• Question: How many types of diseases are there that a human can get?

    Asked by arnoxlade10 to Bob, Katie, Nisha, Sallie, Vee on 28 Jun 2012.
    • Photo: Sallie Baxendale

      Sallie Baxendale answered on 28 Jun 2012:

      Thousands. The number changes all the time as new diseases develop and old diseases die out.

    • Photo: Katie McDonald

      Katie McDonald answered on 28 Jun 2012:

      I think this one depends on how you classify them. So, genetic diseases vs acquired (from the environment). Infectious diseases vs auto-immune diseases (where the body attacks itself e.g. asthma, psoriasis). There’s so many ways the body can go wrong I sometimes think it’s amazing we’re all still here! 🙂

    • Photo: Vee Mitchell

      Vee Mitchell answered on 28 Jun 2012:

      It’s impossible to say as there are new diseases being discovered all the time.

    • Photo: Bob Bonwick

      Bob Bonwick answered on 2 Jul 2012:

      Goodness what a tough question to ask. A great many, some we don’t even know we have, some we don’t know about yet too I’m guessing. But I think it’s fair to say the number changes constantly.

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