Disease Tolerance

Disease Tolerance

Top of Mind with Julie Rose

Humor of Depression, Un-Grading, Disease Tolerance

Episode: Humor of Depression, Un-Grading, Disease Tolerance

  • Mar 19, 2021 8:00 pm
  • 18:05 mins

Two people who both have COVID-19 can have drastically different symptoms. That difference may be caused by “disease tolerance," which is different than immunity, and it’s a pretty new idea when it comes to humans and disease. Irah King studies it–he’s a professor of immunology at McGill University. (Originally aired Sep 9, 2020)