Good point,
Thenamir! Interestingly, though Bilbo definitely has a cold after the barrel adventure:
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...he had... a shocking cold. For three days he sneezed and coughed, and he could not go out...
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...the dwarves don't appear to have gotten colds. Would their hardiness mean they are resistent to virus-induced diseases?
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