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How does chronic stress affect immunity?
Health Education Health 100 Version 3 / The Effect of Stress on the Immune System
"Psychoneuroimmunology examines how psychological, behavioral, and social factors interact with immune and neuroendocrine systems. Chronic stress can impair immune function in both younger and older adults. Caregivers experiencing high stress have shown slower wound healing and greater susceptibility to infection than non-caregivers."
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