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Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience

SwissTony

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2. There's now evidence that measles can damage immunity "memory"

Reply to progressoid (Original post)

Tue Nov 5, 2019, 11:29 AM

Nov 2019

and people can develop diseases they had developed immunity towards.

I don't know how popular Orac is here, but he is a breast cancer surgeon. (His real name is David Gorski - and I'm not giving away any secrets here.)

https://respectfulinsolence.com/2019/11/05/immune-amnesia-measles/

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Anti-Vaxx Woman Dresses Up As The Measles Because It's 'The Least Scary Thing,' [View all] progressoid Nov 2019 OP

A mind is a terrible thing to waste. redstatebluegirl Nov 2019 #1

There's now evidence that measles can damage immunity "memory" SwissTony Nov 2019 #2

Actually, that looks more like chicken pox. PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2019 #3