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this procedure took
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infective material only from very mild cases.
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That was--the selection then of cases
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was one reason behind its success.
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The infective matter also was made to enter the body through
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the skin, in a way that doesn't happen in
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nature, and,
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for reasons that aren't understood,
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attenuates the virulence of the virus.
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So, the portal of entry into the body
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also seems to have made a difference.
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And lastly, for all that one knows,