After acquiring an infectious disease, the immune system reaction may (or may not) lead to protection against another attack of the disease. This so-called refractory period is the time period where no other infection of this disease can occur. It may last from a few days up to lifetime depending on the infectious agent. For some infections such as gonorrhea and Chlamydia, there is hardly any protection. A person may become re-infected soon after being cured of the previous infection. For some diseases such as syphilis, a person may not be super-infected while being already infected (immunity of premonition). Once treated, the immunity disappears. For others, the immunity may last for years or even a lifetime (measles, chickenpox).
The Cure Quote page presents a random quote from my many years of searching for information and understanding of the meanings of cure.
When we study cure historically, we find many meanings and many interpretations. This page presents a random quote from many years of searching for information and understanding of the meanings of cure.
The book A New Theory of Cure (there being no “old theory of cure”) provides a comprehensive definition of cure for all curable illnesses.
Health is whole.
An illness is a hole in our healthiness.
A cure fills the hole with health.
Tracy Kolenchuk, Author
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