Why Feeling Sick May Be Important for Surviving Infection
May 02, 2026
May 02, 2026
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 2 -- The Whitehead Institute issued the following news:
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Why feeling sick may be important for surviving infection
Symptoms such as fatigue, loss of appetite, altered sleep, and social withdrawal are often treated as inconvenient side effects of infection. While some scientists have suggested that they may serve a protective function, it is widely assumed that they're byproducts of being sick.
Now, in a . . .
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Why feeling sick may be important for surviving infection
Symptoms such as fatigue, loss of appetite, altered sleep, and social withdrawal are often treated as inconvenient side effects of infection. While some scientists have suggested that they may serve a protective function, it is widely assumed that they're byproducts of being sick.
Now, in a . . .