By analogy: most of the deaths from the Spanish flu are believed to have been caused by over-reacting immune systems. Our global response to disease has the potential to cause more damage than the disease itself.
That is not necessarily what is happening—but it is a scenario we should be aware of.
are believed to have been caused by over-reacting immune systems
I’m not sure what you mean by this. Most who died from the Spanish flu, actually had a literal allergic reaction to the Spanish flu? That people died from the medical treatment meant to combat the flu?
By analogy: most of the deaths from the Spanish flu are believed to have been caused by over-reacting immune systems. Our global response to disease has the potential to cause more damage than the disease itself.
That is not necessarily what is happening—but it is a scenario we should be aware of.
I’m not sure what you mean by this. Most who died from the Spanish flu, actually had a literal allergic reaction to the Spanish flu? That people died from the medical treatment meant to combat the flu?
I don’t believe it counts as an allergy, but it was their own immune system overreacting. It’s called a cytokine storm.