I agree about getting rid of stuff if you can, before it really sets in!! I use vitamins, rest, echinacea, goldenseal, and even homeopathics! I hate being sick! I have a chronic immune disorder so I get things and keep them forever. So best is to fight it off if at all possible.
Poor Mika. I really hope he stops and takes care of himself. He's been too tired for sooo long and he just keeps going!! He needs some real time, not just a day or two.