Disease tolerance and immunity in host protection against infection

Nature Reviews Immunology 17, 83 (2017). doi:10.1038/nri.2016.136 Authors: Miguel P. Soares, Luis Teixeira & Luis F. Moita The immune system probably evolved to limit the negative effects exerted by pathogens on host homeostasis. This defence strategy relies on the concerted action of innate and adaptive components of the immune system, which sense and target pathogens for containment, destruction or expulsion. Resistance to
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