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Immune 62: Every cell is an immune cell with De'Broski Herbert

Immune

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Is There a Hygiene Hypothesis?

The immune system that's in us as we are very, very small children is really ignorant of the world and can be taken advantage of by pathogens. The hygiene hypothesis states that now that's why to answer, again, question about this non adaptive response. So instead of fighting a worm, instead of fighting, I don't know, with tick bite or something like that, immune system now sees, oh, pollen, that's dangerous. We need to make a response against that. And honestly, honestly, are the current therapy, the best that we have right now is either a therapeutic that blocks the end stage. Like you know, so we can block something that will stop your mucus

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