--_pancakes_-- t1_j32kw85 wrote on January 5, 2023 at 5:02 PM

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Where does all of the snot come from when you have a cold? by Dunkachin0

Thanks for the explanation. I always wondered whether mucus production shooting up was a side effect of flu or a defence mechanism against it.

--_pancakes_-- t1_j32hk9z wrote on January 5, 2023 at 4:41 PM

Reply to comment by masklinn in Where does all of the snot come from when you have a cold? by Dunkachin0

But what is the function for this excess production of this mucus?

Is this actually a useful mechanism against diseases like the common cold? Or is it just a trait carried over from the likes of the fish you mentioned in your comment, which actually utilised the mucus production as a defence mechanism?