sniffle....
I used to work for a new start-up, and 6 months after launch I caught a cold after flyng wth a cold-ridden crew.
I had a home stand-by, I rang in sick (bad cold) only to be told I had a roster change and had to report for an EDI. I queried it but was told I would be keeping 100 people delayed if I didnt go. Not knowing any different, I reported, was in agony on descent, stayed up all night to try and clear my ears (olbas, karvol, you name it, I tried it..). Flew back the next morning in more agony, almost deaf and after pleading with ops, was stood down. I went sick for three weeks. I couldnt stand up at one point, had an upper respiratory tract infection, and my eye went totally red (v.v.attractive!) from burst vessels.
Well I didnt know I could refuse to report!!
The way I see it, at the sign of a cold, take two days off to recover.
If you fly you'll only spread it around, make it worse then take 5 days to recover, along with all your colleagues.
Happy (sniffle-free) flying!
Six