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==Some Examples of Degenerative Diseases==
 
==Some Examples of Degenerative Diseases==
* [[Alzheimer's Disease]]
 
 
* [[Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis]] (ALS), e.g., [[Lou Gehrig's Disease]]
 
* [[Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis]] (ALS), e.g., [[Lou Gehrig's Disease]]
 
* [[Alzheimer's disease]]
 
* [[Parkinson's Disease]]
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* [[Multiple system atrophy]]
 
* [[Niemann Pick disease]]
 
* [[Atherosclerosis]]
 
* [[Atherosclerosis]]
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* [[Progressive supranuclear palsy]]
* [[Cancer]]
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* [[Cancer]]
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* [[Tay-Sachs Disease]]
 
* [[Diabetes]]
 
* [[Diabetes]]
 
* [[Heart Disease]]
 
* [[Heart Disease]]
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* [[Keratoconus]]
 
* [[Inflammatory bowel disease|Inflammatory Bowel Disease]] (IBD)
 
* [[Inflammatory bowel disease|Inflammatory Bowel Disease]] (IBD)
* [[Norrie disease]]
 
* [[Parkinson's Disease]]
 
 
* [[Prostatitis]]
 
* [[Prostatitis]]
 
* [[arthritis|Osteoarthritis]]
 
* [[arthritis|Osteoarthritis]]
 
* [[Osteoporosis]]
 
* [[Osteoporosis]]
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* [[Rheumatoid Arthritis]]
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* [[Huntingtons Disease]]
   
 
==See also==
 
==See also==

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A degenerative disease is a disease in which the function or structure of the affected tissues or organs will progressively deteriorate over time, whether due to normal bodily wear or lifestyle choices such as exercise or eating habits. Degenerative diseases are the opposite of infectious diseases.

Some Examples of Degenerative Diseases

See also

fr:Maladie dégénérative
nl:Degeneratieve ziekte
pl:Choroba zwyrodnieniowa
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