hygiene hypothesis

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hygiene
noun[U]
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/ˈhaɪ.dʒiːn/us
/ˈhaɪ.dʒiːn/
the degree to which people keep themselves or their environment clean, especially to ...
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hypothesis
noun[C]
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/haɪˈpɒθ.ə.sɪs/us
/haɪˈpɑː.θə.sɪs/
an idea or explanation for something that is based on known facts but has not yet ...
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A possible answer has been provided by the environmental orhygienehypothesis.
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The bottom line for thehygienehypothesisis the understanding of the genetic basis how microbes interact with the immune system.
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Although media coverage of thehygienehypothesishas declined, a strong collective mindset has become established that dirt is healthy and hygiene somehow unnatural.
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Thehygienehypothesishas received more support than the prevalence hypothesis.
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Evidence supporting thehygienehypothesisincludes lower rates of asthma on farms and in households with pets.
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It seems likely that this was the reason he named it thehygienehypothesis.
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Thehygienehypothesishas now expanded to include exposure to symbiotic bacteria and parasites as important modulators of immune system development, along with infectious agents.
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Thehygienehypothesismaintains that high living standards and hygienic conditions exposes children to fewer infections.
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This is possibly explained by thehygienehypothesis.
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Other health benefits are gained from exposure to immune-stimulating microorganisms, which, according to thehygienehypothesis, can protect against allergies and autoimmune diseases.
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Thehygienehypothesissays that many modern humans are not exposed to microorganisms that have evolved in establishing the immune system as they should be.
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Thehygienehypothesisattributes these correlations to the immune manipulating strategies of pathogens.
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This may be because exposure to bacteria reduces allergies, as predicted by thehygienehypothesisand not toxicology of the triclosan itself.
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However, the observation that allergies and autoimmune response are increasing at a similar rate in industrialized nations appears to undermine thehygienehypothesis.
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Proposed mechanisms include thehygienehypothesisand the prevalence hypothesis.
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The rise of autoimmune diseases and acute lymphoblastic leukemia in young people in the developed world was linked to thehygienehypothesis.
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Thehygienehypothesisproposes that appropriate immune response is in part learned by exposure to these microorganisms and parasites, and in part regulated by their presence.
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Related to thehygienehypothesis, it is postulated that early childhood exposure to rich microflora from premastictaion may be important in priming the immune system and reducing allergic responses.
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Epidemiological data support thehygienehypothesis.
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Thehygienehypothesisproposes that exposure to certain infectious agents early in life is protective, the disease being a response to a late encounter with such agents.
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