Mysql обединяващ брой няколко колони

Можете да използвате union all за да отмените своя набор от данни и след това агрегиране:

select disease, count(*) total
from (
    select disease from mytable
    union all select additional_disease1 from mytable
    union all select additional_disease2 from mytable
    union all select additional_disease3 from mytable
    union all select additional_disease4 from mytable
) t
group by disease
order by total desc, disease