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Achoo!
by Cynthia Sherwood
Achoo! We all sneeze sometimes. Sneezing is a reflex
that your body does automatically. That means you
cannot make yourself sneeze or stop one once it has
started. When you sneeze, you body is trying to get
rid of bad things in your nose, such as bacteria. You
have extra germs when you have a cold, so you
sneeze a lot more. You might also sneeze when you
smell pepper!
Inside your nose, there are hundreds of tiny hairs.
These hairs filter the air you breathe. Sometimes dust
and pollen find their way through these hairs and
bother your nasal passages. The nerves in the lining of
your nose tell your brain that something is invading
Do you ever sneeze when you walk into bright
your body.
sunlight? Some people say that happens to them
often. Scientists believe the UV rays of the sun irritate
Your brain, lungs, nose, mouth, and the muscles of
the nose lining of these people so they sneeze.
your upper body work together to blow away the
invaders with a sneeze. When you sneeze, germs from
If someone nearby sneezes, remember to tell them
your nose get blown into the air. Using a tissue or
“Gesundheit!” That is a funny-looking word which is
“sneezing into your sleeve” captures most of these
pronounced “gezz-oont-hite.” It is the German word
germs. It is very important to wash your hands after
that wishes someone good health after sneezing.
you sneeze into them, especially during cold and flu
season.
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