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5️⃣ Diabetes. Diabetes is responsible for approximately 2 million deaths annually due to excess sugar in the blood, including cardiovascular disease, depression, kidney, ear, and nerve damage, among others. Insulin injections and oral medications are the only way to treat the symptoms of this disease.
6️⃣ Asthma. Another common disease due to the contraction of the respiratory tract. The reasons for asthma attacks are multiple: allergens, intense emotions, stress, physical activity, etc. Without a cure, the number of attacks reduced if the triggers are known. In addition, an inhaler relieves the symptoms.
7️⃣ AIDS. A deadly disease caused by HIV, transmitted through sexual contact. The virus can take years to cause AIDS, but when it does, it destroys the immune system’s cells until those affected cannot fight off other bacterial infections. Although there is no total cure, there are antiviral drugs that slow down the development of AIDS.
8️⃣ Migraine. About 10% of the world’s population suffers migraine attacks, extreme headaches that impede the daily activities of the affected person. For the moment, painkillers do not completely relieve the headache.
9️⃣ Chickenpox. Very common and contagious, especially in children. Fortunately, the body has immunity after suffering. Chickenpox is caused by a virus that infects skin cells with itchy rashes and fluid-filled blisters. Antihistamines reduce itching, but there is no other medical solution.
🔟 Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a progressive neurological disorder. It is a degenerative disease that alters brain and spinal cord nerve cells. It results in muscle weakness, paralysis, and, ultimately, death.
1️⃣1️⃣ Huntington’s disease (HD). An inherited disorder that degenerates nerve cells in the brain, with involuntary movements and severe cognitive and mental disorders.
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Some rarer diseases include:
Hutchinson-Gilford syndrome. Also known as progeria, it is a genetic disorder that causes premature aging in children. Proteus syndrome. It causes abnormal tissue and bone growth, resulting in a disfigured appearance. Moebius syndrome. A congenital disorder that impacts the facial nerves, causing facial paralysis and other muscle problems.
Fields Disease. Here, people believe that impostors have replaced those around them. Stiff Person syndrome. It causes extreme muscle stiffness and painful spasms. Capgras syndrome. Like Fields Disease, it causes people to believe that duplicates have replaced their loved ones. Cotard syndrome. The people sufferers think they are dead, or their organs are decaying.
Alice in Wonderland syndrome. It distorts people’s visual and temporal perception, making them feel that their body or the environment changes in size. Pica syndrome. It drives people to eat dirt, hair, or paper. Munchausen syndrome. People simulate or exaggerate symptoms of illnesses to attract medical attention.
⭕️ It is important to note that these diseases are sporadic and affect a few people compared to more common diseases.
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