Submitted by stealth941 t3_zzypnr in explainlikeimfive
ScienceIsSexy420 t1_j2f2826 wrote
Reply to comment by MyFavDinoIsDrinker in ELI5: If penicillin became the pinnacle antibiotic why are many of us now allergic? by stealth941
Not exactly, allergies are when the immune system responds to a molecule as though it is a pathogen. An autoimmune disease is when our immune system recognizes some portion of ourself as a pathogen You just blended together autoimmune diseases and allergies, and they are two very different things.
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