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If u have an asymptomatic infection say like like the like the flu like the flu for example, does that mean yor body is not fighting off the infection?
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It means that you : Have been infected but that your body is doing a pretty darn good job handling it (as opposed to the person who becomes deathly ill from the flu).
Answered 12/5/2013
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