Pathogens and Loss of Appetite (IMAGE)

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Pathogens and Loss of Appetite

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This visual abstract depicts the findings that pathogens can interfere with the gut-brain circuits that control host anorexia during infection to promote host survival while facilitating disease transmission.

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Rao et al./Cell 2017

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