[HN Gopher] One man's immunity to ticks (2015) ___________________________________________________________________ One man's immunity to ticks (2015) Author : gmays Score : 15 points Date : 2021-08-23 20:33 UTC (2 hours ago) (HTM) web link (www.caryinstitute.org) (TXT) w3m dump (www.caryinstitute.org) | softwaredoug wrote: | Lyme is so prevalent... So much suffering could have been | prevented, if weren't for these lawsuits. | | FTA | | > That's what happened with the last Lyme vaccine. | | > Lymerix was approved and released in 1998 and gone -- off the | market -- in fewer than four years. | | > Some believed the vaccine caused early onset arthritis, and | that in turn led to a class-action lawsuit. | | > 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. | | Next, mosquitoes...kissing bugs...leeches. | | "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. ___________________________________________________________________ (page generated 2021-08-23 23:01 UTC)