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I pointed out a clarification to your post, so yes, I am helping. I have not said that there is no impact on immunity. ALL viruses have some form of immune evasion or suppression.
Do you think you are helping by misleading people?
And that is important when your posts are read by non-scientists.
If they interpret your posts as meaning that the SC2 virus can damage immunity against other pathogens, then you are misleading them.
I spend most of my time dealing with antivaxers, virus deniers, conspiracy theorists and cranks.
You are none of those.
However, scientific accuracy is absolutely vital, and there is a common claim that the virus causes general immune damage. It doesn't
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I did wonder if using a picture of a bacteriophage would upset some virus deniers & (rolls eyes) yes it did…
A virus which infects bacteria is a virus—I also love their utterly funky appearance!
Here’s a picture of a difference virus, one which affects mammals, can you name it?
That depends on the time between infections, the severity of infection, the infectious dose the second time and whether there was viral persistence, which in itself is a major cause of T cell exhaustion
See what you are doing is reading a paper without understanding the methodology or the immunological context, and then you are extrapolating that to a downstream effect that doesn't occur.
Oh my word.
Right.
There IS T cell exhaustion, but only in some clonal lineages. Not in all T cells.
That is a very, very important distinction.
And the papers you yourself link to show that. Have you not even read them?
No. You clearly don't understand the literature.
No literature anywhere shows general T cell exhaustion.
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They are jealous.
I have three successful businesses that make a real difference to people in one way or another.
Maybe because they have never achieved anything, they feel the need to criticise.
Amazing, isn't it.
I have made over half a million £ from that hobby so far, doing something I really enjoy, and with a worldwide appreciative audience.
They somehow see it as a negative thing.
Says a huge amount about their own outlook on life.