I think pneumonia is the line NBC has decided to push. I'm not really sure why--this team is at best in line for first alternate for 4CC. They can just say "battling illness" cause now Ben is saying it. I feel like they've instructed the commenters to say this. Although, to be fair, students say this too when they're very sick and don't know why, even if they test negative. I just read pneumonia now as "worse than a cold but not the flu". I've gone to the doctor and been given a note for work that said "pneumonia-like symptoms" so I'm going to assume Chelsea and I obviously go to the same doctor. Cause, logic.