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Sick to work? The body suffers for weeks

Quickly into the office even though you have a cold? A new study by Chemnitz University of Technology shows: Those who work sick pay a high price. The exhaustion lasts for weeks and the body needs much longer to recover than expected. Researchers warn of a dangerous spiral.

There were particularly many days of absence in social professions. (Symbolic image) / Photo: Patrick Pleul/dpa

More absences due to flu and colds

A wave of colds caused many days of absence from work in Saxony in the first half of the year. Overall, however, the sickness rate was lower than in the previous year.