Recently I did blood test of my mother. According to reports my mother has ESR of 40. She sweats a lot n has rheumatism. Pathology lab assistant said that when body has infection then a person possess high ESR. Please tell me is there any serious thing to worry about? What precautions should my mother take to reduce this ESR?

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