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The human body can delay the onset of infections and sickness under psychological stress

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REFUTED
the evidence says no
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0 sources for · 3 against

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Is it true that the human body can delay the onset of infections and sickness under psychological stress?

No. Contrary to delaying illness, psychological stress suppresses immune function and creates environments that increase susceptibility to infections.

Verdict: REFUTED · 0 sources for, 3 against · Last checked

The analysis

The retrieved literature consistently shows that psychological and emotional stress suppresses immune function, exacerbates inflammatory conditions, and increases susceptibility to infections (e.g., in asthma, tuberculosis, and surgical recovery), directly contradicting the claim that the body delays sickness under psychological stress.

Evidence against · 3
Neuropsychiatry phenotype in asthma: Psychological stress-induced alterations of the neuroendocrine-immune system in allergic airway inflammation.
2017
Psychological stress acts as an immune system modulator that exacerbates conditions like asthma rather than delaying infections.
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Ohno, I. (2017). Neuropsychiatry phenotype in asthma: Psychological stress-induced alterations of the neuroendocrine-immune system in allergic airway inflammation.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.alit.2017.06.005

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Psychological stress creates an immune suppressive environment in the lung that increases susceptibility of aged mice to Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection
2022
Psychological stress suppresses lung inflammation and immune responses, increasing susceptibility and vulnerability to infections rather than delaying them.
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Lafuse, W. P., Wu, Q., Kumar, N., Saljoughian, N., Sunkum, S., Ahumada, O. S., Turner, J., & Rajaram, M. V. S. (2022). Psychological stress creates an immune suppressive environment in the lung that increases susceptibility of aged mice to Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2022.990402

Emotional Stress and Immune Response in Surgery: A Psychoneuroimmunological Perspective.
2023
Emotional stress negatively impacts postoperative recovery, increasing susceptibility to infections and impairing healing.
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T, R., H, G., C, B., D, B., N, F., N, A. Y., M, A., H, M., R, G., MK, I. K. H. A., A, R., U, K., A, S., & AH, H. (2023). Emotional Stress and Immune Response in Surgery: A Psychoneuroimmunological Perspective.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.48727

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The retrieved literature consistently shows that psychological and emotional stress suppresses immune function, exacerbates inflammatory conditions, and increases susceptibility to infections (e.g., in asthma, tuberculosis, and surgical recovery), directly contradicting the claim that the body delays sickness under psychological stress.

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