Any Input About The Respiratory Syncytial Virus?
I rcvd an alert today from my pharmacy.
shareGenerally harmless to healthy adults, except for typical "cold" symptoms. Usually it's only the old and frail, the very young, or the immunocompromised who get really sick from it.
However, if you're an asymptomatic healthy adult, you might possibly transmit it to someone who is young, old, or compromised enough to get very ill from it. So if you're around any such people, hand hygiene is your friend, and theirs,
Thanks for the info. I’ve noticed masks being worn again. The name of the virus is cause enough to RUN! I had Covid at the end of January. Ran 104-105 temp for 4 days. Paramedics had to be called & I ended up in the ER with kidney failure. I was transported to the hospital & released after 2 days. I’m, cough, cough 🙇🏼♀️, 80 years old & the only residual affect is Covid Brain Fog which lasts about a year. OK, I’m ready for the snide replies.🤭
shareYeah, COVID is having an upswing, but so far at least there are very few serious cases. Most ICU cases, in my area at least, are in people who have an underlying health condition that makes them extremely vulnerable, such as cancer or immunosuppressant therapy for something else.
Still, I'm taking precautions against COVID, mainly because there are still some nasty cases of "Long COVID", and I know someone who's been through that misery during the last few months. Avoiding that is worth a few basic precautions, such as hand hygiene, always clean your hands before you touch your food, your mouth, your nose, etc. Or anything that might go in your mouth, such as food.
”.. such as hand hygiene, always clean your hands before you touch your food, your mouth, your nose, etc. Or anything that might go in your mouth, such as food.”
That’s a given! I can’t begin to tell you how many times a day I wash my hands. I have a little Yorkie who is strictly an inside fur-baby using potty pads. I clean her with baby wipes after she potties. Of course my hands are washed twice.
If I do go out I spray my hands, door handles steering wheel, etc. I keep cleaning wipes which kills Covid on the toilet tank. When visiting a friend I use them to wipe everything I’ve touched including the light switch. I use my elbow or a paper towel when exiting a public restroom. I once read a report about where feces was located in a restroom. Of course the toilet, but also every place humans would touch! My deceased husband washed his hands before & after when using the men’s room.
I'm still washing stuff after I buy it, or spraying it with disinfectant, as appropriate.
When I'm old they'll probably think it's crazy, but the fact is I got overconfident in spring, and stopped all precautions, and got cold after flu after cold and a mild case of COVID! It's going to be very hard to let go of these habits.