Day: August 29, 2020πŸ’Ύ

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Map: Trout Pond - Russell Brook Falls

It’s a gas

I remember when Hurricane Katrina hit and gas prices were like $2.15 a gallon and I was like, damn that’s expensive. A decade and half later, that’s what gas still costs. Gasoline is such an odd commodity.

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Shots – Health News : NPR

Asymptomatic COVID-19 Infections And ‘Disease Tolerance’ : Shots – Health News : NPR

The prevailing theory is that their immune systems fight off the virus so efficiently that they never get sick. But some scientists are confident that the immune system's aggressive response, the churning out of antibodies and other molecules to eliminate an infection, is only part of the story.

These experts are learning that the human body may not always wage an all-out war on viruses and other pathogens. It may also be capable of accommodating an infection, sometimes so seamlessly that no symptoms emerge. This phenomenon, known as disease tolerance, is well-known in plants but has only been documented in animals within the last 15 years.