{"id":1023,"date":"2021-10-22T19:46:11","date_gmt":"2021-10-22T23:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/derfmagazine.com\/home\/?p=1023"},"modified":"2021-10-22T19:53:32","modified_gmt":"2021-10-22T23:53:32","slug":"cdc-report-americans-have-natural-immunity-to-world-cup-soccer-fever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/derfmagazine.com\/home\/sports\/cdc-report-americans-have-natural-immunity-to-world-cup-soccer-fever\/","title":{"rendered":"CDC REPORT: Americans have natural immunity to World Cup soccer fever"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>ATLANTA, GA<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; Researchers at the Center for Disease Control have found a gene unique to Americans that leaves most immune to World Cup soccer fever. The CDC scientists want to assure the public that there is little to no danger of a World Cup soccer fever epidemic sweeping the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere are some members of the population who are not immune,\u201d explained senior CDC official George Ivey. \u201cMostly they are foreign born, although there is also evidence that drinking certain imported beers can alter the genetic code enough to inspire a soccer fever. Also, it can also happen when people pretend to like soccer in order to impress members of the opposite sex.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>America\u2019s immunity has inspired other countries to look into a vaccine. Brazilian Director of Health Services Manuel Melina has asked for aid, \u201cThis World Cup fever shuts our country down every four years, and then talking about the World Cup shuts the country down for a year before and after. 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