The Human Body 5/5

Decoding Covid-19 - The Response

These effects may have evolved because the symptoms encourage the individual to rest, preventing them from spreading the infection to others

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Jun 7, 20206 min read

There are more viruses than stars in the universe. So why do only some infect us?

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Jun 5, 20205 min read

an estimated 250,000 to nearly 600,000 people die from seasonal influenza each year.

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Jun 1, 202011 min read

IgG is the only class of immunoglobulin capable of crossing the placenta thereby providing some degree of immune protection

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May 28, 20207 min read

At that pace, the total loss of thymic epithelial tissue and thymocytes would occur at about 120 years of age.

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May 22, 20208 min read

Memory is the ability of adaptive immunity to “remember” previous encounters with a particular substance.

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May 21, 20205 min read

So when we take medication to control fever we are pretty much working against our immune response.

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May 21, 20205 min read

Researchers have recently learned that rT3, not cortisol, may be the 'real cause' of our inability to lose weight.

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May 13, 20206 min read