It is often said that taking precautionary measures in dealing with diseases is a better approach than getting treatment after contracting one. Although this adage may be true, not all diseases can be prevented and therefore require treatment in order to be cured. This essay disagrees with this statement and will discuss why sometimes diseases cannot be prevented and hence research is necessary to cure them.
There are a number of diseases that cannot be prevented through precaution such as, measles, polio, chicken pox etc. Moreover, there are diseases which are genetically linked and people who have defective genes will contract these illnesses at some point of time. Therefore, in such cases one has to visit a hospital and get necessary treatment in order to get cured. For instance, Type 1 diabetes, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s disease and certain types of cancers are hereditary and they can only be treated through medication and therapy.
Without research, treatment for non preventable diseases will not be possible. In addition to that, there will always be new disease outbreaks due to the evolution of bacteria and viruses. Recently, many people suffered from Ebola fever that led to the death of patients in severe cases. The causative virus also affects the development of fetus in pregnant women. Therefore, we need to actively conduct research and arm ourselves to tackle unknown as well as non preventable diseases.
To conclude, prevention should be practiced as a precaution to avoid getting sick, but this will not help us avoid certain illnesses which require medical intervention. Hence, research is absolutely required to develop vaccines, medicines and medical procedures to deal with genetically linked diseases and non preventable diseases.
It is
often
said that taking precautionary measures in dealing with
diseases
is a better approach than getting
treatment
after contracting one. Although this adage may be true, not all
diseases
can be
prevented
and
therefore
require
treatment
in order to
be cured
. This essay disagrees with this statement and will discuss why
sometimes
diseases
cannot be
prevented
and
hence
research
is necessary to cure them.
There are a number of
diseases
that cannot be
prevented
through precaution such as, measles, polio, chicken pox etc.
Moreover
, there are
diseases
which are
genetically
linked and
people
who have defective genes will contract these illnesses at
some
point of time.
Therefore
, in such cases one
has to
visit a hospital and
get
necessary
treatment
in order to
get
cured.
For instance
, Type 1 diabetes, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s
disease
and certain types of cancers are
hereditary and
they can
only
be treated
through medication and therapy.
Without
research
,
treatment
for
non preventable
diseases
will not be possible.
In addition
to that, there will always be new
disease
outbreaks due to the evolution of bacteria and viruses. Recently,
many
people
suffered from Ebola fever that led to the death of patients in severe cases. The causative virus
also
affects the development of fetus in pregnant women.
Therefore
, we need to
actively
conduct
research
and arm ourselves to tackle unknown
as well
as
non preventable
diseases.
To conclude
, prevention should
be practiced
as a precaution to avoid getting sick,
but
this will not
help
us avoid certain illnesses which require medical intervention.
Hence
,
research
is
absolutely
required to develop vaccines, medicines and medical procedures to deal with
genetically
linked
diseases
and
non preventable
diseases
.