Duchenne muscular dystrophy becomes more dangerous when it affects the heart as well as the lungs and the muscles of the whole body.
What Is Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Disease
Duchenne muscular dystrophy: Bollywood actress Kajol has posted a photo of protesting children sitting on wheel chairs on her social media. For your information, let us tell you that there is no normal child but duchenne muscular dystrophy Name is suffering from a serious illness. Even more surprising is that there is no cure for this disease in the whole world. However, it can only be prevented from progressing like diabetes.
In New Delhi on Thursday, parents of children suffering from this serious disease came out on the streets for treatment. But after all how is this disease so dangerous and why its treatment is not possible. Let us know about it in detail.
genetic disease duchenne muscular dystrophy
According to health experts, Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a genetic disease. It is a rare genetic disease caused by a mutation in a single gene. In the beginning of this disease, the muscles of the feet of the patient start getting weak, due to which the children start having difficulty in walking. It is detected when the boy becomes 5 to 7 years old.
Duchenne muscular dystrophy becomes more dangerous when it engulfs the heart as well as the lungs and muscles of the whole body. Out of every 3500 males born in India, one boy is a victim of this disease.
What are its symptoms?
- running late
- Difficulty jogging, climbing stairs, and getting up
- shortness of breath
- poor balance likely to fall
- walking on toes
treatment challenge
Dr. Shefali Gulati, head of the Pediatric Neurology Department of AIIMS, New Delhi, told that clinical trials are going on in many parts of the world to find a cure for this disease. Exon skipping, gene therapy and skin cell therapy are also being used in many places. However, its cure has not yet been found. Currently, doctors only give heavy doses of steroids in the name of treatment. Due to this, the children are able to walk on their feet for a few more years, but the children also have its side effects.
Source: www.tv9hindi.com
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