re: Has anyone else been positive for Covid?

I reckon I’ve been lucky. I was exposed in the beginning of the mess by multiple positive patients that were both asymptomatic and symptomatic, but because of the time frame, it was either hard to get tested or before testing occurred. Since, I have worked on Covid-19 unit almost daily. Of course, the company set universal masking into place almost from the start and now we have an abundance of protective gear specifically for the outbreak (N95, KN95, gown, etc). We had a shortage, like many other hospitals, in the beginning, and at times we were told to wear paper scrubs and whatever else you could find.

Also, nobody else in my family has tested positive.

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So I think there are other factors that may be involved and it will be interesting to see what the peer reviewed studies have to say as we go along.

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I'm hopeful these are just short term issues, but there may be longer term problems for those that have had it.

This article from 2 days ago has a link to a new JAMA study that, while still early and needing more data and review, says that the potential for long term heart damage may be possible.

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My 33 year old sister in law that had it in March now has a leaky heart valve that she has to go back and get more tests done on to see if it needs some sort of repair.

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the potential for long term heart damage may be possible

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That's scary. I have a relative who went into the hospital in June with urosepsis that caused afib. She was moved to a rehab facility at the first of July, and three days after release was back in the hospital diagnosed with covid (assuming it came from the rehab place) and still in the hospital.

On a more positive note, a friend's wife was diagnosed with it the second week in July. She was in the hospital on oxygen, but they treated her with remdisvir and after about 10 days she went home.

Governor Miss MeMaw extended Alabama's mask order until end of August. With the exception of kids younger than 2nd grade, they can just spit and breathe their Rona germs wherever they want.

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Sick but not awful. Lethargy, can't get motivated to do anything. Other than that it's mild.

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Well hell been a month now and she's still got it lingering in at least one form. Diagnosed with Covid conjunctivitis today.

We had to test my 15 year old yesterday. She was exposed at work to a young lady that tested positive on Wednesday. Luckily rapid testing is a thing now, so it was quick.

Lost my aunt to it last night. We think she was exposed while in the hospital in June for another issue. Spent 5+ weeks in the hospital with covid pneumonia, finally it just tore her lungs up way too much, just couldn't take in enough oxygen to support all of her bodily functions.

Sorry to hear that PJ

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As a healthcare professional for the better part of my life at this point, just want to point out how pants on head fricking stupid this take is.

Wear a mask, for frick's sake.

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Even if it helps but a little in transmission and a little in reception, that's 2 little bits better than doing nothing at all.


Sorry for your loss PJ.

Also I wanted to point out my mother is 82 and in Grandview hospital right now but not for the virus so trust me I’m well aware of the dangers. So don’t give me the bs about not caring for other people and crap because I do. It’s not a political statement it’s just plain science.

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Not wanting to argue about it because like I said I wanted to take the virology course. But show me one shrewd of evident from a medical study that a standard mask or gater has any effect on stopping this virus.

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having taken years of micro/molecular/virology courses and labs at Auburn, please be careful spreadIng your limited understanding from a month long online class. Yes, viral particles pass through most any filter by pure measurements. But viruses like this need vectors (saliva/mucus/etc) to be transmitted. Masks are primarily barriers for the vectors thus making them a barrier for the virus particles. Masks have been proven so effective as a first line of defense against respiratory agents that they’re an industry standard for any field that utilizes aseptic environments. They aren’t perfect and improper use of them can make them ineffective, but their benefits greatly outweigh their drawbacks.

As for herd immunity, there’s building evidence that it might not be possible for a long term immunity for this particular virus. So we can’t bank on that being our saving grace.

This virus is perplexing scientists, doctors, departments who have dedicated their lives to this field, so there’s a lot of misinformation and guessing floating around regarding how to cure the population. But one thing most every professional can agree on is the effectiveness of wearing a mask and washing your hands. It’s the basis of clean and aseptic techniques in this field and has been proven time and time again. It takes very little effort and is a mild inconvenience at most.

Congrats to you for starting your education on something new, seriously. It’s something 99% of people haven’t even considered doing, and it hopefully gave you a better understanding as to why there is so much confusion regarding SARS2. But with anything new, a little knowledge can be a dangerous thing.