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Second Thoughts on the Germ Theory

Everyone harbors disease germs, yet not everyone is sick. This is ascribed to "resistance," suggesting that germs are less important in disease than other factors affecting the condition of the host

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 192 Issue 5This article was originally published with the title “Second Thoughts on the Germ Theory” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 192 No. 5 (), p. 31
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0555-31