Hygiene hypothesis


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    immune system disorder: Deficiencies associated with limited environmental exposure
    ...with humans can help prevent the body from generating inappropriate immune responses. This idea was first proposed in the late 1980s by American immunologist David P. Strachan in his hygiene hypothesis. The hypothesis suggested that small family size and increased personal hygiene reduced childhood exposure to infections and thereby resulted in the development of allergic disorders....
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