Is+this+story+based+on+a+true+story?

In the story "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings" it talks about a guy named Pelayo finding a old man with wings in his yard while throwing away crabs from his house during a rainy day. He was throwing away the crabs because the stench of them in the house was causing the baby to get sick and have a fever. There was so many crabs that he had to throw them into the ocean, and while he was throwing them, he seen a human looking angel on his courtyard. When they had found him in the courtyard in the mud face down, the newborn child was healthy by the next day. Pelayo and Elisenda thought it was a miracle. You can get sick from a smell but It can't give you a flu, it only effects your nose, head, and stomach. You can get dizzy or what so ever but according to people their allergies act up but it's your nasal or chest symptoms that are caused by an odor, smell, or stench . According to a doctor, you don't get allergic reactions it's just that every person's different and have different reactions to specific smells. Such as feeling nauseous, getting a headache, runny nose, an itchy nose, or getting this twisted knot in your stomach having the need to vomit. How to avoid these smells is by immediately replacing fragrances and avoid getting near fumes or things that have fragrances.



My thoughts about what I researched and looking at a doctor's opinion. I think that you can get sick from a smell, but depending on your body's reaction it can respond differently from others. Everyone has different reactions, It can't make you get a flu or any of that like the newborn baby in the story but it can get you headaches, dizziness, or nauseous. I think the baby in the story was sick from something else but it couldn't be the stench of the crabs inside the house. A flu is caused by absorbing droplets that someone coughed/sneezed into the air or touching a flat surface then putting it into open areas such as your mouth, nose, and eyes where it can go inside your body.