what is the difference between curing a disease and preventing it?
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we have 3-levels of approaching diseases\n1-primary-prevent immunuzations,vaccines etc\n2-secondary-cure those that have the disease\n3-tertiary-rehabilitate the aftermath of those that had the disease eg prosthethics for amputees,
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I believe there are known cures of cancers and they are being held back.how can we study a disease for 30 years or more and not have a cure. why because too many people and big corps are making a fortune off of this killing disease.
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To fend off the pathogen, your body produces white blood cells.  These cells target the disease and work to kill it off.
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time mostly.\n\nother than that, you can treat each of the symptoms to some degree, but not everything and not all at once.
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cure is a big word\ncan we help ? aid ? lessen pain ? ... yes \nsome illnesses can be cured\nreiki though isnt a miracle .. broken bones cant be mended\ndying people cant be cured\nwe have to understand that sometimes the best cure for someone is to allow suffering to ease and sometimes there is only one way to do that ( with respect )\ni hope you understand me xx
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curing is getting rid of it entirely.  treating it means your just making it livable but you still have it
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It's always more profittable to TREAT a disease than to cure it or prevent it.
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Speaking about acupuncture, it is an extremely effective medicine in terms of acute and chronic conditions.  It is also the best form of preventative medicine.  Acupuncture has thousands of years of history and refinement...western medicine has a few hundred.
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there are 2 types of viruses. 1) those that get into your cells, use them to make new viruses, and then get out and 2) those that get into your cells, get into your genes, and stay there forever making new viruses all the time.\n\nthe first type is readily curable. your body's immune system can eradicate these given enough time. certain white blood cells have a way of knowing which cells are infected with viruses and which aren't.  your infected cells get killed by your own white blood cells if they are infected.\n\nthe second type of virus has no cure. we currently have no cures for any disease that arises from genetic issues.  we can turn off these genes, we can inhibit their function and we can treat the problems that they cause, but we can't get rid of the problem.  these types of viruses become a part of you.\n\nthe first type includes stuff like cold and flu viruses.  the second type includes HIV and Herpes Simplex.
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Cancer is not one disease, but many different diseases with different causes. For that reason, one breakthrough "cure for cancer" is probably not likely to come along.
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Both.\n\nA preparation of a weakened or killed pathogen, such as a bacterium or virus, or of a portion of the pathogen's structure that upon administration stimulates antibody production or cellular immunity against the pathogen but is incapable of causing severe infection.
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Most of the risk of the conditions you list can be reduced by a healthy life style. However, there is a genetic component to many of the conditions that you mention and there is not a lot you can do about them. If you have some one size fits all cure in mind I would be very careful with it. Many "new age" treatments are very dangerous.
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western medicine is better at curing, and alternative is better at prevention. I don't have experience with Eastern medical practices.
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The answer 2 ur Q. is "Long Time".Man hasnt been able to find a cure for any infection including common cold that are caused by any Virus.\nThere sure is a way not to get HIV + & infected by STD's,which is,"ABSTINANCE".\nA,B,C of HIV prevention are,\n1.Abstinance.\n2.Being faithful to 1 uninfected partner.\n3.Regular and consistence use of condoms.\n\nStay Safe.
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Pharma companies make wayyy too much money on the "drug cocktail", the many drugs AIDS patients must take.  A cure means no one buys those drugs anymore.  It is in the best interest of their profit margin and their existense as a company that they never find a cure.
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There isn't a cure, you can only manage the disease.
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Yes, in all areas. An ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure. I don't remember who originally said that but it has a lot of truth in it. Educating someone on Alcohol, drugs, std, or whatever it may be will in the long run allow someone to make better decisions, and fewer mistakes. \n\nInterventions often fail because those being intervened upon are usually not ready to stop doing what they have done already to warrant it. It has to be something they want to do to be able to stop.