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How measles causes body to forget immunity to past infections
- QueensGambit 7y agoAfter the disease, the children lost, on average, about 20% of their antibody repertoire. Some fared much worse, losing more than 70% of their immunity to viral pathogens. The findings are particularly sobering now that measles cases are increasing sharply, by more than 30% due to undervaccination and misguided vaccine safety concerns.