Myco Tubercles
she is stubborn
call her Fungy Tubercles for short
don’t be deceived though, she’s no fungi
she disguises as a fungus in liquid media.
her love for high life took her to the lungs
where she could freely get drunk with oxygen
while she seduced the alveolar macrophages
so much that he failed to attach the phagosome,
where she dwelt to the lysosome to destroy her.
Like any good seductress she destroys him
and the lysosome like any scorned wife
ruins the rest of the household...
there is fire on the mountain...
relatives (APC)from all around come in...
FBI aka T-lymphocytes are alarmed and recruits
the CIA (macrophages) with the help INF-gamma
to help keep the culprit behind bars.
She is walled off, a giant cell is formed
Soon enough the fungy tubercles are suffocated
and once again the day is saved
thanks to the cell mediated immunity
Not too fast...
she lies in wake for any show of weakness from CMI
she waits and watches, growing real slow, not to alarm you
she grabs every opportunity to strike
and when she has her way she is as vicious as a serpent
so much that you are forced to cough her up
dripping in sweat and chills
To win the combat, you need a group of well trained martial artists,
the samurai; isoniazid, rifampin, ethambutol and pyrazinamide