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Subject:	Re: Bee sting immunity
From:	randy oliver <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Sun, 24 May 2020 09:30:12 -0700
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> >But that doesn't make it any less an immune-driven response.
>
My point exactly!  It's not the sting that kills you, it's an excessive
immune response.
Beekeepers who don't swell up are "acclimatized" to bee venom.
Those who suffer anaphylaxis are dealing with an immune system in
hyperdrive.
The question then is, what do we mean by the term "immunity" -- a lack of
swelling, or protection from anaphylaxis?


-- 
Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com

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