when you’re sick with a cold/flu why do you feel better in the morning but progressively feel worse throughout the day, particularly at night?

Question

when you’re sick with a cold/flu why do you feel better in the morning but progressively feel worse throughout the day, particularly at night?

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Answer 1

Viral Infections get worse during the night, bacterial infections worsen during the day. Fighting a bacterial infection takes rest, but a viral attack seems to worsen with complete rest.

“Feed a cold, starve a fever.” Stay awake for the cold, sleep for the fever. Learned part of this from the Professor on Gilligans Island.