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There are two likely causes: bacteria and viruses. If you have a bacterial infection you need to see a doctor and get an antibiotic. Bacteria are more likely to cause a fever than viruses.
If it's a virus, a zinc lozenge every three hours will reduce the severity and duration of the infection. Only zinc lozenges with zinc gluconate or zinc acetate are effective.
For the cough, Robitussen (or the generic equivalent) is good. It has a cough suppressant and an expectorant, which reduces the need to cough.
For the malaise, enteric-coated aspirin is good. If you're in Canada you can get acetaminophen and codeine over the counter (you have to ask for it), which is more effective than aspirin.
Feel better.
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My biology teacher once told us that bacteria can be eliminated by getting really drunk - alcohol kills those little beasts, he said. For viruses this (unfortunately?) doesn't work though.
regards
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The problem with that is that alcohol also impairs your immune system and dehydrates you. But I have heard of a case where a nasty infection seemed to be cleared up by doing that.
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Yeah I have never tried this myself. I don't feel like getting drunk when I'm ill 
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Emmm. Probably a computer virus.
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One of the unadvertised benefits of plane rides, I am afraid. Hope you are better, soon.
Jon
Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface
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It sucks being sick, much less with a concert coming up.
Get well soon dude. Overdose on the OJ, always good stuff that.
"Every time Lotus Notes starts up, somewhere a puppy, a kitten, a lamb, and a baby seal are killed. Lotus Notes is a conspiracy by the forces of Satan to drive us over the brink into madness. The CRC-32 for each file in the installation includes the numbers 666." Gary Wheeler
"You're an idiot." John Simmons, THE Outlaw programmer
"I realised that all of my best anecdotes started with "So there we were, pissed". Pete O'Hanlon
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I am not in the US, not sick, and its a pleasant 28`C.
Mind you I got ill as fu*k in India working there last year. I couldnt eat curries ant more. 
Morality is indistinguishable from social proscription
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fat_boy wrote: I couldnt eat curries ant more.
 Dear god say it isn't true
I'm largely language agnostic
After a while they all bug me 
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Too much good ![Beer | [beer]](/script/Forums/Images/beer.gif) will do that to a fellow.
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Hey, I'm in the US and I'm sick too. We should start a club or something 
Though mine is due to extremely tight hamstrings, tense back muscles and piriformis.
I have to go to the physio this afternoon and lay there with a heat pad and electodes for 15 minutes following the muscle massage. It's tough.
As a public warning: If you sit for long hours at work and then work out, save yourself some hurt and do stretches *afterwards* and warm up first.
I'm largely language agnostic
After a while they all bug me
modified on Tuesday, July 8, 2008 12:43 PM
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MidwestLimey wrote: do stretches
Woops! Absolutely do NOT follow this advice under any circumstances, it flies in the face of all recent studies and my and many other's personal experience. Stretch if you absolutely must *after* your workout, never ever before.
MidwestLimey wrote: warm up first
Absolutely *do* follow this advice.
"It's so simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say and then don't say it."
-Sam Levenson
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Ooops, I should read what I write. Modified. Stretch while your muscles are warm and limber.
I'm largely language agnostic
After a while they all bug me
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There are always guys at the softball games who have bad knees and they are always the big stretchers before the game with no warm up at all.
The people who never seem to get injured are the ones that just toss the ball a bit to warm up and start playing.
I've tried to tell them but they've been doing it for 20+ years now and refuse to listen to reason and their physiotherapists are apparently still operating under 1970's theories about preventing sports injuries.
"It's so simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say and then don't say it."
-Sam Levenson
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Yeah that's going around right now, don't know what it is but everybody in my little corner of Canada seems to have it. It seems like a combo flu and cold all in one.
"It's so simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say and then don't say it."
-Sam Levenson
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Welcome to Oklahoma. We breed our trees and grasses specially for producing large quantities of allergy and sinus infection inducing spores and pollen. Pick up a box of Claritin D.
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tough luck
Bryce
p.s. dont forget my duty free
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Try alka seltzer cold medicine.
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Christian Graus wrote: So, I am in the US, going to Rocklahoma this weekend, and I have a headache, sore joints, a cough and sore throat. I feel miserable.
toss out the cough and sore throat and it sounds like me every day. Sounds like you caught a case of "El" as well as a summer cold.
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Inspired by Josh Smith's 50th CodeProject article[^], I thought I'd try my hand at creating my first.
Now my first article is published and I can navigate to the URL, however, my settings show I've submitted 0 articles, and I can't find the article by searching the site. Is this normal?
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No, it should show up instantly, at least that's my experience.
"Every time Lotus Notes starts up, somewhere a puppy, a kitten, a lamb, and a baby seal are killed. Lotus Notes is a conspiracy by the forces of Satan to drive us over the brink into madness. The CRC-32 for each file in the installation includes the numbers 666." Gary Wheeler
"You're an idiot." John Simmons, THE Outlaw programmer
"I realised that all of my best anecdotes started with "So there we were, pissed". Pete O'Hanlon
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Judah Himango wrote: my first
Congratulations.
Judah Himango wrote: Is this normal?
Yes. Assuming the article isn't a steaming pile of carp, a gold member will review and approve it, then it will appear on the site for everyone to bask in your awesome knowledge.
[Edit: Oh, hang on, you are a gold member, my bad  . Don't know what the rules are for you then]
Simon
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Gawd, what a transparent method of getting people to check out your article!
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I'm sure that was the furthest thing from his mind.
BDF
A learned fool is more a fool than an ignorant fool.
-- Moliere
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