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disease tolerance: a standalone construct

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Immunology

a host defense strategy that limits the damage caused by an infection without reducing the pathogen load.

In immunology, disease tolerance refers to a host defense strategy that limits the damage caused by an infection without reducing the pathogen load. This meaning comes from Medzhitov (2012) in Science.[1]

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Medzhitov, R., Schneider, D. S., & Soares, M. P. (2012). Disease Tolerance as a Defense Strategy. Science, 335(6071), 936-941. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1214935

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