answersLogoWhite

0

Contrary to germ theory is the theory that disease due to infection is caused by diminished resistance of the body's fighting mechanism, the immune system. The theory is based on certain observations.

* Of the five people in family only one catches the infection when the exposure to germs by all members is the same. *Volunteers giving first aid to people suffering from infectious outbreaks don't get infected. *It is known that for immunocompromised patients (eg. HIV infected, burns) even ordinary infections become overpowering and can be fatal. *Infusion of plasma containing antibodies help fight infection better. *People who travel abroad are not exposed to native germs, hence have no intrinsic resistance and fall ill whereas native people staying with germs all the time are unaffected. Same way immunization works in warding off infections like polio, typhoid, tetanus.

User Avatar

Wiki User

13y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

Multiple causation theory developed by who?

Max weber


In theory causation in fact is limitless true or false?

true


What is radical theory?

theories of crime causation that are generally base on marxist theory of class struggle


What has the author Evan Fales written?

Evan Fales has written: 'Causation and universals' -- subject(s): Causation, Knowledge, Theory of, Realism, Theory of Knowledge, Universals (Philosophy) 'A defense of the given' -- subject(s): Cognition, Knowledge, Theory of, Perception, Theory of Knowledge


What is the study of causation called?

The study of causation is called causality or causation theory. It involves examining the cause-and-effect relationships between variables or events to understand how one factor influences another.


Is a hypothesis the explanation to a theory?

A hypothesis is the first step to elaborate a theory; it is not a true explanation.


What has the author Curt John Ducasse written?

Curt John Ducasse has written: 'Causation and the types of necessity' -- subject(s): Causation 'Truth, knowledge and causation' 'The method of knowledge in philosophy' -- subject(s): Knowledge, Theory of, Theory of Knowledge 'The philosophy of art' -- subject(s): Philosophy, Art, Aesthetics


Theory?

Explanation


What has the author Samuel Jerome Wilson written?

Samuel Jerome. Wilson has written: 'Microbes and health' -- subject(s): Typhoid fever, Diseases, Causes and theories of causation, Tuberculosis, Bacteria, Germ theory of disease


What is causation?

causation is the theory that something happened due to a given cause. Cause and effect basically. It is known to be inherantly prone to false positive type errors in assumption.


When does an idea became a theory what is answer?

when most people begin to agree on a single explanation , the explanation is called a theory


What is a well tested explanation of observations?

A theory