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  • One would assume so. Since he doesn't seem to have wounds for very long, he must have a superior healing process and that involves a superior autoimmune response to deal with invading bacteria. It's interesting to note that he's never had a cold, indicating immunity to viruses, something humans don't have.
  • No. He suffers adverse effects to close proximity to Kryptonite doesn't he? That's basically poisoning which is a form of disease. The substance causes a pathological change in his body which makes some mechanism in his cells to stop working correctly. Just as e.g. radiation poisoning is a disease, so to is kryptonite poisoning.
  • Aside from kryptonite poisoning, yes he is immune to all diseases.
  • No, In the earlier days of superman, white kryptonite used to give him cold like symptoms.
  • Only in the realm of fantasy.
  • I'm shocked that I remember Superman fan info from my childhood but a version of your question was answered in a DC supplement "about Superman" back when I was around 9 or 10. I'm pushing 50 now. It said that Superman, although, not subject to sickness like humans would ultimately grow old and die.
  • Yes, but tell me why, if he is so tough, he ducks when someone throws a gun at him?

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