terms are added to DO, these custom terms are retired and the DO terms substituted in existing annotations and subsequently used for curation.
An acquired metabolic disease that is characterized by the endogenous production of ethanol produced through endogenous fermentation by fungi or bacteria in the gastrointestinal system, oral cavity, or urinary system and typically presents with the signs of alcohol intoxication. (DO)