• Question: Are we more immune to our own familie's coughs and colds?

    Asked by tclapham to Jemma, John, Katie, Lisa on 28 Jun 2012.
    • Photo: Jemma Ransom

      Jemma Ransom answered on 28 Jun 2012:

      Hi @tclapham, great question,

      the simple answer is no. If your mum catches a cold, it is because she doesn’t have the antibodies necessary to fight it off. Therefore you won’t have inherited the antibodies from her and will also be susceptible to the disease unless you have been exposed to it before and developed your own immunity.

      Jemma

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