kcarruthers on Nostr: “When you're infected with #measles, your immune system abruptly forgets every ...
“When you're infected with #measles, your immune system abruptly forgets every pathogen it's ever encountered before – every cold, every bout of flu, every exposure to bacteria or viruses in the environment, every vaccination. The loss is near-total and permanent. Once the measles infection is over, current evidence suggests that your body has to re-learn what's good and what's bad almost from scratch. “
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20211112-the-people-with-immune-amnesiaPublished at
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