TeachableMedicalNews article 10012019
Teachable moment in classrooms:
- immune system chapter – concept of antigen-based recognition of specific invaders
- immune system chapter – antigen-specific activation of the T-cell and B-cells
The news item: Recently there was a report on a commercially available tissue paper from the company Vaev.
A Mysterious Company Claims to Sell Sneeze-Filled Tissues for $80. Is It Real?
Vaev Tissue sells a used tissue that a sick person has sneezed into, claiming that it boosts your immune system. Health experts disagree.
The tissue paper has a special property: it is used by another person who has the “cold”. The company claims that “a human sneeze is safer than needles or pills” and when flu season comes around you should be able to get sick on your own terms”.