Disease
Swine Flu
Typically swine flu does not infect humans but occasionally it mutates and then is capable of infecting humans. Contact with pigs is usually necessary to “catch” swine flu but sometimes it mutates further and is transmissible from human to human.
Cancer
Cancer reminds us of the brokenness, the suffering, and the mortality of creation in this present age, all traceable back to Adam’s sin. Genesis makes it clear that everything in the original creation, was “very good.” We can infer that cancer was not a part of that, since the Bible describes death as an “enemy.”
Bird Flu
It is plain to see that the genetic code of bird flu viruses does not stay the same but is constantly mutating and rearranging. Because virus proteins interact with proteins in the cells they infect, changes in the viral protein can have effects on what type of cells can be infected. So what should one say if asked, “Is the ‘bird flu’ evolving?”
What About Malaria and Other Diseases Before the Fall?
Mosquitoes in the original creation were likely pollinators able to derive the nutrients needed to reproduce from plants without consuming blood. But what about the malaria-causing parasite Plasmodium before “the Fall”?
Disease Topics
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Aug. 4, 2021 from Answers in Depth
Tick-borne diseases like Lyme disease have plagued humans for millennia. Did God make them that way, and what do they teach us about a fallen creation?
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July 3, 2021 from Answers in Depth
A creation perspective on why God allows emerging and reemerging diseases like COVID-19 and Lyme Disease that cause emotional, financial, and health problems.
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Nov. 22, 2017 from Answers in Depth
Understanding the flu’s origins will practically aid us in treating the flu virus, so let’s take a look first at what causes the flu.
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In-Depth ArticleThe Design of the Mosquito and Its DangersAug. 11, 2016 from Answers in Depth
If everything that God made was good, where did disease-causing mosquitoes come from? What is the origin of mosquito-borne diseases?
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In-Depth ArticleSuper Staph in the Community: Is It Evolving?Oct. 22, 2015 from Answers in Depth
Is Community-associated (CA)-MRSA “evolution in action”? Microbiology research based on creation provides some answers to its emerging dominance in the USA.
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Book ChapterIs Antibiotic Resistance Proof of Evolution?July 3, 2015 from The Genesis of Germs
Antibiotic resistance is one of the most important topics that a beginning biology student going into medicine should learn and understand.
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May 14, 2015 from Answers in Depth
Fleas are considered a nuisance. How can they be explained as a part of God’s very good creation?
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May 16, 2006 from Answers Magazine
Is the bird flu evolving? The bird flu is changing, but not in the Darwinian sense that it will become something other than an influenza virus.
Articles About Disease
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Aug. 4, 2021 from Answers in Depth
Tick-borne diseases like Lyme disease have plagued humans for millennia. Did God make them that way, and what do they teach us about a fallen creation?
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July 3, 2021 from Answers in Depth
A creation perspective on why God allows emerging and reemerging diseases like COVID-19 and Lyme Disease that cause emotional, financial, and health problems.
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Nov. 22, 2017 from Answers in Depth
Understanding the flu’s origins will practically aid us in treating the flu virus, so let’s take a look first at what causes the flu.
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In-Depth ArticleThe Design of the Mosquito and Its DangersAug. 11, 2016 from Answers in Depth
If everything that God made was good, where did disease-causing mosquitoes come from? What is the origin of mosquito-borne diseases?
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In-Depth ArticleSuper Staph in the Community: Is It Evolving?Oct. 22, 2015 from Answers in Depth
Is Community-associated (CA)-MRSA “evolution in action”? Microbiology research based on creation provides some answers to its emerging dominance in the USA.
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Book ChapterIs Antibiotic Resistance Proof of Evolution?July 3, 2015 from The Genesis of Germs
Antibiotic resistance is one of the most important topics that a beginning biology student going into medicine should learn and understand.
-
May 14, 2015 from Answers in Depth
Fleas are considered a nuisance. How can they be explained as a part of God’s very good creation?
-
May 16, 2006 from Answers Magazine
Is the bird flu evolving? The bird flu is changing, but not in the Darwinian sense that it will become something other than an influenza virus.
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