While walking at the gym yesterday, Mrs ERJ and I ran into one of the regulars who we had not seen for a while.
The woman, approximately 70, and two of her three daughters had the "flu" that has been going around.
"Flu" is in quotes because the woman said all three of them were tested and came up negative for flu, Covid and RSV.
She said that she has NEVER been that sick. She said it lasts for three weeks. Coughing. Can't catch your breath. Phlegm. High fever.
She also claimed that 900 kids have been hospitalized in Michigan with whatever-it-is. I don't have a good way to verify the numbers but here is some old data from the Detroit News "According to state data, there were more than 1,400 hospital admissions associated with acute respiratory virus for the week ending Dec. 27, the latest week for which data is available. Among those, 929 admissions were for influenza..."
I replaced the battery in our thermometer and verified function when we got back home. The only way we could be more read would be if we had a current prescription for albuterol for our nebulizer.
I hate to be 'that guy', but I'm as black-pilled as the next....
ReplyDeleteIf we'd have hanged the people that perpetrated the last hoax, we wouldn't be here right now. Just saying.
Is it possible we're dealing with a normal, novel, natural flu-bug?? Yep, it's one of the possible answers with less-than-zero possibility. Not the highest probable answer, but it is one of the potential candidates.
This Clade was first captured in a swab in New York in July of 2025. Most originate in Asia.
DeleteBoth my husband and I had something back in December. I assume it was the flu, although our symptoms were slightly different. We both had coughing and overwhelming fatigue. No fever though, no chills. He had a sore throat for a day or so. I was hungry every hour or two, but also had stomach upset. Lasted about a week. It was not like any cold I’ve ever had.
ReplyDeleteSouthern NH
The battle between mankind and viruses is forever.
ReplyDeleteThe COVID hoax was a test to see how far propaganda could push Americans into obedience "tests" like the mask, arrows in the grocery store and accepting that Churches had to close "because of singing" but you could remove your safety mask to eat and chat at your table.
It's probably a normal virus but in decades of working the hospital system there ARE years of really nasty flu's.
Wash your hands folks before you touch your face! Somewhere near 99% of all virus transmissions comes from your hands.
If you doubt that you touch your face often, PLEASE take the Operating Room training test. Put tabasco on your finger tips, wash gently as not to blast your eyes when you DO touch them.
We do it because there is NO POINT in wearing sterile gloves for a procedure and touching our dirty mask.
Repeat that lesson until you learn how often your fingers and face touch.
Thanks for the Flu reminder Joe. Not here in NH yet but I'm going to start up a fresh 5 gallon pail of kimchee to replace my depleted stock for chicken soup-kimchee treatments.