I’m on day 5 of a miserable viral throat infection. I’m wondering what is physically happening in my throat to make it hurt so much. Google didn’t help me – just told me causes of sore throats but not why it actually hurts.
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Very simplified, your throat has become a war zone between the virus trying to replicate in cells, and your immune system destroying those hijacked cells. End result, you throat is all torn up by the battle.
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