Influence on disease
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What is the influence of stress --> immune suppression --> disease?
with an acute stress the defense is temporary increased
acute response --> not good when very frequent
Chronic stress & immune-related disease
- interpersonal stressors ('relationship-stress')
- loss partner/ child
- long-term care giving for chronic patient
- depression/ hopelessness
-->
more immune suppression
more immune-related disease outcomes
Examples of immune related disease outcomes:
- Cancer --- partly via immunosuppression...
- AIDS: HIV atacks immune cells (T-helper cells)
- Wound healing
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