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medicus


Jun 22, 2007, 8:59 PM

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Re: [summerprophet] Poison Oak and Ivy issues reliefs cures
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summerprophet wrote:
jt512 wrote:
Wrong, and wrong. There is considerable variation in sensitivity among individuals, and poison oak does not attack your immune system. It's the other way around: your immune system attacks the poison oak toxin.

Jay

While you are chasing technical correctness, I am purely wrong about the situation going on in your body.

*Edited to correct.


That is much more than just a technicality. There is a HUGE difference between something attacking your immune system and your immune system attacking a foreign substance.


(This post was edited by medicus on Jun 22, 2007, 9:03 PM)



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