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    Poll: Your Original Antigenic Sin (Early Childhood Infections)

    In case you aren't aware of the concept of the Original Antigenic Sin, it's based on evidence how the immune system shapes based on the first childhood infections and that this dominates our lifelong immunity. So there isn't really a scientific consensus yet if this is something positive or...
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    • Forum: Disease Onset and Progression