[Aquinasfan]

No, I don't. Question for you: Do you consider sickle cell anemia to be a state of health or unhealth?

Sickle cell disease? Yes, I consider it to be a disease, a disorder, or ill health.

I know where you're headed, so let me speed this up a bit. The fact that I have an autoimmune disease that happens to protect me from colds, since my immune system is overactive, doesn't negate the fact that my immune system is in a state of disorder or ill health. The disorder causes more bodily harm than good, which is why it's considered to be a disease.

[aNYCguy]

The disorder causes more bodily harm than good, which is why it's considered to be a disease.

When it's preventing one's death by malaria, I think it would generally be considered to be doing more good than harm. In fact, I think people would be downright offended if you told them that being dead is their "proper" state.

[aNYCguy]

Ping to my post #266. I await your explanation of why Tylenol is a poison and not a medicine.