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Infectious disease is a complex interaction among pathogens, hosts, and external determinants, which leads to one of several possible outcomes for a host, ranging from survival to death, with various states of reduced fitness between them. Skerratt et al. suggest that understanding the determinant of a particular outcome cannot rely solely on deductive experiments, but involves multidisciplinary collaborations and myriad approaches, including investigating causal pathways and mechanisms of disease. The authors conclude that diagnostic investigations confirming the cause of the host’s outcome are essential. …