Wizard diseases and food...

[Kristen]

No: HPFGUIDX 12021

I have mono right now....so if they can cure on the spot they need to 
hook me up! haha ;)

kristen


--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Scott" <harry_potter00 at y...> wrote:
> We had a great discussion/debate a while ago about whether wizards 
> are able to create their own food and such.  I seem to recall that 
we 
> had collectively come to the conclusion that they couldn't, and if 
> they did that the food would not stay but disappear after a certain 
> length of time.
> 
> Now I wanted to ask- Did we ever decide if the food which wizards 
eat 
> is provided by muggle suppliers or wizarding ones?  If it is 
provided 
> by muggle suppliers then what happens to wizards that eat foods that 
> could possibly expose them to Mad Cow Disease or other such things. 
> What do they do if food is under cooked and they are exposed to 
> salmonella (sp?) etc. 
> 
> Are they able to heal such diseases instantly? What about Cancer? 
> HIV/AIDS? Have they been able to eliminate them through magic? Are 
> there diseases and sicknesses that are unique to magic people?
> 
> Hmmmm, anybody want to jump in?
> 
> S