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Why getting better is worse than falling sick
Washington: Ever wondered why recovering from a debilitating bout of illness makes it seem worse than the actual condition or infection. According to researchers, the answer may lie in a component of the immune system known as the acute-phase response during an invasion by bugs, viruses or microbes. This response puts healthy cells and tissue under tremendous stress, and is actually the cause of