Ongoing sleep deficiency can impair the body's natural defense against germs and sickness, making it harder to fight common infections.

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• Person: Not available Organization: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
  Sleep Deprivation and Deficiency - How Sleep Affects Your Health

Sources

• Sleep Deprivation and Deficiency - How Sleep Affects Your Health www.nhlbi.nih.gov National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute via serper

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• sleep deprivation concept
• infection concept
• immune system concept