History Main / SicknessEqualsRedness

* Talked about in ''Film/NannyMcPheeAndTheBigBang'', when Algernon is talking about the possibility of an enemy soldier catching a cold and accidentally "hitting the Big Red Button with his big, red nose."

* Talked about in ''Nanny [=McPhee=] and the Big Bang'', when Algernon is talking about the possibility of an enemy soldier catching a cold and accidentally "hitting the Big Red Button with his big, red nose."

In media, however, you'll know when someone is sick just by looking at their nose. If they are sick, their nose (and less often, their cheeks as well) will be bright red, to [[RuleOfPerception show the audience that they're sick]].

* In the ''Literature/MrMen'' episode about Mr. Sneeze, Mr. Sneeze lives in a very cold place called "Coldland" and everyone has a red nose because [[CatchYourDeathOfCold they have a cold from the cold weather]]. Once it warms up, they instantly recover and their noses turn normal.

->''His sister thought his nose looked funny"''.

->''One day Arthur decided he didn't like his nose''.

->''His sister thought his nose looked funny''.

* Played with in ''The Worst Thing About My Sister'' when Marty [[PlayingSick fakes illness]] by hiding under her whale plushie so that her face will be hot and then scribbling on her face with a red crayon. Her mother is not fooled, though.

This is rarely TruthInTelevision, only a few specific conditions (such as skin rashes or irritation from frequent congestion-induced nose-blowing) specifically cause redness of the nose. As stated above, most illnesses are not totally obvious. However, its omnipresence in media has led to the misconception where ''all'' illnesses cause red noses. That being said, more localized redness elsewhere on the body is a relatively common sign of disease, being one of the five cardinal signs of inflammation.

Compare LuminescentBlush, which is caused by embarrassment rather than illness, GreenAroundTheGills, which is specific to nausea, and PolkaDotDisease, another type of fictional disease that's easy to spot. Compare and contrast DrunkenGlow, where alcohol instead of illness is the cause of the redness.

* At the end of the episode "Yo-Kai Duchoo" from ''Anime/YoKaiWatch'', Nate gets a red nose and cheeks upon catching a [[spoiler:real]] cold.

In media, however, you'll know when someone is sick just by looking at their nose. If they are sick, their nose (and less often, their cheeks as well) will be bright red.

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* Talked about in ''Nanny [=McPhee=] And The Big Bang'', when Algernon is talking about the possibility of an enemy soldier catching a cold and accidentally "hitting the Big Red Button with his big, red nose."

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This is rarely TruthInTelevision, only a few specific conditions (such as skin rashes or irritation from frequent congestion-induced nose-blowing) have this particular symptom. As stated above, most illnesses are not totally obvious. However, its omnipresence in media has led to the misconception where ''all'' illnesses cause red noses.

Compare LuminescentBlush, which is caused by embarrassment rather than illness, as well as GreenAroundTheGills, which is specific to nausea. Compare and contrast DrunkenGlow, where alcohol instead of illness is the cause of the redness.

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[[caption-width-right:350: Of course she's sick. Just look at those red cheeks]]

* Despite Tissues' (of ''WebAnimation/InanimateInsanity'') condishawn not giving him a red nose or cheeks in the actual series, [[https://www.deviantart.com/errorpancake/art/tissue-boi-662763932 there]] [[https://www.deviantart.com/art-tart-taffyness/art/freakin-gijinka-doodles-whyyyy-nooot-673599733 are]] [[https://www.deviantart.com/lovesdrawing721/art/Tissues-and-Cheesy-576237545 numerous]] [[https://www.deviantart.com/jojodear/art/Tissues-746640384 fanarts]] of him with this, likely to boost the sickly factor.

This is rarely TruthInTelevision; as stated above, most illnesses are not totally obvious. However, its omnipresence in media has led to the misconception where ''all'' illnesses cause red noses.

* Talked about in ''Film/Nanny [=McPhee=] And The Big Bang'', when Algernon is talking about the possibility of an enemy soldier catching a cold and accidentally "hitting the Big Red Button with his big, red nose."

* Talked about in ''Nanny [=McPhee=] And The Big Bang'', when Algernon is talking about the possibility of an enemy soldier catching a cold and accidentally "hitting the Big Red Button with his big, red nose."