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Is the immune system affected by stress and worry?

April 26, 2017affected immune system stress worry

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Is the immune system affected by stress and worry?

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Stress does indeed affect the immune system in powerful ways.Short-term stressors boost the immune system. Chronic, long-term stress suppresses the immune system. The immune systems of the elderly or those already sick are more subject to stress-related changes.