This might be the dumbest thing I’ve asked out loud. But I’m really interested in how the measles virus causes immune system amnesia, and if that specific aspect of the measles virus might be able to treat autoimmune disorders.
obviously, this has the drawback that the patients would be infected with measles. but would their immune system stop attacking their own body?
That’s not quite right - autoimmune disorders don’t attack “everything” indiscriminately, they target specific self-antigens (like myelin in MS or joint tissue in RA) while still functioning normally against most pathogens.