>I wouldn't like being exposed to the germs, but would
>understand that the underlying issue is the cold not the
>cough.

But the way to treat a cold is not by coughing on people and if you care about others you will be careful not to cough on others so they won't catch the cold.

If you want things to get better you've got to build not tear down, especially when you tear down things not related to what you are fighting.