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What gives mucus its green color when you are sick?
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Nasal discharge with green color, also called purulent nasal discharge, is due to high numbers of white cells in that discharge, either with a viral or superimposed bacterial infection of the nasal passage.
Answered 5/8/2022
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Discolored mucus starts as a yellow color from lots of white blood cells, but as more& more collect along with other debris the color turns green.
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