“Why your kid’s strep throat keeps coming back, A combination of genetic and immunological factors makes some children susceptible to the bacteria that cause strep throat” by the La Jolla Institute for Immunology, published 6 Feb 2018. Found: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190206144503.htm
Streptococcus pyrogenes causes a number of diseases, but when found in the throat it is known as strep throat. The scientist gathered 100 children who had undergone tonsillectomies and tested their immune response. They had a less robust response to Strep. Additionally, their parents also had a decreased reaction to the strep toxins released by the virus.
This, I think, connects to the class in the development of vaccines.
I think it is quite interesting how how we don’t really have a clear understanding on how the immune system responds to the removal of the tonsils, a thing we have been doing for nearly 2000 years. It wasn’t really well written, I think because it was trying to water down a scientific publication. It didn’t really give me as much information I wanted, but I imagine, that for a person with a less deep understanding of immune response as me, a person who, admittedly, doesn’t have a great grasp of the subject, would be able to get the gist. However, the article could have been better organized.
“SpeA” is a toxin given off by the microbe, I wonder how the immune response acts on that, rather than the microbe itself.
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