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If you have a pet as a kid, does this lower your risk of asthma and eczema?

  • Written by Samantha Chan, Immunology and Allergy Lead, Snow Centre for Immune Health, WEHI (Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research)
If you have a pet as a kid, does this lower your risk of asthma and eczema?Catherine Delahaye/Getty Images

As the number of people with allergies grows worldwide, scientists are trying to work out precisely how and why these conditions – such as asthma and eczema – develop.

One long-standing idea is the “hygiene hypothesis”. This suggests our modern indoor lifestyles are to blame, as they limit our...

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