2023-08-16 Slides_Understanding the Immunity Debt
[…] to dirt and less harmful pathogens helps train immune system •May also have preventative function against allergies 23 24Competing HypothesesHypothesis 1 –Simple lack of exposure •People not exposed to specific pathogens –lack of specific immunity• Example: 1846 Faroe Islands measles outbreak –Measles had not been seen for >60 years, and no one <60 y/o had immunity –Over ~5 mo, 6100/7900 inhabitants fell ill, >100 died (https://time.<mark...
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