Question 1

please describe the most serious, fatal, and rare virus/disease?

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Rabies: I am not sure what the most rare disease is, but the most fatal would have to be rabies.  Rabies has essentially 100% fatality if untreated.  Fortunately the incubation period is long, so if someone has been bitten by a rabid animal, there are treatments available to prevent the death that will otherwise inevitably occur.  Even some of the most virulent forms of ebola are less deadly than rabies.

Question 2

are there any fatal undetectable diseases?

Accepted Answer

Great question: Rare autopsies show no anatomic or toxicologic cause of death. We must then consider channelopathies (brugada, long qt), botulism, black widow spider bite, coral snakes, anaphylaxis, the choking game, glue sniffing, takotsubo (maybe), sudden death in epilepsy, sleep apnea, serotonin syndrome, and of course unsafe sleep environment ; "gentle murder" of an infant or disabled person.

Question 3

is the fibromyalgia a fatal disease?

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No: Fibromyalgia is accompanied by a certain degree of misery and discomfort, it will not cause loss of life.  The only risk is profound depression which could make you seriously ill.

Question 4

is e. coli possibly a fatal disease?

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Only rarely: E. Coli organisms can result in a variety of different infections. However, they are usually easily managed. However, if you look at international data, e. Coli is one of the most common causes of diarrhea disease in developing countries, and the patients (usually kids) die from dehydration as a consequence of the disease--but not from the disease per se.

Question 5

why is cushing's disease or syndrome fatal?

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Excess cortisol: Cushing's disease is excessive cortisol in the body from a pituitary tumor that leads to its secretion.Cushing's syndrome refers to the stigmata with excessive cortisol.This can be from the pituitary or administered by drs. Symptoms include hypertension, obesity, heart problems, sensitivity to infection. Cushing's disease/syndrome can be treated so it is not necessarily fatal, but it can be.

Question 6

symptoms of huntingtons disease, is it fatal?

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No cure but treatmen: It is a relentless, progressive degenerative neurological disease.  There is no cure for the disease.  The symptoms include chorea (dance-like movements) for which there is an fda approved medicine and psychiatric symptoms usually with disinhibition.  Any child of a patient has a 50% chance of inheriting the disease.  One should see a movement disorders neurologist for treatment.

Question 7

is leprosy a fatal disease?

Accepted Answer

Sort of: Leprosy is a chronic slowly progressive illness and it is treatable.  Left untreated, it can cause death after a number of years of being ill with the disease.

Question 8

is paget's disease fatal?

Accepted Answer

Which?: Paget's disease of bone is a relatively benign and self-limited condition which can sometimes cause pain and in the worst case, deformity or fragility.  But paget's disease of the breast is often a manifestation of an underlying breast cancer, which can certainly be fatal if untreated.

Question 9

is lupus a fatal disease?

Accepted Answer

Sometimes: People can die from complications from lupus such as renal failure, heart attacks, stroke, infection, medications etc. But many people also live long and healthy lives with lupus and die from something else. The severity of disease in different people can cover a wide range from mild irritation to deadly, depending on that persons specific manifestations.

Question 10

i need your expertise, is fibroadenoma very fatal disease?

Accepted Answer

No, not really: A fibroadenoma by definition is a benign lump, usually found in the breast of a young woman. Most of them do not need any treatment unless they are are big or growing in size.

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