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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | + | {{incomplete|Created by a RHINO-SHAPED RHINOVIRUS. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} | |
− | This comic is another entry in a [[:Category:COVID-19|series of comics]] related to the {{w|COVID-19 pandemic}}. | + | This comic is another entry in a [[:Category:COVID-19|series of comics]] related to the {{w|COVID-19 pandemic|2020-21 pandemic}} of the {{w|SARS-CoV-2}} virus, which causes {{w|COVID-19}}. |
In this strip, [[Megan]] and [[White Hat]] are listening to [[Cueball]] explain his newfound interest in the various different viruses that cause the {{w|common cold}}, which is an umbrella term used to describe the mild-to-moderate symptoms these viruses all cause. | In this strip, [[Megan]] and [[White Hat]] are listening to [[Cueball]] explain his newfound interest in the various different viruses that cause the {{w|common cold}}, which is an umbrella term used to describe the mild-to-moderate symptoms these viruses all cause. | ||
− | Megan expresses curiosity as well, and White Hat suggests he could get a {{w|DNA sequencer}} to help. By the third and final panel, several years have passed. All three characters appear to be ill, | + | Megan expresses curiosity as well, and White Hat suggests he could get a {{w|DNA sequencer}} to help. By the third and final panel, several years have passed. All three characters appear to be chronically ill, presumably as a result of purposefully infecting themselves with diseases such as {{w|respiratory syncytial virus}} (RSV) and the various types of {{w|rhinoviruses}}, and are describing their symptoms with terms similar to ones used in {{w|wine tasting}}. |
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− | + | This strip follows the theme of [[915: Connoisseur]], making fun of the fact that people often develop strong opinions on virtually identical items or circumstances - in this case, the common cold. This is also referenced in [[1095: Crazy Straws]]. | |
− | + | The title text references the H1N1 {{w|swine flu}} virus, which was the disease at the heart of the {{w|2009 swine flu pandemic}}. | |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | :[Megan, Cueball, and White Hat are standing in a group.] | + | {{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} |
+ | :[Megan, Cueball, and White Hat are standing in a group. Cueball is talking.] | ||
:Cueball: COVID has made me so curious about colds. The next time I get one, I want to know which virus it is specifically. | :Cueball: COVID has made me so curious about colds. The next time I get one, I want to know which virus it is specifically. | ||
− | :Cueball: A | + | :Cueball: A Rhinovirus? RSV? Mild Influenza? Or something weird like Metapneumovirus? |
− | :[ | + | :[Megan, Cueball, and White Hat are talking.] |
:Megan: How distinct are they? Could you learn to tell them apart? | :Megan: How distinct are they? Could you learn to tell them apart? | ||
:Cueball: See, I wonder! | :Cueball: See, I wonder! | ||
:White Hat: I could get a sequencer from work... | :White Hat: I could get a sequencer from work... | ||
− | + | :[In this panel, Cueball is sitting on the left, Megan is sitting on the right, and White Hat is standing at the far right. Megan is coughing, there is a tissue box in the middle, and rolled-up tissues lying around on the ground.] | |
− | + | :Caption above the panel: Several years later... | |
− | :[In this panel, Cueball is sitting on the left, Megan is sitting on the right, and White Hat is standing at the far right. Megan is coughing, | + | :Cueball: Ah yes, this one has the rich, full-bodied bouquet of RSV, but the heady congestion lends it a lingering Rhinovirus nosefeel. |
− | :Cueball: Ah yes, this one has the rich, full-bodied bouquet of RSV, but the heady congestion lends it a lingering | + | :Megan: *Cough* Quite right! |
− | :Megan: *Cough* | ||
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} |