Rare Diseases- An Overview
A disease is said to be rare if it occurs in less than 20,000 people in the United States. There are almost 7000 rare diseases. Many rare diseases are caused due to genetic defect. Some diseases effect very few people while some are widespread in certain parts of the world but occur rarely in other parts. Rare diseases can also be life threatening some times. Many people are not even aware of the existence of such diseases. These diseases are very poorly publicized, which should not be the case. More and more research should be done and people should gain knowledge regarding these types of diseases. Some of the names of rare diseases are given below:
• Acrodermatitis
• Bowen's Disease
• Choreatic Disorders
• Dermatitis Herpetiformis
• Enchondromatosis
• Facial Hemiatrophy
• Gardner Syndrome
• Hepatic Vein Thrombosis
• Intestinal Polyps
• Keratosis Follicularis
There are many more rare diseases whose information can be gained from different websites.