Malaise is defined as "a condition of general bodily weakness or discomfort, often marking the onset of a disease. a vague or unfocused feeling of mental uneasiness, lethargy, or discomfort."
I love the word. I even appreciate experiencing it every year or two for 34 - 48 hours. I have it now.
With myalgias - muscle pain. Everywhere. Similar to the first day of the flu. But without the mucous in the head and lungs with the intense cough of the flu, fortunately.
The feelings of malaise and myalgias are caused by the white blood cells bursting and allowing interferon to float through the circulation. Maybe it's part of the grand design to keep us away from other people when we're infected, to minimize the spread of contagious microbes.
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