hygiene hypothesis
Sterility weakens immunity
The hygiene hypothesis proposes that reduced exposure to microbes and infections in childhood—through modern sanitation, antibiotics, and smaller families—may increase susceptibility to allergies and autoimmune disorders.
The idea is that immune systems need early challenges to develop properly: The hygiene hypothesis might explain why allergies are more common in developed countries.
- old friendsLong-term close acquaintances
- spleenBlood-filtering abdominal organ
- thymusLymphoid organ maturing T-cells
- immunosuppressiveWeakens bodily defense system
- homeostasisBiological internal stability maintenance
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hygiene hypothesisgerm theory of disease
Illness from microscopic organisms
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