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Friday, March 27, 2015

Dissecting the Color of Your Snot

Dissecting the Color of Your Snot


We all get sick at one point and whenever we’re blowing our nose, we tend to check out its color believing that it can indicate how sick we are or how close we are to recovering. The snot can be of different colors, from white, to green, to even yellow, as the body continues on fighting infection.

While doctors say that green mucous is an indication of bacterial infection which can be treated with antibiotics, green snot actually means that the immune system is fighting off an invader for days. The color is produced from the protein found in white blood cells. Read more:

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