Several human diseases are due to genes in the human genome; how is it that genetic diseases have come about? [In other words: why do we have genes for these diseases?]
im doing a project for biology on genetic diseases, and i want to choose the rarest and deadliest disease, although i would be willing to pick a disease that is either the rarest or the deadliest.
I’m OBSESSED with being ill,I mean I’m always worrying about my health and my family’s and just can’t stand that there’s something wrong going inside my body(even just colds,I’m scared when I have aspirin I’ll have reye’s syndrome,a very rare thing)and even headaches worry me and I freak out thinking I have a tumor and don’t wanna have painkillers coz they just relieve symptoms.Overall,if anytthing’s wrong I freak out and stress about it.PLUS I just discovered I have a family history of cancer,diabetes,depression,anxiety,eating disorders,back problems.I just can’t believe this,as not even my mom told me about them and learnt me how to avoid them or anything,I just discoevered my aunt died from cancer,my grandma has diabetes,at least 5 family members(including me)have had eating disorders,my sister is depressed and has anxiety.ALL of this is from my mom’s side.This is just scaring me,how could a family have all of this genetic diseases?I just can’t live my life properly,I’m constantly worrying something’s wrong with me,and since here the doctors are expensive and my mom’s quite greedy,I can’t even go to the doctor except I have EXTREME symptoms.Please help,how can I relax about all of this,I’m only 14…
I’m curious. Nothing genetic thought. Rare diseases that can be passed from one person to another, but ones that aren’t common, like a flu or the cold. Or even STD’s.