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What about the isolated populations, e.g. Sentinelese that are documented to die because they don't have the immune system developed to protect themselves again
by mewpmewp2 3y ago
What about the isolated populations, e.g. Sentinelese that are documented to die because they don't have the immune system developed to protect themselves against the viruses rest of the World has?
Although I would agree that 10 years later in your life is unlikely to create an issue.
> The Andaman and Nicobar Islands Protection of Aboriginal Tribes Regulation 1956[9] prohibits travel to the island, and any approach closer than 5 nautical miles (9.3 km), in order to protect the remaining tribal community from "mainland" infectious diseases against which they likely have no acquired immunity. The area is patrolled by the Indian Navy.[10]
- Terr_ 3y agoI think that confuses: A: What behaviors or environments lead to adult immune systems calibrated to minimize autoimmune dysfunctions. B: Comparing populations that already/ haven't developed inherited countermeasures against certain diseases. C: (In some cases) Specific pathogens where it is less-damaging to encounter them at different phases of life. In particular, I'd point out that sometimes a population strong against a particular disease does not necessarily have "better" immune systems... Sometimes it's literally survivorship bias, where all of the vulnerable individuals they used to have already died in tragic ways.