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Re: Bee sting immunity
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Scott Koppa <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Sat, 23 May 2020 16:32:24 -0400
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> Isn't what happens actually an "acclimation" to a potential allergen.  And couldn't what we beekeepers practice by getting stung regularly be called a form of "exposure therapy"?

I think so, Randy. But that doesn't make it any less an immune-driven response.

S

Skillman, NJ

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