1/ Why are children safe? "Fetal hemoglobin that binds oxygen more strongly than adult hemoglobin saves children (and sickle-cell patients where it persists longer) from heme-binding (O2 sequestering) proteins of anaerobic bacteria (Prevotella, et al)"https://osf.io/vzmf3/
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Dont think so... Immunity can explain some resistance, esp in adults. But why would all children be completely indifferent to this? I think this explains it quite well...
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not immunity, immunological. some of the cases involve a systemic effect (maybe gastro via ACT-2, maybe catalyzed by meat instead of respiratory infection, which then becomes systemic) which after a long incubation can flood the system with a cytokine storm. that's the hypothesis
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