Types of Diseases
In my view there are five types of diseases – Inflammatory, Metabolic, Degenerative, Infectious and Oncogenic (cancers). The role of Inflammatory mechanisms in nearly all diseases cannot be overstated. Now there is substantial evidence for the involvement of inflammation even in neurodegeneration. The Immune system is a powerful therapeutic tool. Perhaps further classification will yield only two types of diseases – Inflammatory and Metabolic!
