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immune system

  • When people contract COVID-19, the isolation they experience in quarantine can increase inflammation in the body. (NIAID, Wikimedia Commons)
    Isolation and Inflammation
    Walker Rhea
    An illness all by itself is unpleasant, but the isolation we experience while recovering is also bad for our health. There's research showing that social isolation is associated with increased inflammation in the body.