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Re:Why do we have allergies? by rottyguy on Tuesday April 07, 2015 @05:48PM (#9337395)
We have so many built-in mechanism designed to keep us alive that I find it strange a counter measure to extreme inflammation would be excluded. Pain sensors, fear, adrenaline, etc.
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Re:Why do we have allergies? by saraid216 on Wednesday April 08, 2015 @12:44AM (#9338824)
Inflammation is itself a countermeasure. It's the same principle as boiling water before you drink it or cooking meat before you eat it. How many countermeasures do you provide for the countermeasures?
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