The hygiene hypothesis relies on the assumption that humans have adapted to a pathogen-rich environment that no longer exists in industrialized societies. Recent advances in molecular immunology and population genetics allow deeper insight into the evolution and co-evolution of host–pathogen interactions and, therefore, into the foundations of the hygiene hypothesis.
The hygiene hypothesis : an evolutionary perspective / M. Sironi, M.S. Clerici. - In: MICROBES AND INFECTION. - ISSN 1286-4579. - 12:6(2010 Jun), pp. 421-427.
The hygiene hypothesis : an evolutionary perspective
M. SironiPrimo
;M.S. ClericiUltimo
2010
Abstract
The hygiene hypothesis relies on the assumption that humans have adapted to a pathogen-rich environment that no longer exists in industrialized societies. Recent advances in molecular immunology and population genetics allow deeper insight into the evolution and co-evolution of host–pathogen interactions and, therefore, into the foundations of the hygiene hypothesis.
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