God bless you! You are likely to hear this response when you sneeze.
Biblically speaking, sneezing meant a certain death, until Jacob nosed in and made a deal with God, whereby a prayer per sneeze cheated the grim reaper. Pope Gregory the Great, in response to the sixth century plague in Italy, carved out his place in history as being the one responsible for insisting that prayers, such as “God bless you!,” be said in response to the deadly sneeze. He did not, however, order that tissues be kept close at hand to snare the airborne germs spewed forth by the sneeze.
Sneezing occurs when dust, smoke, or other particles in the air irritate the lining of the nostrils. A sneeze is an automatic reaction, or reflex, that blows away the irritants in a violent outburst that can send the irritants flying as far as 9 meters.
People suffering from colds sneeze a lot because cold viruses make the linings of the nostrils extremely sensitive to irritants.
Sneezing can also be an allergic response-an abnormal reaction to harmless substances, such as grass and tree pollen, in the environment.
Biblically speaking, sneezing meant a certain death, until Jacob nosed in and made a deal with God, whereby a prayer per sneeze cheated the grim reaper. Pope Gregory the Great, in response to the sixth century plague in Italy, carved out his place in history as being the one responsible for insisting that prayers, such as “God bless you!,” be said in response to the deadly sneeze. He did not, however, order that tissues be kept close at hand to snare the airborne germs spewed forth by the sneeze.

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