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title: "Via @[1532444663:2048:Lucas Wiman] "We found measles predisposes…"
date: 2019-02-05
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# Via @[1532444663:2048:Lucas Wiman] "We found measles predisposes…

*February 5, 2019 · Facebook*

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[https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2015/05/07/404963436/scientists-crack-a-50-year-old-mystery-about-the-measles-vaccine](https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2015/05/07/404963436/scientists-crack-a-50-year-old-mystery-about-the-measles-vaccine){target="_blank"}
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Via @\[1532444663:2048:Lucas Wiman\]\
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\"We found measles predisposes children to all other infectious diseases for up to a few years,\" Mina says.\
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And the virus seems to do it in a sneaky way.\
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Like many viruses, measles is known to suppress the immune system for a few weeks after an infection. But previous studies in monkeys have suggested that measles takes this suppression to a whole new level: It erases immune protection to other diseases, Mina says.
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