Submitted by Dunkachin0 t3_103z74y in askscience
emptybottleofdoom t1_j32n2xq wrote
Reply to comment by --_pancakes_-- in Where does all of the snot come from when you have a cold? by Dunkachin0
Yeah, if the pathogens or irritants move around randomly, and 90% of the volume they end up in is mucus rather than body tissue, and they get flushed, that's good for us.
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