influenza
"Three days ago, toward early afternoon, I noticed a slight tickle in the back of my throat. Then a slight cough. The next morning, boom! Full blown Flu. My whole body felt like I had been hit by an Amtrak train that didn't derail. I could barely clothe myself. I saw my doctor that evening. After about 5 minutes of taking a rather crude test for the flu witch consisted of a lady twisting a wooden stick with a course piece of felt at the end almost all the way up my nose, I tested positive for the Flu. The next day I started with a morning dose of applesauce and Tamiflu. To the best of my ability to judge, my symptoms were reduced within a few hours by about 30%. By that evening 35%. Day 2 50%. Today, day 3 Beers! And Tamiflu!"