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It's the season of sickness. 
COVID-19 Pandemic (Coronavirus)
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Elim Garak
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my brother tested positive today with an Antigen test, he's coughing and his temp is nearly 100 degreesWe just got back from Toronto being there all last week as my cousin got married. Now a bunch of folks on my mom side of the family who we saw on Saturday are getting sick
Me and my mom so far are negative.. my mom says she has some aches but is fine. We both got boosted in October with bivalent. My brother unfortunately didn't so perhaps that booster is giving us protection?
Neo. The Only. The One.
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We just got back from Toronto being there all last week as my cousin got married. Now a bunch of folks on my mom side of the family who we saw on Saturday are getting sick
Me and my mom so far are negative.. my mom says she has some aches but is fine. We both got boosted in October with bivalent. My brother unfortunately didn't so perhaps that booster is giving us protection?
Get sick, brehs.
Neo. The Only. The One.
THE ONE
We just got back from Toronto being there all last week as my cousin got married. Now a bunch of folks on my mom side of the family who we saw on Saturday are getting sick
Me and my mom so far are negative.. my mom says she has some aches but is fine. We both got boosted in October with bivalent. My brother unfortunately didn't so perhaps that booster is giving us protection?
Bro, don't take this as being judgmental cause it's not. I'm curious tho. How come folks don't wear masks at these gatherings?
I would venture to say that if folks wore masks, most folks would be safe from covid. Did yall not think about it? Or did you assume that you would be okay?
Honestly, we've been pretty relaxed about COVID apart from wearing masks in confined spaces (like at the mosque on Fridays, on a plane, public trans, etc).
We figured, oh we're with family...
And my brother is actually the one who's been the most conscious of mask wearing and isolating from people this whole pandemic. He also works mainly remote so he's always home or nearby.
Neo. The Only. The One.
THE ONE
Honestly, we've been pretty relaxed about COVID apart from wearing masks in confined spaces (like at the mosque on Fridays, on a plane, public trans, etc).
We figured, oh we're with family...
I understand.
My fam had a gathering for Thanksgiving and we went maskless when we were in the room with about 15 other ppl, all of whom we know are vaxxed and boosted and we know for certain they wear their masks everywhere just like we do.
The only ppl I would take my mask off around is folks who I'm CERTAIN I can vouch for. If I can't account for how they living and I can't be sure they're taking the same precautions I am, my mask stays on.
threattonature
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Yeah everybody has acted like it’s over with. I wonder how many even got a booster in the last six months. Hope ya fam is all ok.
We just got back from Toronto being there all last week as my cousin got married. Now a bunch of folks on my mom side of the family who we saw on Saturday are getting sick
Me and my mom so far are negative.. my mom says she has some aches but is fine. We both got boosted in October with bivalent. My brother unfortunately didn't so perhaps that booster is giving us protection?
I had a minor surgical procedure done on Monday. There were no masks in sight in the surgery center. The only one wearing a mask was the surgeon. None of the staff was. That’s the first I seen of that since before covid
Lung damage found in 11% of severe COVID survivors
About 11% of people who’ve been hospitalized for COVID-19 develop interstitial lung disease (ILD), according to
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Lung damage found in 11% of severe COVID survivors
By Frank DiamondDec 6, 2022 10:55am
A new study says that 11% of patients who'd been hospitalized with COVID-19 develop interstitial lung disease. (iStock / Getty Images Plus)
About 11% of people who’ve been hospitalized for COVID-19 develop interstitial lung disease (ILD), according to a study in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, which concludes that “health services should monitor at-risk individuals to elucidate long-term functional implications.”
The American Lung Association (ALA) described ILD as “an umbrella term used for a large group of diseases that cause scarring (fibrosis) of the lungs. The scarring causes stiffness in the lungs which makes it difficult to breathe and get oxygen to the bloodstream. Lung damage from ILDs is often irreversible and gets worse over time.”
Researchers with the Imperial College of London collected the data through CT scans of 209 COVID-19 patients 240 days after discharge from the hospital. The patients were chosen because they exhibited symptoms of lung problems, and the findings about them were then applied to a cohort of nearly 3,500 individuals who didn’t have a CT scan to measure the risk of lung abnormalities.
Corresponding author Iain Stewart, Ph.D., said in a press release that “the major implication of these findings is that a substantial number of people discharged from a COVID hospitalization may also have fibrotic abnormalities in their lungs. These results should help concentrate efforts to closely follow at-risk patients. This follow-up should include repeat radiological imaging and lung function testing.”
The most common symptom of ILD is shortness of breath, but symptoms can also include chest discomfort, a dry cough, fatigue and weight loss. The ALA said that “in most cases, by the time the symptoms appear lung damage has already been done so it is important to see your doctor immediately. Severe cases that are left untreated can develop life-threatening complications including high blood pressure, heart or respiratory failure.”
The damage to lungs as a result of COVID-19 touches on how society will come to terms with long COVID, a condition that’s still not clearly understood and for which there are no generally accepted best practices for diagnosis and treatment, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Stewart stated that “for some people, these fibrotic patterns may be stable or resolve, while for others they may lead to longer term lung fibrosis progression, worse quality of life and decreased life expectancy. Earlier detection of progression is essential to improving outcomes.”
Unfortunately, evidence mounts that even children can develop long COVID, which involves the lungs. A study in Radiology in September used MRIs to study lung damage in children because CT scans use ionized radiation and cannot pinpoint lung damage in youngsters all that well since such changes are less pronounced.
In the Radiology study, researchers University Hospital Erlangen in Germany looked at the lung function of 53 children and adolescents who’d been infected with COVID-19. Twenty-nine of the patients had recovered, while 25 had long COVID.
The researchers found persistent pulmonary dysfunction in the youngsters using MRI in children recovered from COVID-19 and who have long COVID. “The further course and outcome of the observed changes currently remains unclear,” the study states. “Our results warrant further surveillance of persistent pulmonary damage in pediatrics and adolescents after SARS-CoV-2 infection.”
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