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Re:Track infections through resting heart rate by WJW on Sunday March 22, 2020 @06:38AM (#22654027)
> Infections raise resting heart rate. so resting heart rate is a good indicator of an infections.

This does not logically follow. There are many reasons your resting heart rate could be increased and most will be unrelated to infections.

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Re:Track infections through resting heart rate by plg on Sunday March 22, 2020 @11:16AM (#22655501)
This is the classic logical fallacy “affirming the consequent”. Look it up.
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Re:Track infections through resting heart rate by WJW on Sunday March 22, 2020 @03:12PM (#22657657)
Thanks for supplying the formal name. It escaped my mind this morning :)
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