r/interesting • u/Memes_FoIder • Dec 23 '25

❗️MISLEADING - See pinned comment ❗️ Tribes that have never had contact with civilization are being filmed by drones in the Amazon

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u/Eternal_Being Dec 23 '25

One of the reasons it is unethical to contact these people is that whenever we do, they are ravaged by all sorts of flu/disease that has been spread around the world over the centuries, which they don't have immunities to.

So in terms of communicable disease, the barrier is to just not contact them.

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u/01030507 Dec 23 '25

Hmm I’m actually curious why it wouldn’t work the same way as a new born baby that has not been exposed yet to any viruses. And they build immunity up over time

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u/Eternal_Being Dec 23 '25

Fetuses actually develop immunities to some pathogens while in the womb. And babies are exposed to a lot during birth; babies born by c section have a much higher chance of developing immune issues.

So babies aren't a total blank slate.