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Re:DR Congo measles: More than 6k dead in world's worst outb... by Xylakant on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @05:20AM (#21990095)
it's not only that measles is in itself deadly, it also resets your immune system and makes it forget a lot of the pathogens it's met before. This leaves the person vulnerable to infections that they should be immune to: https://www.sciencefocus.com/news/measles-resets-the-immune-...
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Re:DR Congo measles: More than 6k dead in world's worst outb... by lolc on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @07:25AM (#21990748)
Interesting. Measles could be a revolutionary cure for my diabetes. Maybe I should get measles to reset my immune system.

Yes I'm joking and not going to try.

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