Would I die if...

[NeoSioType]

I spent almost the rest of my life in a sterile enviroment, and then decide to walk outside?

[StonedApe]

Depends on how much time you spent outside. Regardless you wouldn't be very healthy.

[NeoSioType]

I guess it would depend on how long immunities last... Maybe like an allergic reaction. Anaphylatic(sp?) shock? Do babies get sick more often when they are born?

[EchoSun13]

Maybe..You would never get immune to anything.

[drewmandan]

Maybe..You would never get immune to anything. Bullshit. You'd catch a cold and then you'd be normal.

[EchoSun13]

No because how would the body fight it off? You have never been near it so you get sick and the cells die and you die. But if you have been near it live in a bubble for years then come out you will be fine, just a little sick for awhile while the body fights it.

[nitsuJ]

You know, maybe I'm wrong, but I think a baby has enough antibodies (or whatever you want to say) from it's mother to help fight sickness when it's born. If the baby wasn't capable of fighting off sickness, then it'd die almost instantly once born since the bacteria in the air, not to mention from the birth, would attack it. Also take into consideration, the birthing process is more than likely inside a hospital, with sick people spreading their germs in the air.

[EchoSun13]

When the baby is born it is born with the antibodies that fight some off..But if he was thrown in a bubble..He wouldn't get any better while he grew..And then he would walk out and die soon enough because he didn't get the anti body strong enough.

[nitsuJ]

No because how would the body fight it off? You have never been near it so you get sick and the cells die and you die. Uhm, no. If that were true, you would of died once you came into contact with the common cold for the first time, or the flu, or strep throat, or any other common illnesses.

[EchoSun13]

But you are born with them but if you dont face the illness then they can't get stronger.

[nitsuJ]

When the baby is born it is born with the antibodies that fight some off..But if he was thrown in a bubble..He wouldn't get any better while he grew..And then he would walk out and die soon enough because he didn't get the anti body strong enough. I don't think so. If that were true, I would have died the first time I had ever gotten the common cold. He'll survive unless he was born and is unable to make antibodies, but he will probably be sicker than say someone that's been on the outside world the same length he has been inside a sanitized bubble.

[EchoSun13]

No you wouldn't..you get shots with the virus in it to get them stronger too, but if he sat in a bubble he would never get any better and he would die.

[nitsuJ]

But you are born with them but if you dont face the illness then they can't get stronger. That's true, but it doesn't mean it's not going to be able to fight them off once it comes into contact with it and catches it. No you wouldn't..you get shots with the virus in it to get them stronger too, but if he sat in a bubble he would never get any better and he would die. I've never had the flu, or a prevention shot, so am I going to die if I ever get it? I highly doubt it.

[EchoSun13]

Well maybe not but you have faced other sickness have you not? But maybe he wouldn't die maybe he would..Im not sure but I say he would it could all depend on him. If he gets sick fast or not.

[nitsuJ]

Well maybe not but you have faced other sickness have you not? But maybe he wouldn't die maybe he would..Im not sure but I say he would it could all depend on him. If he gets sick fast or not. I seriously doubt he would. The only way he'll die is if he's born without an immune system and isn't able to produce antibodies. As long as he has an immune system and can produce antibodies, he'll be able to survive sicknesses. If coming into contact with something for the first time killed, then the mortality rate of babies would be very high since they'd almost instantly die from coming into contact with germs.

[EchoSun13]

But he is born with his mothers blood..and had he mom protect him enough till his system is strong.

[nitsuJ]

But he is born with his mothers blood..and had he mom protect him enough till his system is strong. Ok, look at it like this. A baby is born with a weak immune system, it grows up to be a teenager on the outside world and eventually it becomes stronger. A baby is born with a weak immune system, it grows up to be a teenager inside of a sterilized bubble and is set loose on the outside world. Sure, it'll get sick, but it will still survive because it's able to adjust. Your argument is that it will probably die once it comes into contact with something because it's immune system will be weak. If that were true, then the babies would die from contact with viruses like the common cold. I won't deny that the teenager that's lived inside of a sterilized bubble all his life may get sicker from a common cold than a teenager that's lived outside of the sterilized bubble, but I don't see why he'd die from it. It'd be like he still has a baby's immune system, he'll just have to let it get stronger by coming into contact with germs. If your argument was accurate, then I'm practically screwed. The only illnesses I've ever had is strep throat, the common cold, and stomach viruses. I've never had any other type of sickness. So if your argument is correct, my immune system is going to get royally fucked by the flu, or pneumonia, or whatever other bug I can get, and I'm going to die.

[EchoSun13]

I don't think he will die so soon but he will get so sick, babies are watched like a hawk. But I guess you are right.

[nitsuJ]

I don't think he will die so soon but he will get so sick, babies are watched like a hawk. But I guess you are right. Ok, but there's no cure for the common cold, so why do babies live after they come into contact with it? He won't die at all, unless he lacks an immune system. He won't be as healthy as the average kid of his same age, but he'll eventually get that healthy.

[EchoSun13]

Im still not sure he would come out all healthy and prone to illnesses.

[EchoSun13]

I spent almost the rest of my life in a sterile enviroment, and then decide to walk outside? Sorry we turned the question to a huge debate. It is fun hearing the other side...

[nitsuJ]

Im still not sure he would come out all healthy and prone to illnesses. He'd come out like a normal person as long as he was neglected. Really, if you wanted a really close example to what he'd be like, he'd be like a new born baby. He'd just have to let his immune system adjust.

[EchoSun13]

Yeah but when it adjust he could get really sick.

[nitsuJ]

Yeah but when it adjust he could get really sick. How? Babies don't get really sick when they get a cold, or at least none that I've seen.

[StonedApe]

Bull shit. I got super sick when I was 2 and had to go to the hopsital. It's defintely possible for babies to get very sick and die. It depends on the strength of their imune system. Some babies are healthy and have a strong immune system and don't get sick. But if you were kept in sterile environment for along time your immune system would not be up to par and if you got sick you would be more likely to die. You wouldn't neccissarily die, but the risk would be much higher.