Imagine there is a disease that is terrible and causes you problems every day, there is no cure, it just drags on day after day. This is Tay Sachs disease, it's a lifelong disease unless it kills you early in life. This disease has many symptoms. These symptoms result from how the disease affects the brain and its functionality. This disease is a hereditary disease and is known as a serious genetic disease. (“Health and Wellness Resource Center and Alternative Health Module”). This disease is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by a defect in the HEXA gene which provides instructions for making part of an enzyme called beta hexosaminidase A, which is essential in the brain and spinal cord. (“Health and Wellness Resource Center and Alternative Health Module”). This enzyme helps break down GM2 or ganglioside, which, without the enzyme that breaks it down, builds up to toxic levels in the brain, causing serious, life-threatening complications. (“Student Resources in Context Tay-Sachs” World of Health.Gale, 2007. Student Resources in Context.Web.May 22, 2014”). Three types of this disease are infantile and juvenile Tay Sachs, chronic Tay Sachs and LOTS which is similar to chronic disease but occurs later in life. (“Student Resources in Context Tay-Sachs” World of Health.Gale, 2007.Student Resources in Context.Web.May 22, 2014”). Infants and juveniles result in death, while chronic illness and LOTS result in a life filled with muscle weakness and difficulty performing daily activities. (“Health and Wellness Resource Center and Alternative Health Module”). Tay Sachs can be spotted before parents have children either by admitting both a blood test or if they have CVS, or chorionic villi...... middle of paper .... .. inhibit it or benefit the person who has it. It's almost like genetic engineering, in a way. Those who live suffer a fate worse than death, suffering in the life they have. Overall, Tay Sachs' illness is a constant terror that lurks in the shadows and strikes when you least expect it. By studying and analyzing the causes, symptoms, forms and prognosis, it is possible for scientists to develop a form of cure that allows those affected to live longer. It could also open doors to prevent the disease or even alleviate symptoms in those who already have it. Overall, Tay Sachs Disease is a horrible and difficult illness to live with, but with all the advances in genetic technology and engineering, it might be possible to synthesize an effective cure or remedy to alleviate the symptoms affected people, which can make their lives more bearable.