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List of incurable diseases
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This is an incomplete list of [[incurable diseases]]. It includes both physical and mental diseases.
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* [[Allergic disease]]s – Allergies, or allergic diseases, are conditions in which [[histamine]]s are released. Types of allergy include [[Food allergy|food allergies]] (not to be confused with [[Food intolerance|Food Intolerances]] or [[Food-poisoning|Food Poisoning]]), [[atopic dermatitis]], [[allergic ]], [[anaphylaxis]], and [[allergic rhinitis]] (also known as hay fever, which is the most common), for example. No cure exists for allergies, but several treatments exist such as [[antihistamine]]s, [[corticosteroid]]s, avoiding the [[allergen]], and [[allergen immunotherapy]] (also known as desensitization.){{Citation needed|date=April 2018}}
* [[Asthma]] – Asthma is a disease that makes the [[bronchial tubes]] more susceptible to inflammation and irritation. There is no way to cure it, but there are ways to treat it so the person is not as likely to have an asthmatic episode.<ref>{{cite web|title=Asthma |url=http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs307/en/ |website=World Health Organization |accessdate=31 May 2016 |language=en-GB |date=November 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629035454/http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs307/en/ |archivedate=29 June 2011 }}</ref>
* [[Addiction]] - Addiction is a brain disorder characterized by compulsive engagement in rewarding stimuli despite adverse consequences. There is no cure for addiction like drugs or smoking used. It is often chronic, progressive diseases. They all require lifelong treatment. Most of treatment for addiction so far have not being effective despite of try to find treatment.⏎
* [[Adrenocortical carcinoma]] – A form of cancer that originates in the [[adrenal cortex|cortex]] of the [[adrenal gland]] and has no definitive cure.{{Citation needed|date=September 2016}}
* [[Alzheimer's disease]]
* [[Ankylosing Spondylitis]] - Also known as Ankylosing spondyloarthritis, Bechterew syndrome, Marie-Strumpell spondylitis, there is no cure; only treatment.
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