OT: Coronavirus Resources - and other things to not worry about
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Wayward DP
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not up to your usual standard. but maybe that is reserved for sports-related topics. very well.
Wayward DP
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XBB has had one helluva run...
Wayward DP
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Wayward DP
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MindzEye
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I think that makes me 1 for 5 now on major lineages....OG alpha or beta didn't get me, swing and miss on Delta too. That omicron cunt put me down for a week with a mildish case of LC for a few months after. The return of alpha (b 1.1.7) didn't get me, and xbb missed me too.
My biggest concern going forward is that we could have mostly normal, like for real normal and not this weirdo fake normal if we took air purification seriously.
Preston
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Symptom profiles of community cases infected by influenza, RSV, rhinovirus, seasonal coronavirus, and SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern - Scientific Reports
Respiratory viruses that were suppressed through previous lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic have recently started to co-circulate with SARS-CoV-2. Understanding the clinical characteristics and symptomatology of different respiratory viral infections can help address the challenges related...
www.nature.com
TLDR: "Over time, the symptom profile of SARS-CoV-2 illnesses gradually became more similar to other respiratory viruses..."
There are some limitations in this study (for example loss of taste/smell is still pretty uniquely covid-related and this wasn't compared with other viruses in the study) but the conclusion isn't crazy. UK has a symptom tracker dating back to 2020 and it sorta supports it:
The other bit is that covid symptoms last longer than the others discussed in this study other than RSV. And the long-term impacts are very clearly more likely with covid than the others; this bit is confirmed by so many other studies. But for the acute phase, the symptom profile has certainly evolved with time.
blkngldbabe
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RSV is horrible too. I’ve had both and it was a very close second to my Covid experienceSymptom profiles of community cases infected by influenza, RSV, rhinovirus, seasonal coronavirus, and SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern - Scientific Reports
Respiratory viruses that were suppressed through previous lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic have recently started to co-circulate with SARS-CoV-2. Understanding the clinical characteristics and symptomatology of different respiratory viral infections can help address the challenges related...
TLDR: "Over time, the symptom profile of SARS-CoV-2 illnesses gradually became more similar to other respiratory viruses..."
There are some limitations in this study (for example loss of taste/smell is still pretty uniquely covid-related and this wasn't compared with other viruses in the study) but the conclusion isn't crazy. UK has a symptom tracker dating back to 2020 and it sorta supports it:
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The other bit is that covid symptoms last longer than the others discussed in this study other than RSV. And the long-term impacts are very clearly more likely with covid than the others; this bit is confirmed by so many other studies. But for the acute phase, the symptom profile has certainly evolved with time.
mbow30
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First few exposures to colds/flus could also eff with sense of taste / smell. Babies just aren’t able to tell us.Symptom profiles of community cases infected by influenza, RSV, rhinovirus, seasonal coronavirus, and SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern - Scientific Reports
Respiratory viruses that were suppressed through previous lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic have recently started to co-circulate with SARS-CoV-2. Understanding the clinical characteristics and symptomatology of different respiratory viral infections can help address the challenges related...
TLDR: "Over time, the symptom profile of SARS-CoV-2 illnesses gradually became more similar to other respiratory viruses..."
There are some limitations in this study (for example loss of taste/smell is still pretty uniquely covid-related and this wasn't compared with other viruses in the study) but the conclusion isn't crazy. UK has a symptom tracker dating back to 2020 and it sorta supports it:
View attachment 17342
The other bit is that covid symptoms last longer than the others discussed in this study other than RSV. And the long-term impacts are very clearly more likely with covid than the others; this bit is confirmed by so many other studies. But for the acute phase, the symptom profile has certainly evolved with time.
Preston
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RSV can be worse in many cases, yeah. It just doesn't transmit as easily as covid so fewer people contract it.
But it can cause very shit symptoms
oscarheyman
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On one stay at a hospital, the nurse was having trouble finding a vein (for a blood test). I ended up looking like a 'junkie' with all the pokes on my arm (when she was able to find a vein, it often would 'collapse' for whatever reason & she'd have to try again). No fault of the nurse as most hospital personnel have trouble finding veins on my arms to draw a blood sample. Guess I should've hydrated better.
oscarheyman
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Yup she tried that as well as wrapping my arm in a wet towel for a few minutes.
Wayward DP
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Preston
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Lower test numbers will make that number higher tho, not lower.
The surge in the US is being driven by the hotter climates mostly. California, Florida, Texas, etc. getting crushed. But they'll probably be fine in the winter. Prob a mini wave coming for the cooler climates including us in Canada before the stronger winter uptick.
The surge in the US is being driven by the hotter climates mostly. California, Florida, Texas, etc. getting crushed. But they'll probably be fine in the winter. Prob a mini wave coming for the cooler climates including us in Canada before the stronger winter uptick.
mbow30
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That Livingston guy is a kook
“I went to the grocery store today. I saw 87 people. 86 of them were coughing, sneezing and couldn’t take more than 8 paces without needing to take a rest. Me: safely in my mask, the only person there without covid”