Pus

Medical Topic of the day:
Today's Topic:  Everything you wanted to know and all kinds of stuff you didn't about pus.  Let's dig in.

Off the top of my head:  I believe pus is the result of cellular waste buildup from your body fighting an infection.  It smells bad.  And I have seen unbelievable amounts of it come out of someone before.

My research today:  I am so awesome.  Pus is defined as a yellowish-white viscous substance produced by suppuration (A fancy term for the formation of pus) and found in infected and necrotic tissues.  Pus consists of a liquid plasma in which white cells and cellular debris are suspended.

And dead brain cells suspended in liquid is called
"Steve O's head"

Specifically pus contains dead cells of the tissue the pus is in, and mostly neutrophils both dead and alive. Neutorphils are one of the most essential parts of most mammals immune system and are the most abundant type of white cells. Neutrophils attack foreign substances and life forms on and in your body on a molecular and cellular level. Pus typically also contains some small amount of the bacterial or viral agent your body is fighting.
The liquidy part all this stuff is suspended in is called "liquor puris."  Liquor puris is not alcohol and cannot be purchased in any liquor store.  Not even in Kentucky.

Not a thing.

In cases of advanced infection pus may contain particles of necrotic tissue turning the pus green or black. Pus can also change color depending on the type of bacterial infection. For example Pseudomonas aeruginosa pus is green.
Pus smells bad because the cellular debris in it is mostly dead and attracts anaerobic bacteria which is bacteria which grows in no oxygen.  Anaerobic bacteria create volatile sulfur compounds as waste and these compounds smell bad.  (Sulfur smells like rotten eggs.)

As a bonus here is a video of someone draining an empyema in a third-world country.  An empyema is a abscess in the space between your lung and your chest wall.  This video is mislabeled as "The biggest pimple in the world."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqirXqy_790&feature=related

Also you should not eat for two hours before and after viewing this video.

Quest to 180:
Current Weight:  Not weighing myself
Activity Today:  Walked 2 miles.  I figured I should probably see how that goes before jogging again.  I did get in 15K steps though.
Diet today:  Meh, ok.

Comments: Feeling tired today.

The MAN:
Confidence Level:  Better
Social Engineering Tactics:  Confidence
Comments:  Still need a wingman.


Random:
Listening to:  Nothing today
Watching:  Nothing today.
Reading:  Didn't read today.....yet.

Something fun:  Gorilla Glass - I think it's cool.

The word pus means "the" or "thus" in Latin.

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Disclaimer:  I am not a health care provider, any information presented in this blog should not be considered advice, it is mealy an outlet to slake my curiosity.  You should always consult your primary medical provider for any concerns or illness.  Unlike Tylenol, I am not approved by the FDA or American Medical Association to treat or provide relief for any ailment.