Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a huge health burden for India with a prevalence of 17% out of the total health burden in the country shows the Kidney Disease Data Centre Study by the International Society of Nephrology. While several researches suggest that diabetes and hypertension account for 40% to 60% of chronic kidney ailments in India you will be stunned to know that just not these but there are several other contributing factors about which you may have not heard of. As prevention is always better than cure it is important for you to be aware of these rare