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A just published Harvard study shows that a natural measles infection eliminates up to 50% of your bodies immunity to other nasty viruses but also to pathogenic bacteria.  In the aftermath, you must reform this protective shield if you survive long enough to do so.

 

The measles virus triggers immune amnesia by destroying up to 73% of your anti-microbial antibodies.  A separate study reveals that this virus hobbles the B lymphocytes that produce these life-saving proteins.

 

This discovery is a giant impetus for universal measles vaccination using the MMR vaccine.  It is a powerful retort to those who claim a natural infection is the best way to induce immunity to the measles virus.

 

Michael J. Mina, Tomasz Kula, Yumei Leng, Mamie Li, Rory D. de Vries, Mikael Knip, Heli Siljander, Marian Rewers, David F. Choy, Mark S. Wilson, H. Benjamin Larman, Ashley N. Nelson, Diane E. Griffin, Rik L. de Swart, Stephen J. Elledge. Measles virus infection diminishes preexisting antibodies that offer protection from other pathogens. Science, 2019; 366 (6465): 599 DOI: 10.1126/science.aay6485

 

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