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Is this no longer an unproven hypothesis? My impression was there’s just a lot of correlation evidence.
by odyssey7 5y ago
Is this no longer an unproven hypothesis? My impression was there’s just a lot of correlation evidence.
- tux3 5y agoHaving just recently watched the OME videos on Immunology, at least they still think this is an unproven hypothesis. What the consensus seems to be is that autoimmune diseases are a combination of genetic and environmental factors. Wikipedia claims there is "significant evidence" for the Hygiene hypothesis, but says disagreement still exists, no definitive proof.
- martin_a 5y agoMy brother has served for around 9 years on a warship. Modern warships are using pressurized cabins to keep chemical weapons and alike out. He has developed allergies against cat hairs, dust and other stuff in these times. Prolonged times out on the sea with high levels of cleanliness (is that a word? non-native speaker here) might have played their fair share in this. edit: Maybe another point or just a corelation for this thesis.
- ch4s3 5y agoAdult onset allergies typically appear in peoples' 20s. No one knows why but nasal allergies effect ~6% of US adults, many developing them as adults, almost none of whom live on US war ships.
- thrashh 5y agoAnecdotal evidence is a scam
- martin_a 5y agoNah, it's anecdotal at best. ;-)
- newsbinator 5y agoMy sibling hasn't served on a warship and still developed several allergies after age 35.