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> the immune system can’t forget a target Doesn't catching measles reset the immune system's "memory"?
by justinclift 3y ago
> the immune system can’t forget a target
Doesn't catching measles reset the immune system's "memory"?
- jl2718 3y agoI don’t know much about this, but I’m not sure “reset” is the right term here. It seems more like “overwhelm” than “reset” to what a newborn might have. Measles can cause autoimmunity, and I’m not sure it’s been shown to abate it.
- justinclift 3y agok. I was going by stuff like this: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20211112-the-people-with-immune-amnesia https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20211112-the-people-with-...