It’s that time of the year.

The common cold (rhinovirus).

Ear ache (S. pneumoniae).

The flu (orthomyxovirus).

Cough (bordetella pertussis).

Sore throat (streptococcus).

PLUS:

Brain cell (neuron).

Writing and thinking about play (Huizinga, Caillois) and Surrealist games and trick objects related to nineteenth-century scientific toys while fighting off a cold.

All toys from GIANTmicrobes.com.