>Aren't there diseases where someone are caused not by the microbe directly but by the body's immune reaction to it?
There are symptoms that can be caused by that. The characteristic of an autoimmune disorder is that the response never ends( either chronic or with flare ups) or takes way longer than a normal one would.
> Argument from authority (or lack thereof) is pretty contrary to the HN ethos, imo. You're not right because your degree says so, but because the facts do.
What facts did you state then? I'm asking where does your thinking process stems from?
There are symptoms that can be caused by that. The characteristic of an autoimmune disorder is that the response never ends( either chronic or with flare ups) or takes way longer than a normal one would.
> Argument from authority (or lack thereof) is pretty contrary to the HN ethos, imo. You're not right because your degree says so, but because the facts do.
What facts did you state then? I'm asking where does your thinking process stems from?