I have a Rhino in my nose..

Im hurtin'. Every year I get a damn cold. It's tell-tale. I feel the snot creeping down the back of my throat and I know it's only a matter of time before Im wheezing like a fat man in the Boston Marathon.
But little did I know I had a rhinovirus. (which Im not 100% sure thats what I have but it does feel oddly like a rhino has been head-butting me so..)
NIH says:
"Rhinoviruses (from the Greek rhin, meaning "nose") cause an estimated 30 to 35 percent of all adult colds, and are most active in early fall, spring, and summer. More than 110 distinct rhinovirus types have been identified. These agents grow best at temperatures of about 91 degrees Fahrenheit, the temperature inside the human nose."
http://www.niaid.nih.gov/factsheets/cold.htm
And now.. thanks to me.. it's my wifes turn.
Problem is that there is no cure. It has to run it's course. Sure you can knock yourself out with NyQuil like a junkie, but nope.. doesnt cure it. So.. I will sniffle and cough at my pc because I can't take a sick day. Using all my leave over christmas. Ohh well.. hopefully my body will work up some kind of defense to the rhino so I dont go through this in Europe over the Holidays.


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