• zarathustra0@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Or, chronic diseases which have been effectively cured aren’t considered chronic diseases anymore?

    • PunnyName@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      Stop with your logic on the Internet!

      And yes, the vast majority of the apparatus that is capitalism is evil, before anyone wants to think I’m simping for it.

      Hell, most chronic disease cures are done by the evil and completely untrustworthy propaganda machine that is the government.

    • Bgugi@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      Ahh… The ol’ “What do you call alternative medicine that works?”-aroo.

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      2 months ago

      Yeah, we’ve cured a ton of previously chronic diseases. I don’t know what planet these people live on. We’ve even effectively cured certain cancers in our lifetimes, and more will come. It’s also just much harder to cure something than treat something.

      • DillyDaily@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        I’m really struggling to think of any, most coming to mind are bacterial or viral, though I’m certain there are thousands of chronic human pathologies we’ve cured, some we probably don’t even remember curing because the terminology is so outdated (though sadly dropsy is still a thing, and frustratingly consumption isn’t eradicated yet …but it could be!)

        Can you give me a starting point if you’ve got one on your tongue? I’d like to journey down the Wikipedia rabbit hole tonight!