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It seems plausible that the immune system requires stressors to function well, and the absence of stressors may reduce immune system "strength". Selye's genera
by TwoCent 4y ago
It seems plausible that the immune system requires stressors to function well, and the absence of stressors may reduce immune system "strength". Selye's general adaptation syndrome seems applicable here as a first approximation. Muscles atrophy from disuse. Why not also immune systems?
- mprovost 4y ago"Immunology Is Where Intuition Goes to Die" https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/08/covid-19-immunity-is-the-pandemics-central-mystery/614956/ https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/08/covid-19-...
- trap_goes_hot 4y agoThe immune system is never dormant. It is constantly engaged. We don't live in a sterile environment, don't eat perfect sterile food, don't breathe perfect air, etc. There are multiple aspects to our immune system, and a lot of them are being stressed daily.