Prevention vs cure?

[REMEbrat]

Is it easier to develop a vaccine for an illness or to develop a cure for it?

 

[jarrod248]

Is it easier to develop a vaccine for an illness or to develop a cure for it?

You may never develop a cure, there’s the problem.

 

[miner69er]

thread closed!

 

[Fang_Farrier]

Is it easier to develop a vaccine for an illness or to develop a cure for it?

Or perhaps never catch it in the first place.

Prevention is key in many health conditions.

Brush teeth and diet for healthy teeth.

Boil and sterilise drinking water to prevent cholera and a host of other diseases.

Wear a condom to protect against HIV, Hep B and other STDs.

Mosquito nets to prevent malaria.

Etc, etc

 

[theoriginalphantom]

Or perhaps never catch it in the first place.

Prevention is key in many health conditions.

Brush teeth and diet for healthy teeth.

Boil and sterilise drinking water to prevent cholera and a host of other diseases.

Wear a condom to protect against HIV, Hep B and other STDs.

Mosquito nets to prevent malaria.

Etc, etc

don't forget G&T's to help malaria prevention.

I'm preventing malaria right now.

 

[Unremarkable]

Prevention, always. No question.

ETA: I just had an advert pop up asking about a dry tickly cough...

 

[PapaGolf]

It's trying to sell you gin

 

[Fang_Farrier]

don't forget G&T's to help malaria prevention.

I'm preventing malaria right now.

That's treatment, the quinine in the tonic works against the shaking caused by malaria.

Can also be a treatment for some types of MS.

 

[bobthebuilder]

don't forget G&T's to help malaria prevention.

I'm preventing malaria right now.

And red wine to protect against heart disease. I’m just about to save my heart.

 

[Old Stab]

4 slices of Marmite on toast.
I'm protecting myself from Anorexia.