How Cells Use Nutrients When Viruses Attack May Affect Disease Severity

How Cells Use Nutrients When Viruses Attack May Affect Disease Severity
Leukocytes attack the virus. Immunity of the body. Yurchanka Siarhei/Shutterstock
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Researchers suspect that the way cells use nutrients in the presence of a virus can determine disease outcome and severity.

The immune system has long been touted as the body’s primary defense against invading viruses, with the understanding that a strong immune response swiftly knocks out an infection while a weak one allows it to linger, leading to prolonged disease or even death.

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