"I'll give you some pills to take to him. He's stubborn, probably won't take them. A warm bath will help. Not hot, not cold. Is he coughing? I can give you cough medicine if he is. It'll help with congestion too. Did he tell you it's the flu? He's probably right, so we'll go with that. It means he's going to be miserable for a couple days, no matter what you do for him."