With regard to the pathogenesis of allergic diseases, what does the hygiene hypothesis refer to?

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Skewing of the immune response to Th2 when children are not exposed to certain environmental organisms early in life

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Rise of autoimmune diseases due to the increased number of parasitic helminths infecting people

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Interaction between allergens and genes that cause asthma

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Loss of tolerance to self-antigens caused by increased exposure to household detergents

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