Both infection and autoimmune activity result in inflammation, our body's response to harmful stimuli, which in part involves a surge in immune system activity. And it's thought by many in the psychiatric research community that inflammation is somehow involved in depression and perhaps other mental illnesses...
http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/10/25/451169292/could-depression-be-caused-by-an-infection
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