#asymptomatic infections

[suchananewsblog]

NOVIDS: Do Some Have the Genes to Dodge COVID?

NOVIDS is the term some use to describe those who haven’t gotten COVID. But researchers are not overly fond of the word. They’re looking for the possible genetic underpinnings to a group of people they prefer to call “resisters.” . .

[vyctorianbyron]

Covid is still killing more Americans than all opioids combined, each week (2024). We are supposed to "go back to normal" and "don't worry about Covid", despite it having a higher death toll on average. Unlike opioid drugs, Covid can effect literally anyone.

Even the vaccinated are still at some risk of infection, though the new updated shots are much better at preventing breakthrough infections. Why so many in government and the media are willing to ignore the reality of Covid when it's still worse than the opioid crisis is beyond me.

[pandemic-info]

Viral shedding by asymptomatic people may represent a subset of total infections, but uncertainty remains regarding how much they contribute to totals.

Viral shedding may antedate symptoms, usually two days.

Viral titers are highest in the earliest phases of infection, 1-2 days before the onset of symptoms, and then in the first 4-6 days of illness in patients without immunosuppression.

When Is COVID-19 the Most Contagious?

Researchers estimate that people who get infected with COVID-19 can spread it to others 2-3 days before symptoms start and are most contagious 1-2 days before they feel sick.

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How long after exposure will you test positive for COVID-19?

Depending on which COVID-19 variant you've been exposed to, you may test positive 3-5 days later. If you've been exposed to the virus but don't have any symptoms, wait for 5 days before you get tested. If you test too early and you do have COVID-19, you may falsely test negative.

[10-dutchies-12-bicycles]

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[aropride]

just coughed . immediately began contemplating texting my friend "You will begin to cough in 1 day" bc last time we had covid i started coughing exactly a day before her . Obviously idk if i have it i might just be paranoid but last time i started showing symptoms extremely quickly. (but not This quickly)

[jeraliey]

I'm always so amazed at the fact that NO ONE has COVID, it's "just the flu" or it's "just a cold" when this is going on:

Source: CDC Wastewater Surveillance

I don't know if people are lying to themselves as well as me, but they should remember that viruses LOVE it when they lie. It means they get to kill more people.

[puzzledmemories]

((got a random assortment of replies out, and something for the m!a for nasch in the works. Hoping to finish that up tomorrow))

((got a couple in the inbox and a good amount of drafts still. I will hopefully work on more tomorrow!))

((i am up waaaay too late for having to work tomorrow but I have no self control tonight, I didn't want to sleep, and it's that time of the night where my bosy doesn't want to sleep anyway. Had some very stressful work moments today and it feels like a lot is happening, but tomorrow I hope will be calmer! Next Tuesday will be very interesting to see play out, and the week after that, we hopefully for real have a new staff member starting. I think things will be calmer once we hit that time.))

[b-blushes]

i thought walking around the garden would fix me (not feeling well) but it DIDN'T (had to sit down multiple times and feel perhaps worse now) BUT at least i encountered so many creatures :3 - lesser stag beetle - the sound of grasshoppers - lots of butterflies including red admirals and MANY marbled whites, a new resident of our house now we have established meadow area - multiple buzzards - green woodpeckers - wrens - chiffchaff song - wood pigeon song - song thrush noises - i can identify these now! new skill! - blackbirds - crows - jackdaws - goldfinches - long tailed tits - robins - loads of bees of several varieties. still got honeybees living in the bee hole! (space in between cladding in a wooden old farm building) (there's also bumblebees living in a nest underneath this building, and multiple other sites) - BIG ants nest (black ones) - loads of other buges (including those red beetles. common red solider beetles? we sure have a lot of thistles for them!) - jackdaws okay i'm definitely forgetting some species but it's bustling out there!

[strigops]

old lady boris and her little white leg 🤍

she’s my oldest and largest a. vulgare and even in her advanced age is currently FULL of mancae!!! i regularly check the bellies of my isolated and hopefully healthy vulgare’s to make sure they are aren’t infected, and was pleasantly surprised to see many babies in the grand ol dame’s pouch. the do-over culture has tons of babies already and im so glad these guys have hope. i won’t know for a very long time if the whole culture is uninfected since the disease can take so long to progress to being symptomatic but i feel good about it, knock on wood. may boris and her many kids help save the florida bugs <3

[luciferspartner]

CW covid & ableism, rant incoming

getting more frustrated by the day at the lack of any kind of covid precautions in public spaces. masks gone from buses. mask policies gone from Uber/Lyft/taxis and any other kind of transit too. masks gone from fucking healthcare. masks and social distancing gone from grocery stores and pharmacies. outdoor spaces back to being crowded and maskless. no ventilation improvements. cleaning protocols getting dropped. getting dirty looks as the one masked person in the area (meanwhile strangers think it’s ok to touch my mobility aids which means an extra round of sanitation when I get home). even in medical settings where masks are required the staff don’t offer masks to the unmasked. or if masks are “strongly recommended” the staff saying “oh you don’t need t wear that anymore!” my fucking immunologist with single layer mask that doesn’t fit and falls below the nose. being at the ER waiting area sat next to families who are saying they’re all covid positive but masks pulled below their chins. the safety risks of asking other people to wear a mask while around us and the risks of saying nothing. isolation of losing access to spaces again. even disability support groups and disability events going in person only and maskless and no testing or vaccines and overcrowded with poor ventilation in physically inaccessible places. I have been so so so lucky and privileged to be alive this far into the pandemic but how the fuck are we supposed to survive this shit without totally reconstructing what community care means in the time of covid

[puphoods]

i dont have any like... proper lore 4 the egressregress zombies i need to work on it... i do for the other one though

[amtrak12]

HAHAHAHA my executive dysfunction, anxiety, and brain fog of the last two years isn’t isolation related after all -- my thyroid levels are just too low :P

I swiped some of spouse’s old hormone pills (100 units) to double up my dose this week (I’m on 175 currently). It’s only been three days but HOLY SHIT the night and day difference it has already made. My head is so clear right now! I have the drive to do things again!! IT’S AMAZING!

I will be contacting my doctor next week to be like “hey can I get a higher dose now instead of waiting for our October appointment???”.

So um PSA for those who have thyroid issues (or don’t have one at all like me), when your doctor asks how your fatigue levels are, don’t just consider physical fatigue. Brain fog, sluggish thoughts, and an inability to start tasks all fall into the energy/fatigue category.

[raeathnos]

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[britcision]

Meanwhile, in Ontario the government not only ended our safety measures, they are actively underfunding healthcare by billions of dollars

(Which are instead going to a highway no one wants, or just sitting in a “surplus”)

To the extent that emergency rooms are being permanently closed and half of them can’t afford an MRI machine

Nothing can possibly go wrong

does anyone else think it’s crazy how we just casually reference “the pandemic” now. i catch someone in conversation saying “during the first quarantine…” and as comfortable as it feels to hear and say now, there’s still a twinge of like…. i cannot believe we’re using these words in real life in reference to real events. this isn’t a scifi movie this isn’t a young adult post apocalyptic novel we’re literally casually discussing a global pandemic that ravaged the entire world and it was REAL ?

[albonium]

wear N95 masks indoors everywhere, wash your hands and everything you handle, wear glasses, don't touch animals, don't let your cat out, don't eat animal products that haven't been thoroughly cooked/pasterised

[unnonexistence]

why do so many sci fi writers feel the need to make their fictional pandemic the Worst Disease Ever? you do not need a 95% mortality rate. you do not need half the world population to be infected within a week. you do not need to emphasize how much worse it is than the 1919 flu. it can be scary anyway i promise you