• Question: Do you believe the theory that as we find cures for all the diseases out there , that more diseases will be created ?

    Asked by charlo123 to Jen, Jill, Mel, Phil, Stef on 16 Mar 2013.
    • Photo: Stefan Piatek

      Stefan Piatek answered on 16 Mar 2013:

      Hmm an interesting idea. I don’t think that curing diseases would cause more diseases.

      What is true that finding ways to kill off a disease is difficult because if you have a treatment like antibiotics, they can become resistant to them. Like MRSA, which is a bacteria that is resistant to a lot of our treatments!

      This is why getting vaccines that work is one of the best ways to control and eradicate a disease – vaccines make our bodies be able recognise the infection and fight it off early.

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