The Hygiene Hypo Overview

My blog exercise was about the Hygiene Hypothesis, which is the absence of exposure to infectious parasites and microbes in early stages of childhood, preventing the immune system natural growth and development.  More diseases are developing in young children today because we are not enabling them to be exposed to the natural microbes our immune system needs to keep us healthy.  Therefore because of this autoimmune diseases for example like rhinitis, asthma, and eczema are on the rise in cleaner more industrialized countries.  I learned that there may be a possibility that humans can actually be to clean, and the Hygiene Hypothesis provides us with the knowledge that germs can actually be good for us and is essential for the prevention of present and possible future illnesses. 

            Research data reveals to us that in only just a few passing decades’ signs of the manifestation of the allergic reactions have significantly increased; but why?  I found out that 37 million bacteria are added to the air in a room by just one single person every hour!  Population has accumulated and is becoming a problem, but if 37 million bacteria are added by every human every hour why?  It is because lifestyles have changed in different food habits as well as our living conditions.  Humans have formed better hygiene methods and are “cleaner,” but these “cleaner” atmospheres are expelling the microbes our bodies need to fight against threatening viruses and autoimmune diseases.  As soon as a child loses out on these natural microbes there is no replacing with another set after they haven’t been provided.  Scientist did research on labratory mice to understand these things for example what the T cells do in relation of having a cleaner environment.  These experiments have helps us understand how the human body would work.

Studies show prevention from larger families verses smaller families, farm environment verses rural environment, and largely populated cities verses country towns.  Although there is nothing we can do about the world growing and becoming more industrialize, so what will be done to prevent harmful autoimmune disease and our children?  Should doctors limit the use of antibiotics in the early stages of development?  And, where do we go from here with our hypothesis?  These questions and more are wondered and discussed as you read further into the relationship with microbials and the immune system with the Hygiene Hypothesis.