Talk:1612: Colds

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Just like I have it now. I'm on the day 6 I think... ;-) --Kynde (talk) 12:42, 4 December 2015 (UTC)

I'm feeling tired and heavy, did you do this to me!? Xseo (talk) 13:44, 4 December 2015 (UTC)
@Kynde: You poor, poor thing ;-). --DaB. (talk) 13:48, 4 December 2015 (UTC)

Cold viruses evolve so quickly that every year your immunity to last year virus is useless. Also note that the "people will stay clear of you if you do come in" behavior is older than offices: visible (and audible) symptoms make people avoid close contact with you, therefore it is advantageous for the virus to avoid causing them as long as possible. -- Hkmaly (talk) 13:50, 4 December 2015 (UTC)

I'm not familiar with the "skin crawling" symptom. Is that just a weird name for some other symptom? 108.162.218.107 14:25, 4 December 2015 (UTC) Gus

Incomplete notice says "First draft please improve if you can. Change from second person to third person."

So I should change it to say "First draft please improve if he can"?

I think "skin crawling" refers to the chills you get when you have a cold, like the chills

you get when something craws on your skin.
-)

162.158.56.77 23:46, 5 December 2015 (UTC)


Skin crawling means (I think) you feel like you have ants crawling on your skin. I have felt that at times, however I didn't recognize the phrase right away - it took a bit of thinking (my first language is not English). 108.162.228.215 08:07, 9 December 2015 (UTC)