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Unwelcome Guest
A frequent traveler all of the way,
I am asleep as I move but awake when I stay.
An unwelcome guest that does not pay,
Yet I make a big mess during my stay.
I am asleep as I move but awake when I stay.
An unwelcome guest that does not pay,
Yet I make a big mess during my stay.
Answer
A virus.Frequent traveler: as I am passed from one sick person to the other
Asleep as I move but awake when I stay: viruses are inactive (asleep) when outside the host (body) but start behaving actively (awake) when inside the host
I make a big mess: the viral infection symptoms in the body, such as fatigue, fever and runny nose (like a flu infection, for instance)
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