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Re:The virus that causes the common cold can effectively boo... by totalZero on Tuesday March 23, 2021 @10:14PM (#26562781)
> It has already been established that the too sanitized modern existence leads to increase of allergies/autoimmunes/etc.

This is called the Hygiene Hypothesis and it has not been established in the sense of having been empirically demonstrated and widely confirmed. It's still a theory with proponents and critics.

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Re:The virus that causes the common cold can effectively boo... by klebe on Sunday March 28, 2021 @04:30PM (#26614189)
Hmm yes very good distinction to make. Certainly heard plenty of arguments on both sides and I'm pretty split.

I think this is separate, though - we're talking about an individual illness (common cold) driving out another individual illness (covid-19). Not so much to do with general hygiene than it is to do with specific bio-interactions between viruses.

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