[HN Gopher] One man's immunity to ticks (2015)
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       One man's immunity to ticks (2015)
        
       Author : gmays
       Score  : 15 points
       Date   : 2021-08-23 20:33 UTC (2 hours ago)
        
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       | softwaredoug wrote:
       | Lyme is so prevalent... So much suffering could have been
       | prevented, if weren't for these lawsuits.
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       | FTA
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       | > That's what happened with the last Lyme vaccine.
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       | > Lymerix was approved and released in 1998 and gone -- off the
       | market -- in fewer than four years.
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       | > Some believed the vaccine caused early onset arthritis, and
       | that in turn led to a class-action lawsuit.
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       | > Its maker pulled the vaccine, citing poor sales, despite the
       | fact that a 2001 U.S. Food and Drug Administration study found no
       | link between Lymerix and early or late onset arthritis.
        
         | zz865 wrote:
         | I'm pretty sure if the vaccine really worked well a few
         | lawsuits wouldn't be enough to stop it. I suspect it must be
         | less effective than expected.
        
       | drjasonharrison wrote:
       | Immune response to the proteins in tick salvia create both a
       | painful skin reaction and kill the tick.
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       | Next, mosquitoes...kissing bugs...leeches.
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       | "Swimmer's Itch" is caused by a small worm-like parasites called
       | schistosomes that die when it tries to enter and live in human
       | skin. Pretty sure this is an immune response too.
        
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