Most sore throats result from viral infections, usually colds, but possibly influenza. In children or adults who were not immunized, the measles, chickenpox or whooping cough can cause a sore throat. Sometimes, a canker sore or fever blister forms in the throat, causing intense pain upon swallowing.
Many vehicles available today come with fuel pump shut-off switches. These devices are essentially circuit breakers that sit inside you car's airbag control module's inertia switch, which is supposed to trigger when the vehicle comes to a sudden stop.
''So the O.D.S. is designed to shut off the gas supply to the fireplace when the oxygen level falls to 18.5 percent.''. That is accomplished, she said, by placing what is known as a thermocouple -- a switch turned on or off by heat -- at the base of the flame produced by the fireplace's pilot light.