#Common Cold

[peppermintprism]

I used to have three common cold plushies, they were about the size of tennis balls. We had to throw them away after I used them as sweat rags while actually sick. I think I understood the assignment perfectly, but my mom disagreed.

bacteriophage plush anon made me think of my own similar yet much worse creature

behold the gonorrhea plush my brother was gifted as a baby. stunning work

very cute! i think someone was trying to hex your brother

[queeroldweapon]

It’s cold/flu/covid season again, please wear your goddam masks and get vaccinated if you’re able to

[danskjavlarna]

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All kinds of vintage advice.

[jazzyrazzy157]

POV: You’re Sector V

[covid-safer-hotties]

Reference preserved in our archive (Daily updates!)

This study shows the importance of masking and distancing not just on covid, but all common respiratory infections. Even if we're wrong about covid, we're right about 7 other diseases. Mask up. Keep everyone more healthy.

Abstract Background. Microbiologic confirmation of respiratory tract infections gained importance during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This study retrospectively evaluated seasonal distribution, clinical presentation, and complications of respiratory viral infections (RVIs) other than COVID-19 in children with cancer during and after the pandemic lockdown.

Methods. Two hundred and sixty-five inpatient and outpatient RVI episodes in 219 pediatric cancer patients confirmed by multiplex reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) panels from 13 centers were enrolled.

Results. Eighty-six (32.5%) of the total 265 episodes occurred in 16 months corresponding to the lockdowns in Türkiye, and the remaining 67.5% in 10 months thereafter. Human rhinovirus/enterovirus (hRE) (48.3%) was the most common agent detected during and after lockdown. Parainfluenza virus (PIV) (23.0%), influenza virus (9.8%), and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) (9.1%) were the other common agents. The 28.7% of episodes were lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs), and complications and mortality were higher than upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs) (25.0% vs 5.3%). Bacteremia was identified in 11.5% of culture-drawn episodes. Treatment delay in one-third and death within four weeks after RVI in 4.9% of episodes were observed.

Conclusion. During the pandemic, fewer episodes of RVIs occurred during the lockdown period. Respiratory viruses may cause complications, delays in treatment, and even death in children with cancer. Therefore, increased awareness of RVIs and rapid detection of respiratory viruses will benefit the prevention and, in some cases, abrupt supportive and some antiviral treatment of RVI in children with cancer.

[crimsonwolf715]

Home Sick

Gojo can hear coughing before he even opens the front door. It quiets down as he unlocks the door. He opens it. 

“Megumi?” 

Megumi’s arm reaches over the couch to wave at him for a moment before dropping back down. Gojo shuts the door. 

“I brought your favorite dumplings. Are you alright?” 

Instead of the normal, “I’m fine, leave me alone, Gojo”, he gets silence from Megumi. 

Gojo walks over to the other side of the couch and Megumi looks terrible. His face is swollen and his cheeks are flushed. His eyes, which are currently open but staring at the TV, are bloodshot. 

“Megumi!” 

Megumi jumps at the sudden rise in Gojo’s volume. 

“What?” he hisses. 

“You’re sick!” 

“Your observation skills are impeccable as usual.” 

“I have to call Shoko.” 

“It’s just a cold, Gojo. You’re overreacting.” 

“You look terrible.” 

“Thanks.” 

“I’m being serious. It looks bad. Have you taken anything?” 

“Yes, I have. I’m gonna take more medicine when the alarm on my phone goes off. Like I said, you’re overreacting.” 

Gojo sighs. “Have you eaten anything?” 

Megumi shakes his head. 

“I’ll make you something.” 

“I’d rather you not. You’re not a good cook.” 

“I’m going to go make soup,” Gojo says, then heads into the kitchen. 

After digging around in the cabinet for a couple minutes, he finds the pot and puts it on the stove. Megumi walks into the kitchen, looking more like he’s dragging himself. 

“You don’t need to supervise me,” Gojo says, waving his hands dramatically. “I can make this. Go, sit down. You should be resting.” 

“You shooing me away doesn’t give me a lot of confidence,” Megumi replies as he walks back into the living room. 

“I’m doing it for your own good. Go rest on the couch.” 

“Sure thing.” 

Gojo starts putting everything in the pot and turns it on. He then pulls out his phone to text Shoko.

Me: Hey, can you bring some cold medicine and sports drinks once you’re done with work? Not the purple ones because Megumi hates those. 

Shoko: Of course. Is he sick? 

Me: Yeah, I was out yesterday and most of today so I only figured out about it a little bit ago. 

Shoko: Just don’t be weird. 

Me: I’m never weird. 

A pause, even though it says she’s read the text. 

Shoko: Yeah, definitely not weird. I’ll swing by later because I’m about to leave. 

Me: Thanks, Shoko. 

Shoko: You’re welcome. 

Gojo finishes up the soup and puts some in a bowl for Megumi. He lets it cool while he finds the dinosaur cup that he bought Megumi ages ago, like when he was eleven. He makes tea, then pours it into the dinosaur cup. He takes both into the living room and sets them down. 

“Why that cup?” Megumi asks. 

“Because it’s cute. And rawr.” 

“Rawr?” 

“Rawr,” Gojo answers with a nod. 

Megumi shakes his head, then turns his attention to the soup. He looks at it skeptically. “So you made this?” 

“Yes, I did. It’s something I actually can make. Please try it.” 

Megumi nods, then obediently tries it. 

“Is it bad?” Gojo asks. 

“No, it’s fine,” Megumi answers. 

Gojo fist pumps. “Yes.” 

Megumi smiles for a moment before resuming slowly eating. Gojo goes and gets a bowl for himself, then comes back. Megumi eats half a bowl of soup while Gojo eats a whole bowl of soup. Once they’re done, Gojo takes the bowls back into the kitchen. 

When Gojo comes back, Megumi’s on his phone. Gojo sits down on the far right side of the couch, then leans his head back. Megumi lays down with his head on Gojo’s leg, causing Gojo to pick his head back up. Megumi’s facing the TV. Gojo smiles. 

“I will move if you start becoming unbearable,” Megumi says. 

“I will not become a problem,” Gojo promises, raising his hands in surrender. 

Megumi quietly watches the TV while Gojo scrolls on his phone. 

"I wish she was here right now," Megumi says quietly. 

Tsumiki. He probably constantly wishes that. I wish that she was here too.

"Me too," Gojo replies. 

When Megumi dozes off, Gojo turns the TV volume down to eliminate the risk of it waking him up. 

After a while, a quiet knock on the door draws Gojo’s attention away from Megumi. Shoko opens the door with a grocery bag. 

“Hey, Satoru,” Shoko says quietly. 

Gojo waves. 

“Is he asleep already?” 

Gojo nods. “Yeah, isn’t he cute?” 

Shoko nods, then Megumi huffs in his sleep. 

“I think he knows what we’re talking about,” Shoko says with a smile. 

Gojo shrugs. 

Shoko puts the grocery bag down on the counter. “The medicine and the sports drinks you asked for.” 

“Thank you.” 

She leans her back against the counter. “Do you need me to stay?” 

Gojo shakes his head. “Nope, I’m all good. I’ve calmed down a little and am not overwhelming Megumi anymore.” 

“That’s good.” 

“It… I know it shouldn’t have, but it kinda reminded me of…” Gojo trails off. 

It takes a moment, but Shoko sighs. “He’s alright. It won’t be the same, Satoru.” 

“I know, but I worry sometimes. I know that I pay attention now, but sometimes I think that I could miss something. That it’ll snowball out of my control. Not just with Megumi, with Itadori and Nobara too.” 

“But it’s not the same with them because it’s not the same connection.” 

Gojo nods. “Yeah, he’s my buddy.” 

“I know,” she says. “I’m glad.” 

“Me too. What would I do without my buddy?” Gojo replies. “I’d be sad, I already know the answer to that. It was rhetorical. Do you want soup before you go?” 

“No thank you. I am gonna head out though. I’ll come back and check on you two in the morning,” Shoko says. 

“Bye, Shoko,” Gojo says. 

Shoko heads out and locks the door behind her. Gojo ends up dozing off not long after Shoko leaves.

[grandpasnailgroovy]

[sickficideas]

any thoughts on any of the Dandadan kids? currently my mind has been on poor Vamola dealing with her first earth cold and how Jiji can't use cold packs anymore without risking everyone else have to deal with a sick and horribly grouchy Evil Eye 😔

WAIT YES THATS SUCH A GOOD IDEA ANON I think he very much wants to avoid burdening the rest of the group and as much as he would love to get even a moment of relief from his fever he would never want to put anyone in danger for that so he just suffers 😭😭 he runs really hot for his fevers in general too and Momo tries really hard to think of ways they can help him without switching him, but they always fail, there's no loop hole 😭 they just sit with him, take regular temperature checks and keep him company until he can get comfortable enough to sleep for a while 🥺🥺

AND VAMOLA AWW....this is a trope I'm super obsessed with that I never really get to talk about so I'm glad you brought this up but dealing with a new illness for the first time has so much potential to be horribly overwhelming 😭😭 fevers especially because they cause so many little things...the body and hesd aches/pains, feeling weak, shivering or sweating all on top of the temperature fluctuations, she's left crying into someone's chest about how awful it feels and she's just so scared and confused 😭😭😭

[whumpster-dumpster]

Whumpee and Caretaker sharing a room, Whumpee keeping Caretaker awake with their constant violent nose blowing

[atths--twice]

Germs and All

After attending a conference, Scully falls ill. Not wanting to be alone, and missing Mulder, she heads to his apartment.

I've been fighting through a cold the past few days. As a result, I've had extra time on my hands as I've been resting. Because of this, my mind wanders to MSR more than usual. I love stories where they take care of each other and so, I've written this little fic.

Hope you enjoy. 💓

Scully woke up, her mouth dry and nose stuffy. Groaning, she rolled over and glanced at the alarm clock before closing her eyes in the gray light. Opening her eyes again, she looked back at the clock as she drew in a breath. 

11:30. 

It was eleven thirty? 

Sitting up, she looked around the room and then picked up her watch to be sure the time was correct. 

11:30. 

“Oh, God,” she whined softly as she fell back onto the pillows, sniffling deeply. “How is it so late?” 

Rain hit the windows and she sighed as she sat up again and laid her watch back beside her half drunk cup of tea. Pushing herself up, she groaned again, her body aching. 

Stumbling to the bathroom, she used the toilet, washed her hands and brushed her teeth. Staring at her reflection, she sighed and made a face before turning off the light and leaving the room. 

Shivering, she grabbed the comforter off of the bed and wrapped it around herself as she groaned again and opened the bedroom door. 

Pausing just past the doorway, she looked to her right and saw Mulder sitting on his couch, smiling at her. 

“Hello,” he said and she frowned with another groan. “I take it you’re not feeling better.” 

“It’s eleven thirty,” she complained and he nodded, glancing at his watch. 

“Nearly quarter till twelve now,” he said and she whined. 

“Why did you let me sleep so long?” she asked, kicking the comforter back from her feet as she walked over to him. 

“Let you?” he asked with a chuckle, as she sat on the end of the couch with a huff and then laid down, her head resting against his thigh. 

“I’m tired,” she complained, letting out a deep breath. “And my nose is stuffy.”

“I know,” he said, his fingers rubbing her head and running through her hair. “Well, about the stuffy nose anyway.” 

“I slept all night. How am I still tired?” she whined and he chuckled again. 

“You have a cold, Scully.” 

“Mmmm,” she moaned with a frown. “This is all Skinner’s fault. I didn’t want to go to that stupid conference. He made me.” 

“Hmm,” Mulder hummed, his fingers rubbing her neck. 

“That feels good,” she whispered, her eyes closing. 

“Skinner wasn’t sick,” he mused and she sighed heavily. 

“No. But someone there was and I got it from them. You didn’t go, so you’re fine.” 

“I won’t be in a couple of days, seeing as you brought all the germs with you. This place is ground zero now. The bedroom in particular is highly contaminated.” 

“I know. I should’ve gone home,” she admitted with a nod. “I just…” 

“I was just teasing,” he said, his thumb pressing firmer into her neck and causing her to moan. “I’m glad you’re here.” 

“Even though I’ve…” She sniffled deeply and let out a deep breath. “God. Even though I’ve brought the plague upon you?” 

“It’s just a cold,” he said, laughing softly. 

“Feels worse.” 

“You say that every time you’re sick.” 

“Because it does. It always does,” she whined, breathing through her mouth as her nose had become far too stuffy. 

“I’ll get you some medicine,” he said, scratching her scalp lightly and moving gently from the couch. “You want anything to eat?” She moaned and shook her head. “Tea?” She shook her head again and he chuckled softly. “Okay, just the medicine.” 

She nodded as she burrowed into the comforter, finding a more comfortable position. 

A kiss was pressed to her temple and she smiled. 

“Even full of germs, and wrapped like a mummy, you’re adorable,” he whispered, kissing her again before he left the room. 

She smiled and then coughed, groaning as she shook her head. The comforter was pulled even closer and she took a stuffy breath. 

“Hey,” Mulder said and she opened her eyes. “Here’s the medicine and some water. You need to sit up to take it and the cough syrup.” 

“I hate cough syrup,” she grumbled and he hummed as he helped her sit up. 

“I know,” he said, handing her the syringe in his hand. 

“You like using this, don’t you?” she asked, putting the syringe in her mouth and pressing the plunger, swallowing the medicine quickly. Making a face, she took a sip of the water he offered. 

“I do. I’m glad you gave it to me,” he said, smiling as he handed her two large liquid filled pills. “These should help too.” 

She took them and placed them into her mouth, swallowing them with the rest of the water in the glass. Pouting, she handed the glass back to him and then coughed, turning her head to avoid coughing directly on him. 

“I’ll get you some more water,” he said as she coughed again. She laid back down with a moan, cursing that stupid conference. 

It had been monotonous, uninspiring, and lonely without Mulder with her. And then the last night there, she had felt the telltale signs of a cold brewing as her throat was scratchy when she swallowed. 

Waking up to a stuffy nose and achy body, the flight home had been miserable. Hailing a cab, she had given the driver Mulder’s address, closing her eyes as she rested her head against the window. 

When she had made her way to his door, her suitcase feeling exceptionally heavy and clumsy, she swayed as she knocked twice and waited. 

His happy smile had vanished at the sight of her, concern quickly replacing it. 

“I don’t feel so good,” she had said, pitching forward and falling into his arms. 

“Aw, Scully,” he had whispered, pulling her and her bag inside. 

He had brought her into his room, turned on the shower to warm up, and helped her undress. 

While she had been in the shower, he had changed his sheets, found some clothes for her to wear, and made her some tea. 

When she had dressed in one of his long sleeved shirts and a pair of cuffed sweatpants with the drawstring pulled as far as it could go, he had sat her down on his bed and blown her hair dry as she moaned repeatedly, her eyes closed. 

When he had finished, he brushed her hair and kissed her on the forehead. 

“Why don’t you lay down and I’ll go get you some medicine?” he had asked and she had nodded. “Come on, come and lay down.” 

He had helped her up and led her to the other side of the bed, pulling back the covers and then tucking her in once she had laid down, her head pounding. 

“I’ll be back soon. Rest.” He had kissed her head twice, ran a hand down her side, and whispered goodbye as he left. 

He had woken her to take some medicine, sitting with her until she had fallen back to sleep, stroking her hair as he spoke quietly about his last couple of days without her. 

She had woken throughout the night, his arm around her waist or fingers locked with her own, her nose stuffy and head still aching. 

“Hey,” he said softly and she opened her eyes, looking up at him. “Do you want some more water? Luckily, I found a bendy straw so now you don’t have to sit up.” 

“Hmm,” she hummed, nodding slightly. “I’ll have a little bit. Thank you.” He sat on the coffee table and held the glass and straw for her as she took a few sips. 

“Feeling any better at all?” he asked and she sighed as she pulled back from the glass of water. 

“Not at the moment,” she said, closing her eyes and sighing again. 

“Well, hopefully that medicine will help soon. I brought over another box of tissues and a paper bag for the used ones. Do you need anything else?” 

“No, not right now. Thank you,” she said, attempting to breathe through her nose and giving up to take a deep breath through her mouth. “I’m just so tired.” 

“Rest, Scully,” he said, kissing her temple again, the glass of water set on the coffee table. 

And she did, dozing in and out as he sat on the couch beside her, his fingers in her hair or resting on her shoulder. She heard baseball being announced, the crack of a bat, and organ music playing. Then she heard the dialogue of a movie as she turned over and sighed, the comforter tucked around her when she did. 

“Thank you,” she breathed and he hummed as his fingers rubbed her scalp again and she fell back to sleep. 

Her bladder woke her and she moaned as she stirred, extricating herself from her comforter cocoon. 

“I ordered some food,” Mulder said as she stretched and rolled her neck. “Matzo ball and chicken noodle soup. Waiting for you, whenever you’re ready.”

“That sounds good,” she said, her voice hoarse. “Not sure how much I’ll be able to eat.” 

“I know. But you haven’t eaten anything all day. You need something.” 

“Okay. I’ll be out in a few minutes.” 

When she came out of the bedroom, she was wearing one of his hoodies, as she had lost the warmth of the comforter. She had also put on a pair of his thick socks and pulled her hair back into a small ponytail. Yawning, she padded to the dining room and sat down. 

A small bowl of matzo ball soup had been placed at her spot, the spoon resting inside of it. She smiled at the sight of the cut up matzo ball, making it easier to eat. Glancing up, she watched him walk in with his own bowl of soup and a plate of sliced bread. 

“You cut my matzo ball,” she said with a sniffle as she reached for her spoon. 

“Yeah, I did,” he said, setting his stuff down and sitting beside her. “Easier and quicker for you to eat.” 

“Thank you,” she said, filling her spoon with broth and a piece of matzo. 

They sat in silence as they ate, Scully taking her time to eat as much of the soup as she could. 

“I can’t taste any of this,” she said, shaking her head, leaving her spoon down in the bowl. “Not one bit, but I’m sure it’s really good.” 

“It is,” he said and she nodded as she pushed the bowl from in front of her. 

“I’ll take your word for it,” she said, watching him finish his bowl of soup. He smiled at her and she smiled back, suddenly overwhelmed with affection for him. “I love you.” 

He stopped eating and stared at her, his smile growing. 

“I know I’ve told you before, but I just wanted to say it again,” she said, sniffing and letting out a deep breath. 

He set his spoon in his bowl and made to move towards her, his hands reaching out. 

“No,” she said, putting up a hand. “Contagious, remember?” 

“Ground zero, remember?” he asked, his hands now cradling her face as he smiled. “The damage has been done. Therefore, a kiss on the lips won’t cause any harm.” 

“Hmm,” she hummed, closing her eyes as his lips met hers. 

He kissed her gently, his thumbs slowly rubbing against her cheeks as she hummed again. Needing air, she pulled back slightly and drew in a breath, before his lips were on hers again.  

“I love you too,” he whispered, kissing her one more time. Smiling as he pulled back, his thumbs stroking along her cheeks. “Germs and all.” 

“Ha ha,” she said, opening her eyes and looking at him. “Ugh. I think I need to lay down.” 

“Yeah,” he agreed, moving his hands from her face. “Let me clean this up and get you some more medicine. Then bed.” 

She waited at the table for him as he quickly cleaned up. More cough syrup and pills were brought to her along with a glass of ice water. She took it all with only minimal complaints, thanking him with a nod. 

“Come on. Let’s get you to bed.” 

He led her through the apartment, turning the lights off behind them. He grabbed the comforter and followed her into his room. 

She went into the bathroom, used the toilet, washed her hands, and brushed her teeth. 

Mulder had put the comforter back on the bed and pulled back the covers on her side once again. Waiting while she laid down, he tucked her in and kissed her head. 

“Be right back,” he said and she hummed as she closed her eyes. 

When he finally laid down, she was nearly asleep, but she opened her eyes to look at him and give him a small smile. 

“Thank you for taking care of me,” she whispered, closing her eyes as she reached for his hand. 

“That’s why you came here, isn’t it?” he asked softly, kissing her knuckles. “Knowing you were ill? Wanting to be cared for?” 

“Yes and no,” she said, moving closer to him. 

“How’s that?” he asked and she opened her eyes again.  

“I missed you. I wanted to see you,” she said, her eyes rolling back as she shut them again. “I didn’t plan on being sick. I just missed you.” 

“I missed you too,” he whispered, pulling her close. “I’m glad you came over.” 

“Germs and all?” she asked, her words slightly slurred. 

“Yes. Germs and all,” he assured her, kissing her forehead and whispering his love for her as she fell asleep, held safely in his arms. 

[king-starscreams-fics]

Blue Birthday

Bumblebee was looking forward to catching up with Breakdown at the race track. It was to coincide with his birthday (not that Cybertronians usually celebrate) and he had a few rough plans about how they could enjoy themselves after the race.

Unfortunately, birthdays seem to be unlucky for Bumblebee.

Written for Sicktember: 4. "Great. I got a cold for my birthday."

Rating: General Audiences

Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply

Category: M/M

Fandoms: Transformers: Earthspark (Cartoon); Transformers - All Media Types

Relationship: Breakdown/Bumblebee (Transformers)

Characters: Bumblebee (Transformers); Breakdown (Transformers)

Additional Tags: Common Cold; Racing; reckless behaviour; Sick Character; Sick Bumblebee; Birthday; Sick on own Birthday; Hurt/Comfort; Sicktember 2024; early sicktember

Language: English

Published: 2024-08-04

Words: 2,139

Chapters: 1/1

[yes-i-am-happyaspie]

Typhoid Mary by happyaspie for Call_Me_Coley

No Archive Warnings Apply | Rated G | Chapters 1/2 | Sick Peter Parker, Sick Tony Stark, Common Cold, Irondad

Summary: Peter gets sick during his weekend stay at the tower. Tony is woefully unprepared.

Peter Parker was curled up on his couch, staring gloomily at the wall and sniffling continuously. What was he supposed to do about that? Call May? Prepare homemade soup? Buy out an entire pharmaceutical company? All three? None of the above? He took a moment to think those options through and solemnly shook his head. Definitely, none of the above. May was at work and not likely to answer her phone. He wasn’t known for his cooking skills, and Pepper would likely slaughter him if he asked her to run another company on his behalf. Fantastic. He was on his own, then.

Sicktember 2024 Prompts:

10 The Sniffles ™ 18 ‘My Body is One Big Ache’ 19 Hypochondriac Tendencies 22 ‘You Didn’t Use My Cup, Did You?’ Alt 4 Flushed Cheeks

[wanderingmind867]

I feel like I could be developing a cold, which is really annoying me. I don't want to have to deal with that, especially not with company also coming over on monday and stuff. But you know...it wouldn't be the last time i've gotten sick in the winter. Thankfully, I've had a flu shot. So I can probably only have a basic, common cold. Still, if I wake up tomorrow with an extremely sore throat, i'm going to be incredibly unhappy.

[queenbee7599]

good morning. catched a cold 😑

[pixelatedraindrops]

My RainCode fic, Under The Weather is officially on my AO3! I made a quick little scribble to promote it a bit further too :3

Poor Yuma can never catch a break with me... ;w;

I altered and added to it so its 2k words longer than what I had in the OG post so...hope you enjoy the little additions I made to it!

This is also my tamest silliest fic as well as it being the only one that has NO SPOILERS. So anyone can give it a read!

Hope you enjoy! ^-^

[rollerska8er]

Sneeze once: bless you

Sneeze again: bless you again

Sneeze three times: bless you

Sneeze four times: that's enough of that nonsense

Sneeze five times or more: so you have chosen death