This is great...and hilarious. As a member of a department with a focus on immunology/autoimmunity (but not an immunologist myself), I must say you did an excellent job explaining everything.
I also agree with your explanation of MHC. 
thanks, Jenny! (Did you send this to me before?) I'm going in this week for my fourth round of steroid shots, which are not particularly fun, but only happen once a month. And then my temple feels bruised and I can't sleep on the right side of my head, and I get a headache... but the hair is slowly (four months later) starting to grow back, and no new bald spots. Interesting about the other immune conditions: eczema, check, allergies, check, thyroid issues, check... what fun is in store for me after alopecia areata?
Belle: I did... just got around to publishing. 
And hey, if you already have the allergies, etc...
SGG: Always happy to amuse. I *so* did not work in immunology! My understanding really is very basic.
Just to clarify, Ebola virus is the cause of a disease. Hemorrhagic fever is the disease it causes. The same way that Vericella Zoster is the cause of the disease Chicken Pox.
You know, it's times like these when I start to wonder if the natural practitioners might be useful. I normally never touch them with a ten foot pole, but then someone suggests I use a treatment that may never work, like injecting steroids in my scalp, and I run away in fear!
Between my recent successful experiences with DHEA and now grapefruit seed extract, I don't know, maybe someone should start studying them in some way.
It's got to be better than a shot in the head IMO
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