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Why do we keep catching the same diseases?

Why do we acquire lifelong immunity against some pathogens but not others?
05 October 2021
Presented by Sally Le Page. 
Production by Sally Le Page.

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This week, listener Rick emailed us to ask “Why do we acquire lifelong immunity against some pathogens but not others?” Sally Le Page asked author and infectious disease researcher at Imperial College, London, John Tregoning, to jog our memories...

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