If we follow your analogy, that these 2 things are similar. Then we should also accept the premise that pedophiles are probably born that way. Which would make

If we follow your analogy, that these 2 things are similar. Then we should also accept the premise that pedophiles are probably born that way. Which would make identifying them, before they commit a crime, hugely beneficial. Treating it as a disease, might lower the stigma, and allow these people to self identify themselves.