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Pneuomia affect lymph nodes?
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Preceding URI: Not usually unless the pneumonia was preceded by an upper respiratory infection.
Answered 3/21/2013
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Monitoring Centers: Lymphatic system absorbs/carries things too big to go into the arteries/veins like bacteria eaten by white cells and digested food. Lymph nodes "taste" the lymph for anything bad like bacteria/viruses/cancers, etc. When it detects a problem, it alerts the immune system and your body reacts. They enlarge in response to the inflammation they create when they react. They shrink when all is well.
Answered 6/29/2013
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