10 incurable diseases [Part 4]

5. Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease

10 incurable diseases - His name is quite difficult to pronounce and deadly nature. This disease attacks the nervous system in one in a million people in the world. However, in certain populations, the risk of disease is higher, like the Jews of Libya.

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease usually affects adults aged 40-70 years, although young people can also be affected panyakit this. Symptoms usually affect patient behavior. Within a few months, followed by dementia come to attack blurred vision and difficulty moving.

The disease was first discovered in 1920 and is similar to kuru or behavioral disorders that attack humans and scrapie sheep. These three diseases are equally made in the brain tissue has a hole so given the designation transmissible spongiform encephalopathies.

6. Diabetes

Diabetes is a metabolic disorder that causes insulin response was not working properly so the difficulty maintaining blood sugar levels.


There are two types of diabetes, type 1 and type 2. Type 1 is caused by the immune system in a person's excess and destroying the cells that produce insulin. This type of diabetes usually found in children.

While Type 2 usually affects adults aged 40 years and over. The cause is a gene and obesity lead to impaired insulin response. This type of diabetes patients are advised keeping blood sugar levels and if necessary conduct regular insulin injections.

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