Are people with autoimmune diseases less likely to get viral infections? How about cancers? Submitted by Selfeducated t3_10w4yah on February 7, 2023 at 3:43 PM in askscience 68 comments 147
Additional-Fee1780 t1_j7xorgf wrote on February 10, 2023 at 3:22 AM Females more often get autoimmune conditions, and are less susceptible to many viral infections. So very loosely yes. But given that the treatment for autoimmune diseases is immunosuppressive, and that increases infection risk, it’s complicated. Permalink 1
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