My partner never got sick at all. Or were told we just had a cold when we told our doctors that they were so very sick that they were scared. A 2013 review of studies found that regular supplementation (one to two grams daily) reduced the duration of a cold in adults by eight percent, and in children by 14 percent. 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. From my personal experience, that answer is, yes, highly questionable!. F-glycoproteins allow the virus to fuse with and infect human cells. &A: Dr. Emmanuel Walter on COVID-19 Vaccines and Kids. The outbreak is expected to become even worse, peaking at 9.7 million people within two weeks, nearly double the level recorded at this time last year. Both influenza and COVID can be spread to other people before individuals develop symptoms, notes Dr. Aubree Gordon, an infectious disease expert at the University of Michigan. But no fever, aches & pains, or physical weakness so I'm confident it wasn't influenza or coronavirus. Including information on the onset, duration, conclusion, geographic patterns, severity and progression of seasonal influenza activity. R274 - onset in China is thought to be November, but could be earlier. We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. His name is Flagg. And above all, if you get sick: get extra sleep. r245, I had what I assumed was a bad cold that started in mid-March and it lasted about 12 days. Ugh. The most common. There were several days, not necessarily contiguous, when the shortness of breath was severe enough I couldn't lie down and had to try to sleep in a recliner. Its not the flu - no fever, just insane sinus congestion, drainage, coughing, sore throat. sneezing. I was one of the posters who had a lingering cold last fall. Still, "there's morepressure to get people in, and it's hitting at the same time as cold and flu and RSV season.". On the subject of tylenol AKA acetaminophen/paracetamol, I avoid it whenever I can. Harvard Health says the exceptions to the expired medication being safe rule are insulin, nitroglycerin, and liquid antibiotics. At the time I put it down to the holidays and being in contact with people who'd been in contact with relatives from other parts of the country. Well have to battle them in the next few months. It helped her realize that if she shows up sick and does a bad job, it only exacerbates the situation and her illness, rather than if she stayed home to recuperate and came back feeling 100%. I rarely have any appetite at all when I'm sick. Hospitals across the country have reported a. I'm coughing, but there's no congestion. Well informed and detailed. But there are things one can do to lessen the symptoms and perhaps even speed up the recovery. I had congestion and a few other symptoms that makes me think my February bug was something else. I had these symptom back around Thanksgiving. And my "conjunctivitis" was really "touched Lysol-ridden doorknob, then my left eye"-itis. Mucinex is nothing but guaifenesin, which has been around in cold medication for decades. How is it different from the Wayback machine archive? On the plane from Bangkok to Hong Kong, the flight attendants sprayed (what I thought was) disinfectant down the aisles before landing, which kinda freaked me out- I had never seen that before. Im on three weeks and still coughing and runny nose! Feel fine now but it was awful. Please complete the process by verifying your email address. Something about it just felt way too efficient, for lack of a better word. The 2020-2021 flu season was practically non-existent due to COVID-19 . Though, I don't think many of those antibodies tests are accurate. The interface is user-friendly but due to not knowing much about it, I still archive to both sites. We're entering that time of the year when there are multiple communicable diseases in play, and the similarities between them will make it hard to distinguish which one you're experiencing. I felt immediately better. Just FYI, the guy who said his friend's mother died is a troll who goes around to a bunch of threads talking about how he's going to brutally murder women. [quote] I forgot to add the fever part of my symptoms. Flu cases are increasing instead of decreasing right now. One of the reasons why chicken soup has always been proven to cure colds and related illnesses. I have elective surgery coming up in December, and I think theyre either going to end up cancelling it or I will. Feeling better does not equal cured. It's the least she can do to keep herself, her family members and her teammates healthy. Productivity-wise, you're unlikely to be performing at your best, and on morale, colleagues showing up sick "brings the whole team down," Nayyar adds. 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. Symptoms: upper chest, dry cough, clearing my throat a lot (couldve been acid reflux). It's the freakiest thing. It also went around work, but not 'everyone' got it. Thanks, R356. CDC estimates that so far this season there have been at least 2.6 million flu illnesses, 23,000 hospitalizations and 1,300 deaths from flu. I took Oregano oil extract and I think that helped a little. we do not know how many people have died, there was no testing for this virus in this country until recently. They open at 10:00 am. I posted back in December of 2020 r25. No supplements will help. It was really bad for 6 days on day 5 i started vomiting. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. Scientists have warned there is a 'severe risk' of catching a cold this week as nine million people across Britain suffer from the virus. Ive had it since Christmas too, right after I came home from abroad. If you do come down with a flu or cold, taking NAC in the AM and PM can shorten the duration of the illness. Clinical spectrum of SARS-CoV-2 infection and protection from symptomatic re-infection. Last year, I got three similar things in a row so that I was sick on and off for about six weeks. The common cold is the main reason children miss school and adults miss work. 'As long as there are human beings around, there will be colds,' said Professor Eccles. Nothing else worked. He took it until his cold went away & pronounced himself cured by it. A couple of days letter I woke up feeling as though my neck glands were swollen. 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. And NOTHING I have taken, has alleviated the coughing. And I have a trip to Vegas planned next week. A very bad cough that won't go away, even after a week. Again - chicken soup has never been proven to cure colds and other related illnesses., Be careful when it comes to science on datalounge, where threads about ghosts & the supernatural attract flocks of credulous frau officeworkers. These are the most common cold and flu remedies fact-checked. This abandoned high school was converted into a 31-unit apartment building, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Fauci: A new, more dangerous Covid variant could emerge this winter, Most Americans dont plan to get a flu shot this season lots of them say theyll mask to avoid germs instead, Getting vaccinated against Covid-19, including the updated omicron-specific booster, A seasonal flu shot, which the CDC recommends for everyone six months of age and older. 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. 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Upper respiratory infection symptoms are also symptoms of influenza and COVID, so there is an overlap of symptoms like a Venn diagram which make diagnosing the illness difficult without a GP analysis. Even these so called non profits. Taking honey may help with nighttime cough for children over 1 year old. Romero stressed that with holiday gatherings just around the corner, vaccination is the best protection against these infections. If it really had been the coronavirus, it seems like it would have been detected. I posted last fall on this thread about a lingering cold. Were you tested for rabies? It's not the flu, because I was tested for it. For children, coverage looks about the same as last year, but those levels represent a 6% drop from what flu vaccinations in kids looked like before the pandemic, Brammer said. This thread was created mid-December. I described mine from the end of November. Fortunately for you, R414, at this point in time you are most likely feeling the effects of allergy season in high gear. FLORIDA Though the number of new COVID-19 cases has dropped significantly in Florida since this summer's surge, which was largely driven by the emergence of the delta coronavirus variant,. Although I did test negative for flu. Scanning electron micrograph of human respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) virions (colorized blue) that are labeled with anti-RSV F protein/gold antibodies (colorized yellow) shedding from the surface of human lung epithelial A549 cells. Flu vaccines are recommended for everyone 6 months and older. I had this cold and knocked it pretty quickly using the neti-pot several times a day. What I fear is that maybe it never goes away. even now, the testing is limited. [quote] Last Spring, my sister said she had the worst flu she ever had in her life, and despite her doctor testing and determining that she had flu stain A, I still wonder if it was COVID. 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. To ease the burden on GPs and hospitals, sufferers should treat themselves with traditional or herbal medicines and ask pharmacists for advice, especially if taking other medication. A virus either kills you or runs its course in its own due time, unless a dr gives you an antiviral drug like Tamiflu to shorten the duration. Both times the illness dragged out to around three weeks. I think it was California. Covid doesn't produce mucus. Hayley Taylor / Public Health / Updated 27.03.2022 Up Next 2:29 What the spreading COVID sub-variant really means for the coming months 1:39 Fatigued for weeks. Guaifenesin is also highly effective, and comes from a tree bark the Native Americans used for similar purposes. Other treatments are in development and under review. Jeremy Vine reveals his 'first collision of the year' and it's caused by a cyclist! R191, one of my first symptoms that I'm trying to come down with something is my neck. And it fucking SUCKS. Because I had a computer job, he was standing over me a lot and coughing on me. They both hd coughs for over a month. Government health officials on Friday warned of an early and severe start to cold and flu season in the United States, saying they were closely monitoring hospital capacity and medical supplies and were ready to send help if needed. I just started to feel better last week. My co-workers mother just died of this cold 2 weeks ago. Watch the full Resource LIVE: The Curious Case of Surging Summer Sickness I already told y'all what to do at R7 and R14. It took about three weeks before I felt fully back to normal. 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. 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. Little did we know that this thread would signal the beginning of the end. I stayed home and avoided everyone throughout the holiday season, because I didn't want to transmit it. "This is most likely to affect people with chronic lung disease, like asthma or emphysema, but can also affect perfectly healthy people." According to the CDCs data tracker, just 8.4% of eligible Americans have received a new updated Covid-19 booster. I was tested for flu (not flu) and given two injections in my butt, and a prescription for some souped up cough medicine. 2021 May 18;72(10):e476-e483. Does this actor play a tentpole? This migration of WBCs into upper respiratory tract may contribute to the commonly encountered cold symptoms, such as stuffy noses.When the researchers measured the ability of the WBCs to migrate through a filter from one side of a chamber to the other side, they found that fewer cells migrated to the other side of the chamber in the presence of chicken soup. One co-worker had a really bad cough, and I remember her complaining her taste buds were messed up. How Are Colds And The Flu Diagnosed What's Going Around: Flu, stomach virus infections abundant right now PCR-based tests can be done to look for common colds, but theyre not generally available to the public for routine use theyre usually reserved for hospital patients with pneumonia or a severe respiratory tract infection. Nothing helped to alleviate the symptoms. At night I used a heating pad on my chest to break it up. Remdesivir was the only drug approved at the time this article was written. The symptoms for flu and colds are similar. The symptoms people are experiencing are classic signs of an upper respiratory tract infection: runny nose, sore throat, and sticky eyes. The Flu is not getting more powerful its just that people dont clean public spaces like they did even 10 years ago. that would be better without the dramatic music and the intercutting between kid and mother's testimony. I was taking NyQuil at first, that had everything; decongestant, cough suppressant, etc. I have heard many coughs inn church, bus, grocery store too. Now I know of three other people who have the same sequence of cough, congestion, conjunctivitis, incredible sore throat, runny nose & back to deep cough. I don't have to go out much, so I don't. Really worked miracles. I've read somewhere, I forget where, that the first case in China was late October, which would make sense if it was here in November/Dec. The node stayed swollen for a good 4 days. It was the beer flu, manufactured in Wuhan by Chinese. Don't hug people, tell people in advance you are trying to avoid sharing germs from either side. Stored properly it does not seem to go bad. Ive had pneumonia since March and am on my third round of antibiotics, now. Consuming these nourishing nutrients is one of the most natural ways to help you to get back on your feet faster after a bout of illness. There's a regular guaifenesin type and a guaifenesin with dextromethorphan version. (Viruses) mainly affect either ends of our population - little babies and children, and the elderly as well as the immuno-compromised.. it's baffling that it isn't. [quote]it's no longer easy to find generic or store brand 'plain' Guaifenesin. Maybe you will be fine, but do you really want to risk it when you can wait? I said, Ive had a cough fir 2 years & nobody thinks I have anything wrong with me, but my WBCs keep coming back high, so theres donetbing wring. But I didn't - did I. It's possible some of us had it. It helps loosen up those secretions and prevents drying and irritation of the linings your nose and throat, which worsen your cough. I got the flu shot a week ago, then this weekend got a little bit of sore throat and some runny nose. I just now realize. There's no way I can know for sure until it's easy to get a test, which I'm not going to bother with for now, because they aren't available where I live for people with no symptoms, and anyway, I just stay home and avoid contact with everyone, except for a masked/gloved trip to the grocery store every 10 days to 2 weeks. He also advised people not to try to guess what they had based on their symptoms alone since many of these viruses can cause similar symptoms. You can wash your hands 1000 times but if the virus is all over these filthy surfaces then it wont help. Theres no cure for the common cold. I had never recovered so quickly before. 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