Prolonged stress affects the body's ability to fight disease because __________
A) sustained cortisol production inhibits immune cell production
B) the activation of the HPA axis depletes the body's red blood cell count
C) white blood cells and red blood cells cannot occupy the same organs
D) stress lowers levels of good cholesterol.
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