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2023-07-02 13:21:56 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 2CDF1ED4C4FDB177F6A176724D1A281256C071DF34B115FFEB38C6CBC9C66850
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Viruses can diminish immunity. e.g. Measles damages the immune system’s memory for months or years after infection https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/measles/measles-does-long-term-damage-immune-system-studies-show https://www.who.int/news/item/05-12-2019-more-than-140-000-die-from-measles-as-cases-surge-worldwide Measles infection diminishes pre-existing antibodies that protected from other pathogens and leads to prolonged immunosuppression https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aay6485 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciimmunol.aay6125
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