Subject: Is there a way that a genetic disease, like porphyria, could contagious ?
Date: Sun Dec 2 18:21:15 2001
Posted by Crystal
Grade level: grad (non-science)
School: No school entered.
City: Carmichael State/Province: California
Country: USA
Area of science: Medicine
ID: 1007335275.Me
Message:
I'm writing a story where porphyria somehow becomes contagious and spreads throughout the world, infecting almost
everyone. I don't know very much about science - s this even remotely possible due to some kind of mutation or some other
reason? Thank you for your help.
Crystal
Re: Is there a way that a genetic disease, like porphyria, could contagious ?
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