The Creeping Crud
We had something nasty go through our house with a horrible cough, fever, and general don't-wanna-get-outa-bed-where's-the-bloody-TV-remote. Both kids had it through their school winter break, which went over well. My daughter missed the following week of school before she shook it. I had it earlier, but although I feel fine now, I still am coughing and my voice sounds like Mickey Mouse when I try to talk loudly. This amuses my children, who provoke me deliberately. My wife has avoided it so far, and credits her flu shot.