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Re:Edible insects role in transmission of parasitic diseases... by korm on Thursday August 18, 2022 @04:01AM (#32506667)
It's one theory among many. The flip side is that autoimmune diseases are often triggered by pathogens (MS from EBV, diabetes from HEV, and more). Air travel and urbanization help pathogens spread. My understanding is that it's not yet clear which are beneficial and which are harmful, but there's ongoing research.
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Re:Edible insects role in transmission of parasitic diseases... by jiggywiggy on Thursday August 18, 2022 @04:13AM (#32506760)
Maybe both are true, they might be triggered because of lack of exposure over a lifetime and then sudden exposure gets an uncontrolled response. But yeah, I have no idea. The parasite therapy for crohns is interesting.
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