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		inglor_cz on March 18, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Tick-killing pill shows promising results in human... There is natural human immunity to ticks, though fairly rare. In those individuals, the immune system detects a biting tick and kills it. https://www.businessinsider.com/acquired-tick-resistance-why... https://www.statnews.com/2023/07/31/acquired-tick-resistance... That would be a superpower worth having. Perhaps a vaccine could confer this sort of immunity to us non-resistant folks?

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