AdvertisementScientists Explore Why Some People Are Able To Live With An Infection UnscathedAugust 29, 2020Emily Laber-WarrenfacebookEmail'Disease tolerance' is the ability of an individual, due to a genetic predisposition or some aspect of behavior or lifestyle, to thrive despite being infected with an amount of pathogen that sickens others. It might play a role in asymptomatic coronavirus infections. (Getty Images)