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In response to "re: peanut allergies. A girl died at camp here when a knife that was used to make a sandwich had previously spread PB and was wiped clean (but not " by zork

It seems like peanut allergies have only been in the fourfront for about 20 years

Posted by amoxy (aka amoxy) Jun 8 '10, 13:40

Peanut Butter has been around for a long time. Did these people just die?

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Yes. -- nm - Nightcrawler Jun 8, 13:42
See my post below. The allergies (like asthma) are multiplying from not giving kids' immune systems a proper introduction to the world. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jun 8, 13:42 8
- it can't be that simple. I lived on a *farm*. -- nm - Reagen Jun 8, 13:43 7
  - It is not, there is also a genetic factor. However, it has been shown that kids raised in third world countries have less allergies (likely because - James Bond (aka Igor) Jun 8, 13:54 4
    - I don't think lactose intolerance counts as an allergy -- nm - Beryllium Jun 8, 13:55 2
      - oh, that's a thread down. my bad. Does asthma count? I think it does, but I'm not sure. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 8, 13:56 1
        
        Yes, asthma is one that seems to develop if you are raised in a clean environment. However, there is still some genetic factors to it. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jun 8, 14:28
    - And as was said above, more die. -- nm - Nightcrawler Jun 8, 13:55
  - I lived in relatively rural areas growing up, too, and I had asthma (or so the doctor said; I only had one attack.) -- nm - Beryllium Jun 8, 13:53
  - that means you would have been a bubble boy if you had grown up in the city -- nm - zork Jun 8, 13:44

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