Early exposure to infections doesn't protect against allergies, but getting into nature might
- Written by Emily Johnston Flies, Postdoctoral Research Fellow (U.Tasmania), University of Tasmania
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Over the past few decades, allergies and asthma have become common childhood diseases, especially in developed countries. Almost 20% of Australians experience some kind of allergy, whether it’s to food, pollen, dust, housemites, mould or animals.
When people suffer from food allergies, hay fever or asthma, their immune...