Did you know that February 28th is Rare Disease Day?

What exactly is a rare disease?

Over 6000 rare diseases are characterized by a broad diversity of disorders and symptoms that vary not only from disease to disease but also from patient to patient suffering from the same disease.

Relatively common symptoms can hide underlying rare diseases leading to misdiagnosis and delaying treatment. Quintessentially disabling, the patient’s quality of life is affected by the lack or loss of autonomy due to the chronic, progressive, degenerative, and frequently life-threatening aspects of the disease.

Rare Disease Day raises awareness for the 300 million people living with rare disease around the world and their families and caregivers.

For more information, please feel free to visit: https://www.rarediseaseday.org/what-is-rare-disease-day/