It's best to take time off from work until the worst of it is over. Also, there were 2 strains floating around too.. A new cohort of the population will now be especially vulnerable, as children as old as two are exposed to many viruses for the first time ever, following pandemic lockdowns and restrictions. My doctor initially though I had asthma, so that delayed treatment. I forgot to add the fever part of my symptoms. It's called the Beer Flu. If we all found out we have the antibodies, we could all be allowed back to work. Yes, R273. I had this cold and knocked it pretty quickly using the neti-pot several times a day. What are some of the most common presenting symptoms of . I thought it was going away mid December , but after a few days it even felt worse. Oscar Cainer tells all. R281 the cluster outbreak in Wuhan started in the second half of December, the earlier local cases can be traced back to late November. But roughly 1 in 5 workers doesn't have access to paid sick days, and it's an even bigger problem for low-wage workers. My Christmas time visiting older not so wiser brother took Mom to Patient First. I'm leaning towards not going to Vegas, even though my trip is paid for. Had pain swallowing. R392, right? These are the most common cold and flu remedies fact-checked. I've had a terrible sore throat since Saturday. r326, went to Myanmar and Thailand with a friend, with overnight stops in Osaka in Dec, in Hong Kong in Jan, and an exchange in Narita, arriving in L.A. 1/11. From the timeline of those anecdotes, it might just prove to them the virus was brought to Wuhan from somewhere else pinpoint the patient zero is extremely hard and virtually impossible in the flu like pandemic, California started to test people for antibodies, it might reveal more interesting findings on how many people already got it and for how long. Flu vanished. Good luck OP. It lasted about 2 weeks and started to feel better in week 3. It lives on certain surfaces for days. Maybe there were, but they were attributed to regular Influenza. How is the coronavirus situation in Nevada? And while providing sick leave is one thing, it's also important for bosses to take sick time for themselves and proactively encourage their team to do the same. I can function - but Im miserable. This insight into chicken soup is based upon a study that examined the nasal mucus velocity of 15 healthy subjects who drank cold water, hot water, or chicken soup. There is another bad cold going around now. There was never a huge amount of mucus coughed up. I've never had the flu and I hope I never do. Mister Know it All. Theres another really important way to fight viruses. Not the OTC flu medicine, or antibiotics, or even regular medicine. Where did this shit come from!? A Division of NBC Universal, Mix And Match Studio | 500Px Plus | Getty Images, Possible symptoms for the common cold, flu and Covid, People who meet their fitness goals have one key thing in common, expert says, How this 39-year-old earns $26,000 a year in California. site without all this bureaucratic nonsense, COVID-19 symptoms can take longer than flu symptoms to develop, she explains. I also avoid combo products containing tylenol. Bethesda, MD 20892-2094 Ugandan health officials say they have controlled the spread of a strain of Ebola that has no proven vaccine, but there are pockets of resistance to health measures among some in rural communities where illiteracy is high and restrictions on movement and business activity have left many bitter. No conjunctivitis, thank God. If only we listened to OP. And I did not have gastro symptoms. It's not the flu, because I was tested for it. RSV cases are also increasing nationally, although there are regional differences in the circulation of these viruses, Romero said. Currently, activity is highest and increasing fastest in the central and south-central parts of the country. The UK as a whole has been classified as severe risk but there are regional fluctuations, with the North East, South East and East Anglia the worst hit. By having that two years out, now when we see the virus, were getting potentially sicker than we might have been if we had been exposed to it on a frequent basis. Can't believe I'm the first to say it. N Engl J Med. But because of other similar symptoms, theres really only one way to be certain if you have COVID-19 or flu: Get tested. For more consumer health news and information, visit health.nih.gov. Exhausting. I think the hydrogen peroxide killed off the germs causing my illness. Until then, the case fatality rates being bandied about are just speculation. Heavy mucus and sinus pain from all of the congestion. Of particular concern is a so-called super cold, which is not simply one new mega-virus but an onslaught of many different viruses hitting unprepared immune systems. Both times the illness dragged out to around three weeks. Hopefully you go tits up in the night into hell, OP. In fact, were seeing the highest influenza hospitalization rates going back a decade, Romero said. In this study, we used a cellular model of adhesion to investigate whether natural antibodies of the ABO system could block the S protein and angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 interaction. This whole thread is FAKKE NEWS. it's baffling that it isn't. low-grade fever. With international travel back on for Australia, this also means that travellers are bringing new viruses Down Under that Aussies haven't developed an immunity against. My best friend works in a hospital and brought this little "gift" home with her and then gave it to me. I didn't go to the doctor, because I couldn't get an appointment until mid-March, and there were a few times I was so sick I thought I should go to the ER, but I was too sick to drive and too poor to call an ambulance. This means that, if I did have it at that time, then Curacao is way underreporting their numbers. But weve heard over and over, maybe 100 times on here, maybe 300 times? The results of this research (published in a 1978 article in CHEST) demonstrated that compared with hot water and cold water, hot chicken soup led to improved nasal mucus velocity [9]. Hello? He was so bad that he could barely breathe., and he felt like he was going to die. Ive had a cough for 2 years & kept telling my dr every 3 months when I visited & she kept treating it as something minor. Lighten up Francis r116 yes you probably give good advice but ease up on the attitude. for your pointless bitchery needs. Clinical spectrum of SARS-CoV-2 infection and protection from symptomatic re-infection. From reading this thread, it was recommended to stop the decongestant, and concentrate on Mucinex ( I bought generic) a cough suppressant, and Tylenol (again I used generic acetaminophen) for the occasional fever feeling, and bought a cold mist humidifier for sleeping comfort. R68, Mayo Clinic advocates warm liquid including chicken soup. R181 Exactly. But hasnt the thinking changed about testing pos for antibodies and its relationship to immunity? Lost sense of smell or taste. A co-worker and I were inflicted at about the same time. I'm convinced that these early posters on this thread, had the milder version of Covid-19. Vaccination fatigue is normal, and something we were all experiencing, she said, but a flu shot remained the best way to ensure against unnecessary fatalities. A week ago I was surrounded by several relatives who had this cold strain with sore throats sinus congestion mucous and coughing. You have my sympathy OP. The fat in chicken soup is an emulsifier that helps loosen secretions, much like guaifenesin. I've read a lot of the posters over again. Why would R7 be you at R2 and R6?? Eat as much as you want, just not much dairy. Watch the video above to see what a new sub-variant means for the coming months, Watch the latest news and stream for free on 7plus >>. The heavily glycosylated SARS-CoV spike (S) protein binds to angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 which serves as a cellular receptor. If it really had been the coronavirus, it seems like it would have been detected. by the time we got back, a lot of us were sick and had to go on anti-biotics. We had a bad cold go through our office in December 2019. Maybe you will be fine, but do you really want to risk it when you can wait? Allergies can cause a runny nose and sneezing. Make sure to use distilled water only. Its New York States vaccination app, but never mind. The manufacturer simply took this common ingredient, put it in a capsule, gave it a new brand name and marketed it as a miracle cure. And if you read the comments R65, you'll see that even though the thread was created in mid-December, many people had been suffering from the virus for three weeks or more. Clinical spectrum of SARS-CoV-2 infection and protection from symptomatic re-infection. Several distinct phenotypes associated with increased host resistance to malaria are overrepresented in populations living in areas where malaria is endemic, as a result of evolutionary pressures. Another old thread. Her car was parked and not driven. I coughed nonstop, and yet I didn't have a painful, scratchy throat, and it wasn't hard to swallow (haha), but it felt so unusual. OP is right, this has been a bad one, gone around my office twice now, I've missed about 6 days work from it. This may be the greatest thread on DL ever. I once gave a bad case of the flu to a FB. Ive never had a 24-hour fever before. People who also may also choose to wear a well-fitting mask as an added precaution, Romero said. I'm taking one inhaler, Flovent, which is having no effect. So I've started taking my allergy medications. Feeling better does not equal cured. High inflation and a volatile stock market are putting stress on organizations and productivity, particularly as many try to close out the year in a shaky economy, and "there's a temptation to push people to go all-in and work until they can't anymore," Walsh says. You can do a zillion searches to find articles saying chicken soup will make you feel better. Almost the exact same time frame. It lasted five weeks for me. People died before April, but their deaths were attributed to pneumonia or the flu or, if they had underlying conditions more than likely those. Not if this weird nagging cough and fever don't let up! They don't need to get multiple PCR tests and get a rapid test daily. And because of that overlap, testing is the only way to be sure, according to Cline Gounder, an infectious disease specialist, epidemiologist and senior fellow at the Kaiser Family Foundation. If one is coughing and not producing any phlegm, then probably a cough suppressant is in order. I don't buy that. R351, thank you for your comment. Adenovirus can cause really high fever, bad cold and respiratory symptoms. As borders reopen, so too comes an influx of influenza and other respiratory tract viruses, which have developed unseen over the last two years, and which we do not yet have immunity to. The entire episode lasted from late November till mid-March --- three successive waves. Never heard from him again. I find it funny because the news was commenting on Trump receiving steroids for COVID and they were questioning whether his judgment might be questionable, I mean more questionable, on the steroids. Increased Movement of Nasal Fluids: Although hot fluids typically aid in the movement of nasal mucus, chicken soup can be superior to hot water in increasing the movement of nasal mucus, clearing the airways, and easing congestion. I wonder if it was here sooner and many flu deaths were really from covid 19 because lets face it, nobody was testing for covid 19. I wonder if we all had it. Individual cases of RSV are not reportable in Florida. we do not know how many people have died, there was no testing for this virus in this country until recently. (knocks on wood). We have four people out sick with it in our office. Updated: Apr 4, 2022 / 08:21 AM EDT GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) As mask mandates subside, health officials say they are seeing an increase in prolonged symptoms connected to the common cold. 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Mine started the Monday before Thanksgiving, and this past weekend I thought I was finally almost over it, but I still had congestion in my lungs and head I couldn't get rid of. We had chest tightness & shortness of breath that led us to think we were going to suffocate. Something about it just felt way too efficient, for lack of a better word. Were you tested for rabies? The system that protects your body from invading viruses, bacteria, and other microscopic threats. 2021 May 18;72(10):e476-e483. Well have to battle them in the next few months. Painful sore throat. I was one of the posters who had a lingering cold last fall. Several blood groups can modify the innate immune response to infection. Adults with regular contact with children are most exposed to infection. Dr Hespe explained that upper respiratory infection symptoms were also symptoms of influenza and COVID, so there was an overlap of symptoms like a Venn diagram which made diagnosing the illness difficult without a GP analysis. [email protected] I've had a cold with a stiff neck before, but what was weird was isolation on only one side. Differences in blood group antigen expression can increase or decrease host susceptibility to many infections. While a spoonful of honey and a drop of fresh lemon juice wont rid your symptoms, they can offer some relief from a sore throat. COVID-19 tests are also available at many health centers. I'm sure it was covid, looking back on it. As of Friday, seventeen states have less than one in five beds available. As per the latest Government data, the number of positive Covid tests reported in the seven days up to March 24 has risen by 14.5% compared to the previous seven days. If youre sick with the flu, your doctor may prescribe antiviral drugs. There's a regular guaifenesin type and a guaifenesin with dextromethorphan version. Honey is also an antimicrobial. This morning I woke up and started constantly coughing for 20 minutes. I once read that some people with covid heal, and then is hit hard with a second attack. I too had something a great deal like what's now described as Covid-19, twice, just before Thanksgiving 2019 and again at Christmas, lasting into the first couple of weeks of January. "When you rest, your immune system is in a better position to fight off any infection, get better and recover faster," she says. People are complaining about a common cold virus at the moment which is so bad, some have mistaken it for COVID-19. It just seemed odd and with all the other symptoms I believe I had it. 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