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[–] davidgro@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)
[–] Chuymatt@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

That is a different kind of immune response. It is not autoimmune, it is hyper responsive.

[–] davidgro@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Yeah, but both are "the immune system attacking something it shouldn't", so I wonder if the same mechanism can desensitize it to allergens.
The article mentioned trails for celiac which although it says is autoimmune, at least involves a foreign substance

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[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 1 points 2 years ago

Is there a fundamental difference between the two? The way I understand it, autoimmune disorders are often basically an allergy to yourself

[–] Jumi@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

What about alopecia?

[–] m3t00@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago
[–] chemicalwonka@discuss.tchncs.de -1 points 2 years ago

I took two doses of Pfizer Covid Vaccine and now I have a heart disease.

[–] m3t00@lemmy.world -3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

i like how people complain because they weren't properly spoon fed curated articles selected specifically for them by someone who gaf. 1) be kind - is a reminder to myself

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