On Sun, 26 Mar 2023 12:35:43 -0700, Jim Vassilakos wrote:

>What are some incurable illnesses that are likely to still exist even at
>high tech levels?

This partially depends on how you want to define 'incurable'.

Does it count as incurable if it kills you so quickly that you're dead
before a doctor can get to you to fix it? ("Don't touch the water in that
lake - it's loaded with fluorgoneous keptemate; your flesh will melt off
your bones in under a minute.")

Does it count as incurable if it's a chronic condition whose only treatment
leaves you in worse shape than simply managing the chronic condition
(example: a hypothetical treatment for diabetes that leaves you unable to
digest _anything_ more complex than the simplest sugars)

Does it count as incurable if it requires replacement of e.g., limbs or
organs with non-biological substitutes?

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