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Being ill makes me realize that we are very fragile creatures. To an extent humans have a sense that we are infallible, (I know right as well that teenagers often display this thought process more than adults), that we cannot be beaten because we are a higher form of life.
However be as that may, a tiny, microscopic picornavirus has somehow infiltrated our indestructible immune system. The most common way to catch said virus is to come in direct contact with the saliva and/or mucus from the diseased. With such an infection, our bodies trigger the Humoral Immunity Response; our bodies secrete antibodies to attach to the alien microbes to avoid infecting healthy cells. Simultaneously leukocytes detect and destroy the foreign cells using phagocytosis. Leukocytes also kill infected cells. Usually within a week a normal, healthy human is able to recover from a cold.
Being sick right now is a pain!
I hope my antibodies kick some rhinovirus ass!
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Posted by findingsolace on 2009-09-28 15:36:57 | Rating: | Views: 13
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