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by criddell 34 days ago
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One theory has to do with sanitation and how well we've done at eliminating parasites. Some people have reported successfully curing allergies by giving themselves a hookworm infection.

> The fact that some local African languages contain no words to describe allergic symptoms could support this hypothesis, indicating that allergic diseases have never been a problem among these populations

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6585781/

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If only the US department of health had a bold vision on how to solve this.