av_alan_che t1_iy94498 wrote on November 29, 2022 at 5:55 PM Reply to ELI5, why do viruses and bacteria have many of the same symptoms when they infect a human? by tapeness the symptoms are always the same because the symptoms are not about the infection; the symptoms are the body's reaction to the infection the things you listed are how the body fights infection the infection can vary, but since it's always the same body, it'll always be the same method of dispelling infection Permalink 2
av_alan_che t1_iy94498 wrote
Reply to ELI5, why do viruses and bacteria have many of the same symptoms when they infect a human? by tapeness
the symptoms are always the same because the symptoms are not about the infection; the symptoms are the body's reaction to the infection
the things you listed are how the body fights infection
the infection can vary, but since it's always the same body, it'll always be the same method of dispelling infection