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penetrate. The patient was forbidden to touch any oth-
er human being. As he grew up, he was placed in a larg-
er plastic tent. He had to wear a specially designed
outfit similar to an astronaut's to get out of this tent.
What prevented this patient from living a normal life
like other people?
Following his birth, the patient's defence system had
not developed normally. There was no army in his body
to protect him from the enemies.
The boy's doctors were well aware of what could
happen if he entered normal surroundings. He would
immediately catch a cold, causing diseases to develop in
his throat; he would suffer from one infection after an-

The boy in a bubble. Born in 1971 with no immune
defences, he was delivered in a germfree environment at a
hospital but his death could not be prevented.