Why does the body, as a self defensive response to some sicknesses, swell the nose so you can’t breathe?

Question

Why does the body, as a self defensive response to some sicknesses, swell the nose so you can’t breathe?

In: Biology

Answer 1

Swelling happens when the smallest part of your body – a single cell – screams there is an emergency. If lots of Cells cry out at once, then a whole area of the body swells.

So the body doesn’t say to itself “let’s swell the nose shut even though we might suffocate.” The swelling simply accumulates. All parts of the body in distress swell up. The fact that all these parts together block your airway is an unintended consequence.