Assertion: appendicitis's appendix | /r/CapableOf | get plugged by the buildup of immune cells
Facets:
value: after a viral or bacterial infection
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: According to Abouzeid, appendicitis occurs when the appendix gets plugged by hardened feces (called a fecalith or appendicolith), too much mucus, or the buildup of immune cells after a viral or bacterial infection.