These microbes can attack the larynx and lungs filling them with fluids and this will result in a gross cough as the baby makes serious attempts to get the fluid or
mucus out of his lungs through coughing.
In healthy folks, these move back and forth and sweep
mucus out of the lungs.
Not exact matches
Cells in the airways have mobile cilia which sweep
mucus and dirt
out of the
lungs, but almost every cell in the body has a primary (sensory) cilium.
Lungs are one
of the body surfaces that is protected by
mucus, but the researchers also had a version
of the
lung cells where the ability to make
mucus had been knocked
out.
Denny's early research showed that slug slime is similar to the
mucus that lines our
lungs and comes
out of our noses when we're sick.
Staying well - hydrated helps thin the
mucus in your
lungs and sinuses, making it easier for your body to clear the sludgy stuff
out of your system — so in addition to lots
of water cozy up to soothing herbal teas, hot water with lemon and hot, healthy beverages until the warmer weather returns.