Sunday morning I woke running a lite fever all day and crazy body and head aches. Monday mid day I go.to a local walk in. Tested negative for flu, covid, and strep. The NP told me she believed it was the flu as I was number 7 that morning and the first to text negative. They took another test and sent it off. Gave me a steroid and another shot. Felt better Tuesday. They called yesterday and the accurate test said negative as well. This morning I wake up and it’s back full force with my ears ring now. Unless my wife beat me with a 10 pound sledge hammer last night I’ve got something.

I spent the past weekend with my wife's family and went down with something Monday evening. I don't do the dr thing unless I'm dying so no clue what it is but I feel better this morning. My wife loaded me up on mullein, elderberry, silver ect... gotta learn to keep my mouth shut..

RSV? Probably just a cold and weather changing. Sinus troubles are tough in this weather

My daughter tested positive for Covid two days ago, yesterday she took a at home test that was negative and then took a test at the pharmacy that was negative.🤷‍♂️

My wife has tested negative for everything twice this week. Sunday and yesterday. She sounds like a 40 yr heavy smoker with emphazema when she coughs. Doc Sunday said viral and gave her a steroid shot and inhaler but no antibiotics. Doc yesterday gave her a z pac and steroid pack. Son tested positive for Flu yesterday.

My dad is bad sick. A and B flu

I know two people who tested negative for everything and were sick with Flu like symptoms.

Pharmacies are selling Tamiflu fast as they get it in stock.

Emergency room visits for respiratory illnesses spike 12% in one week as flu season hits Alabama

Flu on the Rise

This thread is strange. Its like a time warp and its 2018 again. Folks are getting the flu in the Winter months again.

So, there is a relatively new virus identified making rounds now called Human Metapneumovirus that is not being tested for much yet, but my sis-in-law has/had it and RSV, both, and it has kicked her tail.

She did test negative for covid, flu and strep before they got to the two she did test positive for.

2019...when folks were sick with flu but testing neg. Please Lord don't let the world shut down again next march

They say there is no treatment but thats BS, you can treat a virus with ZPac because it’s antiviral/antibiotic, quinine and zinc (zicam), ivermectin, D3 and Vitamin C. You can also chew 1/4 piece of 2mg Nicotine gum about every 6 hours to help with ACE receptor penetration. Additionally, Sudafed can help and so can Elderberry.

No different than a covid treatment, you have to get a jump on it early to slow viral replication

They have a newer prescription that is better than that

One of the weird things that not many folks talk about is why so few smokers actually got Covid and got hospital level sick from it. Nicotine has long been known to have anti-viral properties, its just that highly-addictive part of it that makes it bad for treating things.

Nicotine up-regulates the ACE/angiotensin (ANG)-II/ANG II type 1 receptor axis, and down-regulates the compensatory ACE2/ANG-(1–7)/Mas receptor axis

Nicotine may bind with the ACE2 receptor, particularly in people with COVID-19, and thus could interfere with further SARS-CoV-2-ACE2 binding

Nicotine and cigarette smoke decrease levels of ACE2 in multiple organs

Cytokine storms could be prevented or suppressed by nicotine through its impact on the cholinergic anti-inflammatory system; nicotine may inhibit hyperinflammation and platelet reactivity.

Tobacco can be antiviral but not nicotine itself (I don’t think)

The anti-inflammatory properties of tobacco have not been fully studied. We all know that if you put tobacco on a bee sting it eases up fast, probably better than most OTC ointments. But folks dont seem too interested in figuring it out cause tobacco is regarded as a non-healthy plant. Its probably real damn hard to get research grant money to find good uses for tobacco.

One of the folks I work with on my hunting liability insurance just got out of the hospital with RSV, influenza A and other unidentified viruses she picked up on a cruise. Other folks sick and taken off ship to hospital in DR. Lost vision in left eye and taken from airport to hospital. So serious it was reported to CDC. She still sounds terrible and can’t see out of the left eye. Said her optic nerve swelled up causing vision issue. Terrible situation. Praying she recovers as nice person.

One of many reasons I will never do a cruise again.

I've seen enough cruises with viruses hit. Not thank you. Never been interested in it.

I wouldn't be at all shocked if the same azzhats that purposefully released Covid haven't released something new. They've got reason to. If it hamstrings Trumps administration, they'll kill whomever they need to, to make it happen.