We shall analyze what actually are signs and symptoms1
- When a large stone or rock falls on a man he gets squashed under the weight of rock. The physical damages caused are crushing of skull, bones, muscles, tearing of skin and expulsion of body fluids. The patient dies on the spot due the extent of damage caused.
- If the person in the same case narrowly escapes with injuries: with all the above damages he complains about pain 1 ( Hence pain is a subjective experience marking the extend and intensity of damage and it is an effect and not a cause ) He might lose his life due to the irreparable damage, or unstoppable loss of body fluid.
- If a crowbar enters a man’s abdomen or thigh, he gets physical damage due to entry of foreign substance in to his body, associated with pain. The damage is evident.
- If someone is pricked by a needle, a slight physical damage is sure along with a pain as if of an insect sting.
- If the same needle sticks the eye the damage would be severe.
- Acid falling on the skin will cause different type of cellular damage with different sought of pain.
- Hot water cause scald on the site of contact of skin to hot water. Hot steam also cause physical damage.
- Insect stings cause pain at the initial sting but the irritation there after is due to the poisonous chemical injected in to the tissue.
- Chili powder in eye and nasal mucosa cause burning (due to chemical reaction). Physical damage is minimal.
- Fine dust in air can cause irritation of nose and eyes. Excessive dryness can cause irritation too. Physical damages are minimal.
- Water if enters nose or eyes cause distress too. Physical damage is almost nil.
In all the above conditions you might note that the injuries cause physical damage, both physical and chemical, which might interfere with the continuity of anatomy or physiological activity according to the extent of physical damage which could be called as of disease’s SIGN. And all the so called changes occurring soon after these injuries ,are various phases of recovery, the phase of repair( If rate of loss of blood through bleeding is much fast than the rate of repair of damage the individual dies)
In case of microorganic infections no signs of physical damages can be demonstrated. Even if damages occur they are so negligible that the massive body can not appreciate it. Hence the first sign in infection, subjective or objective would generally be A PRIMARY ACTION OF THE HOST AGAINST THE INTRUDER.. ( Which todays medical field asses as disease’s SIGN or SYMPTOM)
NOW the Measles virus settles on the nostril. What possible physical damage can a microscopic organism cause. Microscopic view of measles virus does not show any specialized organ that could be used to cause physical damage to the host. The attack is purely chemical. As mentioned earlier measles virus is an individual and any human cell is only a trained expert to perform a specific duty. The Physical damage that is caused by the intruder perhaps is so negligible that the center does not get any warning signs initially. Or the day from which the virus settles on the mucosal surface it may flourish in number to a great extend but does not enter the line of control.
It is also possible that many of the viral infestations which exhibit runny nose probably would be a primary stage of measles whose violent stages were aborted by mighty healthy condition of the bodies. Those who were weak were bypassed.
I urge everybody to look at this event from the side of a strong giant species attacked by a mighty number of microscopic organisms. Small but as I have mentioned must be too strong enough to withstand strongest cell of our body. The virus entering through various surfaces of the upper respiratory tract may be captured by phagocytic cells from various sites. They may be taken to nearby lymph nodes.( 1,2.)
Measles virus captured by WBC and large collection of measles virus in the Lymph nodes are carried to the areas of peripheral blood supply, the capillaries by macrophages . Majority of them are pushed to the epithelial cells or the skin away from site of important and sensitive organs.(Again a demonstration of skill of a highly developed higher organism with a fully evolved immune mechanism) Here the phagocytes and epithelial cells perhaps goes through a stage of autolysis causing the heavy peripheral epithelial cell damage causing expulsion of viral debris and also all the remnants of inflammatory reaction which must be toxic to internal organs which is the called the skin rash – Last stage of measles.
Now, are these symptoms of measles really symptoms of disease or Signs of an effective response of a higher species immune system….?1