About Incurable diseases

How to Prevent Incurable Diseases?

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  Healthy and hygienic behavior and habits can help in preventing exposure to diseases of infectious nature and environmental toxins.
  
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  A physically active lifestyle and a balanced diet will reduce exposure to contaminants predisposing factors and prevent chronic debilitating disorders like diabetes and hypertension.
  
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  Pre-natal screening can help in early identification of genetic defects and allow in counseling and family planning.
  

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  Early screening can help in identification of pre-invasive neoplastic conditions, early cancers and treatment to prevent further progression to cancer. Early identification of infectious incurable diseases can help in preventing the spread of the disease spread to the community by isolating the patient.
  
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  Vaccination can help in preventing diseases like hepatitis B, poliomyelitis, and rabies that are incurable.
  
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  Research taken up on these diseases can help to provide information to the medical community on the warning signals and important biomarkers that should be looked for in a patient.
  

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  Allergic diseases – Allergies, or allergic diseases, are conditions in which histamines are released. Types of allergy include food allergies (not to be confused with Food Intolerances or Food Poisoning), atopic dermatitis, allergic , anaphylaxis, and allergic rhinitis (also known as hay fever, which is the most common), for example. No cure exists for allergies, but several treatments exist such as antihistamines, corticosteroids, avoiding the allergen, and allergen immunotherapy (also known as desensitization.)
  
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  Asthma – Asthma is a disease that makes the bronchial tubes more susceptible to inflammation and irritation. There is no way to cure it, but there are ways to treat it so the person is not as likely to have an asthmatic episode.
  
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  Addiction - Some, such as proponents of twelve step programs consider addiction to be an incurable and progressive brain disorder characterized by compulsive engagement in rewarding stimuli despite adverse consequences and requiring life-long reatment. They all require lifelong treatment. This is not universally accepted, and most people suffering from addiction recover without treatment 
  
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  Adrenocortical carcinoma – A form of cancer that originates in the cortex of the adrenal gland and has no definitive cure.
  
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  Alzheimer's disease
  
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  Ankylosing Spondylitis - Also known as Ankylosing spondyloarthritis, Bechterew syndrome, Marie-Strumpell spondylitis, there is no cure; only treatment.
  
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  Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) – Also known as motor neurone disease or Lou Gehrig's Disease, there is no cure for the disease. Although there exists some treatments to improve the quality of and extend life, it is fatal within 3–5 years after onset.
  
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  Arthritis – Arthritis is a condition where one feels joint pain. There is no known cure, but there are treatments that help.
  
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  Ataxia – is a neurological sign consisting of lack of voluntary coordination of muscle movements that includes gait abnormality. Ataxia is a non-specific clinical manifestation implying dysfunction of the parts of the nervous system that coordinate movement, such as the cerebellum.