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RobertRoberts
on July 19, 2018
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Using a virus to kill what antibiotics can’t
Of course "sometimes", but consider how serious this is. As far as I know people with completely depleted immune systems either die or live in a bubble. No vaccination, no antibiotics help them.
vertex-four
on July 19, 2018
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People with perfectly healthy immune systems often require medical intervention to help them fight off disease too, sorry to say.
Fomite
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You don't need to "completely deplete your immune system" to get sick with a bacterial infection.
RobertRoberts
on July 20, 2018
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My original argument was related to creating a system that does the work of a current system. This kind of thread gets side tracked easily.
mathgeek
on July 19, 2018
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The CDC provides this page, which seems like it may be useful to you as an overview:
https://www.cdc.gov/drugresistance/index.html
RobertRoberts
on July 20, 2018
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Slide 3 shows washing hands, a behavior meant to defeat infection. A section caled "Healthy Habits".
https://www.cdc.gov/drugresistance/protecting_yourself_famil...
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