hey there welcome to life noggin if
you're watching this video you are most
likely a human being a human being who
gets sick sometimes whether you caught
the common cold or came down with
something much worse have you ever
wondered what's actually going on inside
your body it's pretty interesting and I
block oh I'm here to enlighten you let's
find out what the heck is actually
happening when you get sick we'll start
off with a good old immune system the
immune system defends your body against
bacteria viruses parasites and toxins
that shouldn't be there every day you
would have thousands of bacteria and
viruses through the air your immune
system will usually do a pretty good job
of dealing with them but occasionally a
germ or two will slip by this will cause
you to become sick when this happens
your mucus membranes sometimes become
infected and inflamed so your body
responds by sending more blood to these
areas the increased amount of blood lets
loose a greater amount of antibodies and
white blood cells that attack anything
that isn't welcome your blood vessels
swell to allow for that greater volume
of blood sadly when this is happening in
somewhere inconvenient like let's say
your throat they press up against nerve
endings causing soreness so there really
isn't too much to be sad about when you
have a sore throat just know that it's a
sign your body is healing itself but
what about mucus sometimes blowing your
nose 10 times in a row doesn't feel like
it's enough is that really necessary
buddy yes yes it is mucous membranes
line your sinus cavities and they
secrete mucus regularly to protect your
body this is a normal thing you just
might not realize it until you get sick
and it becomes a bit of a hassle mucus
helps trap bacteria and viruses that
shouldn't be there and provides a good
way for them to exit the body through
your schnoz when you're sick more mucus
is produced to prevent germs from
reaching your respiratory tract even
more mucus can be produced by inflamed
and infected membranes so that's fun
mucus can be gross sometimes but it's
really just trying to help all right so
you've got a cold sore throat stuffy
nose and what could be worse while a
fever fevers are very common with many
illnesses and they often come with a
side of chills or sweats chills happens
when your fever is rising and your body
tries to catch up with the new baseline
temperature the exact opposite is
happening when you get the sweats fevers
are caused by pyrogens pyrogens or
chemicals that can come from outside of
the body but are more often than not
triggered inside as a part of the immune
system's response to invading germs
pyrogens tell the hypothalamus the
body's thermostat to raise the body's
overall temperature some studies have
shown that the immune system runs more
smoothly at higher temperatures so this
makes sense
many viruses and bacteria are also
inhibited at higher temperatures so this
all seems to work out nicely if your
temperature is too high then you should
go see a doctor anything over 103
degrees Fahrenheit is usually a cause
for concern in adults
take care of yourself these all might be
things your body does to fight off a
cold but if you're sick then you should
go see a doctor and get all the
necessary shots and treatments what are
some things that you like to do to get
over being sick and if you want even
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