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A cure is a substance or procedure that makes a sick or diseased person well. A cure can be a medication, a surgical operation, or even a philosophical mindset that helps a person heal. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... “Surgeon” redirects here. ... For other uses, see Philosophy (disambiguation). ... For the Todd Rundgren album, see Healing (Todd Rundgren). ...

Difference between preventions, treatments, and cures

A prevention or preventive measure is a way to avoid an injury, sickness, or disease in the first place, and generally it will not help someone who is already ill (though there are exceptions). For instance, many American babies are given a polio vaccination soon after they are born, which prevents them from contracting polio. But the vaccination does not work on patients who already have polio. A treatment or cure is applied after a medical problem has already started. This article lacks information on the importance of the subject matter. ... Poliomyelitis (polio), or infantile paralysis, is a viral paralytic disease. ...

A treatment treats a problem, and may lead to its cure, but treatments more often ameliorate a problem only for as long as the treatment is continued. For example, there is no cure for AIDS, but treatments are available to slow down the harm done by HIV and delay the fatality of the disease. Treatments don't always work. For example, chemotherapy is a treatment for cancer which may cure the disease sometimes - it does not have a 100% cure rate. Therefore, chemotherapy isn't considered a bona fide cure for cancer. Look up Therapy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Chemotherapy, in its most general sense, refers to treatment of disease by chemicals that kill cells, specifically those of micro-organisms or cancer. ...

Examples of Cures

There are a few examples of complete cures. In 1999, the CDC and the World Health Organization established a goal to cure 85% of tuberculosis patients in Russia. They reached an 80% success rate, with 75% of the diseased cured, and 5% that had successfully finished treatment. WHO redirects here. ... Tuberculosis (abbreviated as TB for tubercle bacillus or Tuberculosis) is a common and deadly infectious disease caused by mycobacteria, mainly Mycobacterium tuberculosis. ...

See also

• Medication
• Medicine
• Orthomolecular
• Prevention
• Therapy

This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For the chemical substances known as medicines, see medication. ... Orthomolecular medicine emphasises the use of natural substances found in a healthy diet such as vitamins, dietary minerals, amino acids, and essential fatty acids in the prevention and treatment of diseases. ... In medicine, prevention is any activity which reduces the burden of mortality or morbidity from disease. ... Look up Therapy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

References

• What's the Difference Between a Treatment and a Cure?