Illnesses, deaths and St Mungo's

[joym999 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 18969

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "*Lilith Morgana*" <lilith_snape at h...> 
wrote:
> 
> What about witches/wizards and illnesses? We know very little about 
> this. 
> What we do know about them is that they didn't burn to death during 
> the Middle Ages, Madam Pomfrey can fix any broken bone in a couple 
of 
> minutes, nobody is ever getting colds and if they do I'm quite sure 
> there would be a potion to cure it immediately. 
> Is it so that only magic can kill a wizard? Is it impossible for 
them 
> to get deathly sick unless it's a magical decease and given to them 
> by another wizard? St Mungo's is a hosptital for Magical Deceases 
> only, right?

This is an interesting question.  We know that magic can not cure all 
muggle diseases; it can not fix nearsightedness, for example.  
Wizards can get colds, but they can be cured with Pepper-Up Potion.  
Can wizards get measles?  cancer?  Alzeheimers?  Can some be cured 
but not others?  If some diseases can be cured with magic, can you 
ask for a magical cure for muggle friends and family.  For example, 
what if one of Hermiones dentist parents got, say, an incurable gum 
disease.  Would Hermione be allowed to give them a magical cure?

--Joywitch