Degenerative disease
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A degenerative disease is a disease in which the function or structure of the affected tissues or organs will increasingly deteriorate over time, whether due to normal bodily wear or lifestyle choices such as exercise or eating habits.[1] Degenerative diseases are often contrasted with infectious diseases.
Examples of degenerative diseases [edit]
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), a.k.a., Lou Gehrig's Disease
- Alzheimer's disease
- Parkinson's Disease
- Multiple system atrophy
- Multiple sclerosis
- Niemann Pick disease
- Atherosclerosis
- Progressive supranuclear palsy
- Cancer
- Essential tremor
- Tay-Sachs Disease
- Diabetes
- Heart Disease
- Keratoconus
- Keratoglobus
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
- Prostatitis
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Huntington's Disease
- Chronic traumatic encephalopathy
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Marfan's Syndrome
