Saturday, April 12, 2008

Concerning Viruses
(Cold or Flu Virus)
You’re walking along in Walmart one day, and the shopper in front of you sneezes. You walk by them, not thinking twice about it.
Well, that shopper happened to have the cold. When you walked by them, you inhaled a virus or two. The virus that you inhaled doesn’t think twice about it. It simply goes and attaches itself to the cell lining in you’re nose and sinuses. It goes up to a weak cell and knocks on the door. When that cell lets the Virus in, then the virus sheds its coat and asks the cell “Can you read me” The cell answers “Yes, I can read you.” Then the virus commands the cell “Reproduce me!” A virus can’t reproduce itself, you see. So, the virus is reproduced very quickly. It attacks other cells. The cell that took in the virus, breaks and the virus spreads into the bloodstream and into the lungs.
The lack of cells lining the sinuses, allows fluid into the nasal passage. Sniff, Sniffle, Sniff.
The virus in the nasal passage fluid, attacks the throat lining and causes a sore throat.
Another virus, in the bloodstream, attacks muscle cells and causes achy muscles. Ow, Ow, Ow!
Then, the White Blood cells come to the rescue and hopefully save the day! You then decide that you don’t like Walmart as much as you once had. However, you go back anyway, and we do it all over again!
By the way, it takes several days for all of this to happen.

By Sweetpea

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