Most mysterious diseases
Baku, September 17 (AZERTAC). There is a great deal of illnesses, which can be cured easily. However, there is a list of well-known illnesses to which scientists still have not found a clue. They are still incurable.
AIDS-The world learned about acquired immune deficiency syndrome 25 years ago. A quarter of a century has passed but there is still no cure for AIDS. The disease remains one of the world`s most brutal killers which claims the largest number of lives in developing states. Chimpanzee suffer from AIDS as well. Moreover, scientists discovered that the disease can transmit from an ape to a human.
Alzheimer`s disease-The disease has nothing in common with common forgetfulness. Affecting presumably elderly people, Alzheimer`s is a degenerative disorder which manifests differently with every patient.
Common cold-Who would have thought that the nature of the ailment which affects billions of people all over the world every now and then has not been studied thoroughly yet.
Pica-This disease is probably the most unusual one on the list. The people having this disorder feel an uncontrollable desire to eat something inedible - dirt, paper, glue, furniture upholstering, soap, lipstick, etc. Pica is considered to be a food disorder rather than a mental condition. Experts believe that the syndrome occurs owing to mineral insufficiency. The cause of the ailment, just as the mechanism of treatment, has not been discovered yet.
Autoimmune illnesses-This generalization unites a whole bouquet of ailments - from weaker immunity to disorders in the functioning of separate organs. The nature of autoimmune ailments is based on reactions of the immune system aimed against own organs or tissues of the body.
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