Inherent Vulnerability and Ragweed Allergy – A Psychoneuroimmunological and Anthropological Analysis of a Public Health Crisis in Romania
M.Sc,; Psih. Eusebiu Jean TIHAN[1], M.Sc,, Psih.Laura Mihaela TIHAN[2] eusebiu.tihan@gmail.com [1] Academy of Scientists – Romania, https://orcid.org/0009-0008-8316-3679 [2] Tihan și Asociații, https://orcid.org/0009-0003-1820-1417 Abstract Ragweed allergy (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) is predominantly addressed in the specialist literature as an IgE-mediated condition with a well-defined immunopathological mechanism. This article proposes a complementary interpretation, integrating the concept of embodied vulnerability — the process by which chronic conditions of material deprivation, stress and environmental degradation become embedded in biology and in the psyche — into an … Citeşte mai mult