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Scientists Explore Why Some People Are Able To Live With An Infection Unscathed

'Disease tolerance' is the ability of an individual, due to a genetic predisposition or some aspect of behavior or lifestyle, to thrive despite being infected with an amount of pathogen that sickens others. It might play a role in asymptomatic coronavirus infections.

Visit: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/08/29/906268526/scientists-explore-why-some-people-are-able-to-live-with-an-infection-unscathed