Does it though? If I'm hurtling toward a slow death at the hands of a deadly infection, that doesn't necessarily imply that my immune system isn't actively figh

Does it though? If I'm hurtling toward a slow death at the hands of a deadly infection, that doesn't necessarily imply that my immune system isn't actively fighting off deadly infections every day... instead it can imply that my ability to prevent these infections from disrupting my health is degrading rapidly.