coming down with
- catchingAble to be transmitted
- sickUnwell or impressively cool
- illIn poor health
- feverElevated body temperature
- chillsShivering spells from illness
flu · cold · sniffles · aches · symptoms · contagious · germs · virus · infected · queasy · rundown · under the weather · bedridden · throat · cough · sweats · nauseous · fatigue
health trajectory
coming down withgetting over
Recovering from difficulty
shaking off · on the mend · pulling through · getting better · improving
illness acquisition vs. elimination
coming down withfighting off
Actively repelling something
warding off · fending off · staving off · beating · overcoming