Sunday, March 2, 2014

Antibody Anybody

Antibodies are basically the body’s defense system that point and tattle on lingering, foreign parties roaming around on the inside looking like they might cause trouble.

If the syphilis bacteria looked like a lemon, then the antibody to combat it would look like the busty blonde, hipping a price tagger at Anytown Grocery.

An antibody recognizes bacteria and marks it, like the saleswoman tags the price of a lemon. The marked bacteria is gathered by other parts of the body’s defense system[s] and then hauled off. The bacterial cell is then squeezed, the exterior is ruptured and the fluids are drained. 

Bam Bam.

Likewise, a customer gathers a lemon and hauls it off. And if their kid wants to set up shop at a lemonade stand, she gets a lemon juicer. It gets squeezed, the exterior is ruptured and the fluids are drained. 

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Conventional STI tests aren't used to test for the actual infection; they are used to check if a salesperson has marked a price for a lemon. 

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