Does Exposure in Infancy to Past Pandemics Make You More Susceptible to New Ones?

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12:11a, 4/26/20

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A new article in The Economist provides some interesting ideas about immunity acquired in infancy during a pandemic, and how it may lead to higher death rates for those individuals exposed to pandemics later on.

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12:19a, 4/26/20

So is this the flu or not?

I need to update my notes.

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10:35a, 4/26/20

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....the average age of death during The Spanish Flu was age 28. That age group was born the year of....

Yes, that is exactly how averages work.

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