Why Do We Get Sore Throats? 🤒
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Morning rhinovirus!
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Lol, interesting interpretation.
Rhinovirus.
Medical-speak for ‘the common cold’.
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Nose poison.
That’ll do.
But, why do they give us sore throats??
Cause when you catch a cold from somebody,
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Yuck, sorry Durd lol.
But when you catch a cold from somebody, their little rhinovirus particles charge into your upper respiratory tract.
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Basically your nose, sinuses, and throat.
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Why there?
Well the virus likes to cozy up where it’s warm and moist.
It’s ideal for doing the only thing a virus wants to do: reproduce.
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Lol baby rhinoviruses.
When these viruses invade, they release proteins that trigger your body’s immune system to go into overdrive.
It’s white blood cell fighting time…
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When white blood cells attack the virus, all that commotion creates inflammation – the dilation of blood vessels to allow more white blood cells to get to the area.
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But that swelling is what causes redness and pain.
And why it hurts to swallow for a week…
Stay Cute,
Henry & Dylan 🌈
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