system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: What makes my sore throat sore?

I’m on day 5 of a miserable viral throat infection. I’m wondering what is physically happening in my throat to make it hurt so much. Google didn’t help me - just told me causes of sore throats but not why it actually hurts.
gpt
Very simplified, your throat has become a war zone between the virus trying to replicate in cells, and your immune system destroying those hijacked cells. End result, you throat is all torn up by the battle.