Hygiene hypothesis
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In medicine, the hygiene hypothesis states that early childhood exposure to particular microorganisms (such as the gut flora and helminth parasites) protects against allergic diseases by contributing to the development of the immune system.
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See also
- Antibacterial soap
- Diseases of affluence
- Hookworm in therapy
- Helminthic therapy (includes more discussion of hygiene hypothesis)
- Vaginal seeding
- Microbiomes of the built environment
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