Pity me!

[jere7my]

Bit sick. Weary, sniffly, 100.2°, mild aches, itchy eyeballs, no real nausea. Hungry. Preliminary self-diagnosis suggests cold, not flu:

COLD

• Symptoms develop slowly: √
• Fever up to 102 degrees: √
• Runny or stuffy nose: √
• Sore throat: ✕
• Cough: √
• Sneezing: √
• Fatigue: √
• Muscle aches: √
• Headache: √
• Watery eyes: √

FLU

• Symptoms usually appear suddenly: ✕
• Fever over 102 degrees: ✕
• Stuffy nose: ✕
• Nausea: ✕
• Chills and sweats: √ to chills, ✕ to sweats
• Fatigue: √
• Muscle aches, especially in your back, arms and legs: √ (but limbs are OK)
• Cough: √
• Headache: √
• Loss of appetite: ✕

My initial diagnosis of Epstein-Barr seems not to have panned out.

(From familydoctor.org.)