You hear many times, I have this bump.
What is this bump?
They go to the doctor.
The doctor says it's a swollen lymph node.
So they have a swollen lymph gland.
And that lymph gland can be anywhere.
It could be in the leg, it could be in the groin, it could be in the neck.
And most commonly in the neck, many people find them there.
What that means is your lymph nodes are fighting an infection.
So you've got lymphocytes in there battling bugs.
The number one bug that gets into the lymphatic system
and causes a problem is Epstein-Barr.
Whether it's mononucleosis or just Epstein-Barr
without it being mononucleosis,
lymph nodes can swell and scar up.
And then you can have a permanent scarred lymph node.
So what happens here, and this is an enlarged one right here,
this is the virus enters into the lymph node.
The white blood cells inside the lymph node
try to destroy the virus.
And as that war is pursuing,
you have an inflamed lymph node.
