Contrary to popular belief, muscular dystrophy is not exclusively a childhood disorder. While some types of MD are first evident in infancy or early childhood, other types may not appear until later in life. Specific disorders within this group vary in many ways. Which muscles are chiefly involved is different from disorder to disorder. The severity of the symptoms, the age at which the symptoms appear, how fast the symptoms progress and what pattern of inheritance the disorder follows are all factors which differ between the various forms of muscular dystrophy.
Muscular dystrophies are genetic diseases.
Forms of muscular dystrophy can be passed on from generation to generation, or they can occur spontaneously in a single individual as the result of a mutation of a particular gene. In any case, they are not anyone's fault. Genetic diseases are not contagious. Click Here to make suggestions, comments about C-Health. We welcome your feedback.