need to know abt lymph nodes

[shivayya]

tell me how to find that the lymph nodes are swollen,
can i check it by touching or they may b visible.
i also need various reasons for swollen lymph nodes other than aids and hiv.

[louella13]

It is a small knot like bump normally around neck area. Though lymph nodes can swell formany reasons.

[annelxoxo]

When my lymph nodes swell, they usually hurt, but sometimes they dont. My doctor told me that when lymph nodes swell, it is a way of your body telling you it is fighting an infection. Also it could be just little grease glands. I used to get them a lot I usually ignore them unless they remain swollen for more than 2 weeks. As far as the reasons they are endless, could be  a simple cold or something serious.

[Dunkel13]

Your lymph nodes are located in your neck underneath the jaw, above the collar bones, underneath your armpits, In the back of your knees, and near the groin where the stomach crease meets your thighs.  There's more but those are the big ones.

Anytime your body is experiencing an infection your lymph nodes will flare up.  Strep throat, colds, and sinus infections/irritations also have a lot to do with lymph nodes swelling.