• Question: what is the worst diseases in the world

    Asked by Lewis.c to Matt on 13 Jun 2016.
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      Matt Dunn answered on 13 Jun 2016:

      Hi 236ceft28,

      It depends what you mean by worst, if you mean the diseases that kill the most people it would have to be heart disease, stroke or lung disease.

      But if you mean the WORST, for me it would be brain diseases like Parkinson’s and Huntington’s. They don’t kill people quickly, but they slowly get worse and worse over time, until you can’t function any more. The worst thing is they destroy your memories, until you can’t recognise friends and family, and you live in the past until it is totally taken from you.

      What is worse, to die or to slowly lose your mind until there is nothing left, and you aren’t yourself anymore?

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