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> However, the "initial viral load" is much smaller, giving your body more time to mount an effective defense. That's a myth from the early pandemic. Viral d
by lamontcg 4y ago
> However, the "initial viral load" is much smaller, giving your body more time to mount an effective defense.
That's a myth from the early pandemic. Viral dose doesn't correlate with disease severity:
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-11-relationship-viral-dose-covid-severity.html https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-11-relationship-viral-do...
- amanaplanacanal 4y agoBut: the likelihood of becoming infected may rise with the size of that "dose." So a small dose might still prime the immune system even if you don't get sick.
- lamontcg 4y ago> the likelihood of becoming infected may rise with the size of that "dose." This is correct. > So a small dose might still prime the immune system even if you don't get sick. This does not follow. If you don't get infected following a small dose, you'll have fought it off with your innane or intrinsic defenses. You won't generate any humoral immunity, form T-cells or B-cells or neutralizing antibodies and won't be any better off for the next round with the virus.