06-02-2024, 04:22 PM
(05-31-2024, 06:06 PM)putnam6 Wrote: Respectfully, you didn't have "immunity, " implying you will never get sick from an infected cat bite. It was your IMMUNE SYSTEM fighting off the infection, with no help from you. Next time some other affliction could weaken you, and your cat scratch could be a lot worse.
Immunity is not just a black and white concept. It's the state or quality of being resistant to a particular infectious disease or pathogen. I was not "implying" that I would not get sick as I already have a couple of times, but I may have been "implying" that I would not die due to the quality of resistance that I naturally have plus any additional immunity that I may have garnered via successfully fighting off prior infections.
I wouldn't go so far as to say that what doesn't kill you makes you stronger, but would be more inclined towards what doesn't kill you 'might' make you stronger.
