No Stupid Questions

When I have a cold I wear a cloth mask to bed and that actually helps reduce the sore throat I get from breathing dry air. Also, it does a pretty good job of preventing my partner from getting sick as well!

You've survived every one you've caught so far haven't you? That's a testament to it's awesomeness!

All that IS the response, and without it, a virus would kill you.

You are better off toughing it out than taking drugs that block the responses.

The immune system is fucking incredible, you should read up on it and then you'll never make a post like this again!

I think that the real wonderment is that, even though we know the way virusses are distributed. And that social distancing is adamant in preventing that distribution, we simple tend to ignore this and spreading that shit like crazy.

That weird behaviour costs our economy millions.

A lot of people in this thread saying that viruses are losing when we live through a cold. That's just not true. Their goal is to live/reproduce, not to kill. They're winning at a different game, it just hurts us as a byproduct.

bad at it? you literally rest for a week then recover, as opposed to dying. your pretty fucking good at it. you just don't know how bad it could be

The common cold is a family of coronaviruses, our bodies have been fighting off their mutations for millennia. An mRNA vaccines for colds, if I remember correctly, was in the works, but, well, we've all seen what's happening there

If it makes you feel any better, your microscopic attacker is not having a very good time with your body's response either. You're the undefeated champion in this arena so far, keep up the winning streak.

Dude, you are in a million years battle with other organisms trying to exploit and kill you, and you're fucking winning. I would call that a blazing success. The other organisms are trying their literal best, their survival depends on it, and you just KEEP. ON. WINNING.

You know symptoms is the tangible evidence of your body fighting the fucker? I'm no scientist but I remember hearing that apparently a raised body temp is one method of killing the cunt that's trying to attack you.

https://www.lung.org/lung-health-diseases/lung-disease-lookup/facts-about-the-common-cold explains why we don't have a vaccine but honestly you symptoms sound like you got the flu of some kind.

It's more like colds are incredibly good at responding to the human body. Following the evolution of corona was quite amazing, no?

With these symptoms you can’t run, you can’t hunt, you can’t burn too many calories. Your body does everything in its power to prevent you from using resources your body needs to defeat the sickness.

That’s the reason why placebo meds work: the fact that the doctor gave you medicine means that you are really sick, and therefore you have to rest. In reality you’re behaving differently and therefore you’ll get healthy faster.

Oh: and you’re slightly dehydrated so you don’t have that much risk of infecting others.

We are tribal animals. Apes together strong. We care for the sick ones because that means they can focus on recovery.

It's incredibly good at responding to infections. That's why you're alive.

Taking medicine to reduce symptoms when you're sick, actually increases the amount of time that you're sick. You reducing the effectiveness of your body's fight.

If you find yourself often getting sick, take a look at your overall health, especially your metabolic health. Make sure you're getting enough sleep, zinc, sunlight, and avoiding sugar as much as you can.