Eli5 if disease’s want to live in a host’s body without being discovered, then why do they have such nasty symptoms that can be used to easily identify and destroy them?

Question

Eli5 if disease’s want to live in a host’s body without being discovered, then why do they have such nasty symptoms that can be used to easily identify and destroy them?

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Answer 1

Your question implies the disease is what causes symptoms, this is mostly wrong. Your immune system’s response causes the symptoms.