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“In most other mammals, having such a hyper-vigilant immune response would cause harmful inflammation. Bats, however, have adapted anti-inflammatory traits that protect them from such harm.” — Cara Brook et al.
I was looking up how our immune system's ability to fight off some viruses cannot fight off others. One of which is AIDS (if I'm not mistaken) as well as the new coronavirus to compare the two for point. We didn't have much for treatment when AIDS first came out but now we have.
One question I have is why did we not consider AIDS (and other viruses and illnesses) a pandemic as we do this one?
I know we have treatment for AIDS now, but I'm more focused on the type of virus and the spread rather than the type of treatment and if it works.
Zoonotic diseases: Why are infections from animals so dangerous to hu
One reason viruses from animals are so dangerous to humans is that people have no means to deal with them. Our immune system was never ‘introduced’ to these novel viruses, so it doesn’t know how to respond to the uninvited guest.
Researchers explain that most of the viruses that enter the human body are successfully destroyed by the immune system or pass through our gastrointestinal system. However, now and then, an animal virus manages to replicate within a human host.....
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Coronavirus vs. flu: How to tell the difference
I was looking up how our immune system's ability to fight off some viruses cannot fight off others. One of which is AIDS (if I'm not mistaken) as well as the new coronavirus to compare the two for point. We didn't have much for treatment when AIDS first came out but now we have.
One question I have is why did we not consider AIDS (and other viruses and illnesses) a pandemic as we do this one?
I know we have treatment for AIDS now, but I'm more focused on the type of virus and the spread rather than the type of treatment and if it works.
Zoonotic diseases: Why are infections from animals so dangerous to hu
One reason viruses from animals are so dangerous to humans is that people have no means to deal with them. Our immune system was never ‘introduced’ to these novel viruses, so it doesn’t know how to respond to the uninvited guest.
Researchers explain that most of the viruses that enter the human body are successfully destroyed by the immune system or pass through our gastrointestinal system. However, now and then, an animal virus manages to replicate within a human host.....
Edit.
Coronavirus vs. flu: How to tell the difference
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