eli5 why you don’t get infections from your mouth, nose, or ears often? What’s the difference between those openings and if you had an open wound which could easily get infected

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eli5 why you don’t get infections from your mouth, nose, or ears often? What’s the difference between those openings and if you had an open wound which could easily get infected

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You do get infections from those orifices all the time… Faringitis, gastroenteritis and otitis are an example