Definition of raredisease

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Any disease that only a few people in the world have that typically has no cure. Rare diseases are also known as Orphan Diseases because there is little money for the bigger pharmaceutical companies to profit from. This hashtag is being used for content related to Rare Disease Day which falls on February 28, 2010.