Post #2915234
2026-01-06 15:44 UTC
People without the receptor that HIV targets are immune to HIV because of that, like how a rock is immune to verbal abuse or double foot amputees are immune to ingrown toenails. The immune system being able to kill something isn't the only way things can be immune to other things.
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@Fedizen@lemmy.world 2026-01-06 19:03
Immune here means you have an immune response. I'm pretty sure the word here is "carrier" because unless your body is actively destroying it, the virus is hitching a ride.
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@queermunist@lemmy.ml 2026-01-06 17:11
Isn't it more like how a rock is immune to being puked on? It's still covered in vomit and can make other people sick, it just can't get sick from it.
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@SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2026-01-06 17:33
You do not understand what immunity is. you are using it as a metaphor.