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What Is Inflammation? Two Immunologists Explain How the Body Responds to Everything From Stings to Vaccination and Why It Sometimes Goes Wrong
By Prakash Nagarkatti and Mitzi Nagarkatti Your Health

What Is Inflammation? Two Immunologists Explain How the Body Responds to Everything From Stings to Vaccination and Why It Sometimes Goes Wrong

When your body fights off an infection, you develop a fever. If you have arthritis, your joints will hurt. If a bee stings your hand, your hand will swell up and become stiff. These are all manifestations of inflammation occurring in the body. We are two immunologists who study how the immune system reacts during […]

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