First hand Covid symptoms

[MTGomer]

Got it, for the 3rd time, in the NWT a few weeks ago. A couple Floridians (imagine that ) brought it to camp.

Just made me sleepy and have a bit of congestion. Hit others a bit harder.
I’m trying to figure out if it’s still making me sleepy or if that’s an excuse for not being super productive lately.

 

[BuzzH]

If you’re so worried about catching the Vid, then living under a rock would be a good place for you! Me on the other hand…I’m not going to live my life in fear. Like I said, go get your thousandth booster and move on. My 94 year old grandfather had it and is fine. This whole virus is a farce and was thrust upon the American people for political gain. If you don’t see that then vote for Joe again (which I’m sure you will).

Hey, ...go back and find where I said I was worried about catching COVID.

I'm tired of people being filthy pigs.

Go wash your hands.

 

[DouglasR]

Hey, ...go back and find where I said I was worried about catching COVID.

I'm tired of people being filthy pigs.

Go wash your hands.

As the union man, would it be possible for you to get running water up at the asphalt plant because they don’t have it and it sucks.

 

[BuzzH]

As the union man, would it be possible for you to get running water up at the asphalt plant because they don’t have it and it sucks.

Hand sanitizer...dirt cheap.

 

[Farmerj]

Hand sanitizer...dirt cheap.

Proven to not be effective

 

[BuzzH]

Proven to not be effective.

Mayo Clinic Minute: Is your hand sanitizer safe and effective? - Mayo Clinic News Network

Washing with soap and water is the best way to rid your hands of visible dirt and mucus, which may contain viruses like the one that causes COVID-19. But, when on the go, using hand rub or liquid hand sanitizer is the second best option. There are a lot of different types of hand sanitizers, […]

newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org

 

[DouglasR]

Hand sanitizer...dirt cheap.

It’s just not the same.
Nothing like slathering napalm all over your hands on top of 6hrs of dust, grease and whatever’s inside of a 6 week old pair of leather gloves then grabbing a damp sandwich from your lunchbox.
I do it, but I don’t like to.
That little inhalant high from the first bite tho...

 

[more_cowbell]

Proven to not be effective

I’m waiting for all this hand sanitizer use to create a resistant, super bacteria that’ll be our next pandemic.

Sort of like how over time pesticides need to be modified because bugs become resistant

 

[BuzzH]

I’m waiting for all this hand sanitizer use to create a resistant, super bacteria that’ll be our next pandemic.

Sort of like how over time pesticides need to be modified because bugs become resistant

Do some research.

 

[Farmerj]

https://www.ucihealth.org/blog/2020/04/soap-vs-sanitizer#:~:text=In%20a%20pinch%2C%20hand%20sanitizer,coronavirus%2C%20infectious%20disease%20experts%20say.

 

[more_cowbell]

Do some research.

Thanks but I'll probably consider more than what's on the CDC website, since they seem to change things up on occasion which gets confusing for my simple caveman brain.

What about this?

Hospital Superbug May Be Developing Tolerance to Hand Sanitizers

Australian researchers have found that a strain of antibiotic-resistant bacteria is able to survive after being exposed to alcohol solutions

www.smithsonianmag.com

Superbugs Are Growing More Resistant to Hand Sanitizer, Scientists Warn

Even high-strength hospital disinfectant is losing its effectiveness against superbugs, scientists have warned, with bacteria learning to adapt to survive in the face of alcohol-based hand sanitisers.

www.sciencealert.com

Heavy use of hand sanitizer boosts antimicrobial resistance

Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, scientists and governments have been advising people about the best hygiene practices to protect themselves. This advice has caused a significant surge in the sale and use of cleaning products and hand sanitisers. Unfortunately, these instructions...

phys.org

"Antimicrobials (including antibiotic, antiprotozoal, antiviral and antifungal medicines) are
important to our health. They help us fight against infections—particularly if your immune
system is weak or compromised. However, some organisms (like bacteria) can change or
mutate after being exposed to an antimicrobial. This makes them able to withstand the
medicines designed to kill them. As the use and misuse of antimicrobials become more
widespread, the number of resistant strains increases. Infections that were once easily treated
are now becoming life threatening.
....
We usually (and correctly) associate antimicrobial resistance with the misuse of medications,
such as antibiotics. .... But bacteria can also acquire resistance after the inappropriate or excessive use of certain
chemicals, including cleaning agents. Diluting sanitising agents, or using them intermittently
and inefficiently, can provide a survival advantage to the most resistant strains. This ultimately
leads to greater overall resistance."

https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/02/health/hand-sanitizer-bacteria-resistance-study/index.html

Hospital Superbug Becoming Resistant to Alcohol Disinfectants | American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

www.aaas.org

Most of these revolve around the same study. Then in the spirit of healthy debate (pun intended), other studies came out to say the opposite.

COVID-19 and frequent use of hand sanitizers; human health and environmental hazards by exposure pathways

Till date no medication or vaccine is available to cope with the COVID-19 infection and infection rate is increasing drastically across the globe. Only preventive measures and healthy life style with efficient immune system have been suggested by WHO ...

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

It has been observed that overuse of alcohol based hand sanitizer results antimicrobial resistance, which can put more burdens on already struggling healthcare professionals. Repeated exposure of disinfectant, antibiotics or other genotoxic chemicals to microbes tends them to get mutations through natural process that make them resistant to survive from repeated use of hand sanitizer (Morgan, 2020).

Pidot et al., 2018 published report on antimicrobial resistant in Enterococcus faecium against alcohol based hand rubs. Alcohol resistance in E. faecium was tested in 139 hospital isolates during 1997 to 2015 and results showed that E. faecium isolates after 2010 were 10 times more resistant to alcohol than older isolates.

 

[Moserkr]

Seeing super bugs develop makes me glad I build a natural immunity to everything I can, and am not overly clean. I dont actively lick doorknobs, and I wash my hands after the bathroom. Other than that, dont use hand sanitizer, stay away from medications, and mask(er)s are the enemy. I welcome every time I get sick so I can beat it and get stronger. Bring on the super bugs, Ive beaten the staph infection one before. The kids who played in the dirt, got cuts bruises and splinters, were the healthy ones. Raising mine that way too.

 

[F250]

Folks… seem to be straying again from : First Hand Covid Symptoms

 

[Farmerj]

The only time I tested positive for Covid I had zero symptoms….

But holy hell did I get slammed with the demands from the Minnesota state health department wanting and demanding who I’d had contact with for the past month.

I ripped into the VA’s patient advocate because of it.

They are there to advocate for the patients privacy and rights. Not to capitulate and submit all out information freely to the government.