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Mike 03

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3. Interesting question. What if a person is in that group of people whose
Sun Mar 29, 2020, 04:59 AM
Mar 2020

immune systems over-react and create the "cytokine storm"? Is there any way to predict whether a person's immune system is under-reactive vs. over-reactive? Would you have to be careful whose immune systems you stimulate?

This issue has been on my mind too, when I see articles about enhancing one's immune system. I always think, "What if it's better in some people to have an under-reactive immune system, and the last thing you want to do is enhance it?" But I don't know a way to distinguish between the two.

Or maybe one could say, as a general rule, it's better to stimulate your immune system and get it ready to fight.

If a person has allergies or an autoimmune disorder, or lupus for example, is that person's immune system overactive in general?

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