The 'Hygiene Hypothesis' Supports Which of the Following Statements

question 39

Multiple Choice

The 'hygiene hypothesis' supports which of the following statements?

• A) Children exposed to fewer microbes have fewer allergies and less asthma.
• B) Conditions prior to the agricultural revolution were actually more hygienic than today.
• C) Environments that are too sterile lower the tolerance of the immune system, leading to more athma and allergies.
• D) Immunity to specific diseases requires a sterile birth environment.
• E) Contagious diseases spread when people practice poor hygiene.

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