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Worst cough I ever had.

It wasn't even called covid when I had it.
The "unknown respiratory infection"...was the talk back then.


@contenchess said
Worst cough I ever had.

It wasn't even called covid when I had it.
The "unknown respiratory infection"...was the talk back then.
How do you now know that you had covid back then?


If you get covid, you must end up in the hospital, be put on a respirator and either die or almost die.

I was sick for 2 weeks, stayed home. No hospital.

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@velns said
How do you now know that you had covid back then?
This was during the "strange lung infection" days and all of the symptoms matched covid once we were told about covid.

Of course their is no way to know because they didn't have testing back then but using your logic it's no different than saying...🤔

"That house didn't burn down because of that kid who lives here likes to play with matches!! What proof do you have?"

I'm sure you're a liberal, no offense.

My significant other was so bad I demanded 3 different times for her to go to the hospital but she wouldn't.
Mine was less severe but it was the worst ever and I'm 42.

What else could it be?

Sometimes the obvious is the answer.

People did have covid before it had a name...you understand that right?

I'm in a major metropolitan area.

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@velns said
How do you now know that you had covid back then?
One doesn't. Late December 2019, I had a fever, aches, pains, respiratory distress, cough, felt terrible. I went to urgent care, asked if I had covid, they said it was unlikely as only a very few cases were in the US. And they said they didn't have a test there yet. They diagnosed it as a lung infection, gave me antibiotics and steroids
It took about a month to get back to work. About 2 months later I hurt my back, was out again. During this time covid ran through the workplace, infecting over 25% of the employees.
I've never been tested for antibodies or covid, but I may well have had it.


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Hang in there my friend.


@gambrel said
One doesn't. Late December 2019, I had a fever, aches, pains, respiratory distress, cough, felt terrible. I went to urgent care, asked if I had covid, they said it was unlikely as only a very few cases were in the US. And they said they didn't have a test there yet. They diagnosed it as a lung infection, gave me antibiotics and steroids
It took about a month to get back to ...[text shortened]... r 25% of the employees.
I've never been tested for antibodies or covid, but I may well have had it.
Same time I had mine.


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I imagine Suzianne is punching a brick wall 🤔


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Glad to hear you’re ok. My 10 day coughing virus was bad enough so I sympathise.



@eladar said
If you get covid, you must end up in the hospital, be put on a respirator and either die or almost die.

I was sick for 2 weeks, stayed home. No hospital.
In fact:

*people do die from Covid
* nobody ever claimed that mortality was 100%, it is quite clear that it is more around 2% which is a big enough number, but of course MOST people don't die.
* treating Covid by respirators does reduce mortality.

Making fun of Covid measures is an utter disrespect about people who really suffered and those who lost loved ones.

Oh: And take it to Debates!

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@gambrel said
One doesn't. Late December 2019, I had a fever, aches, pains, respiratory distress, cough, felt terrible. I went to urgent care, asked if I had covid, they said it was unlikely as only a very few cases were in the US. And they said they didn't have a test there yet. They diagnosed it as a lung infection, gave me antibiotics and steroids
It took about a month to get back to ...[text shortened]... r 25% of the employees.
I've never been tested for antibodies or covid, but I may well have had it.
I had covid-like symptoms in January last year and the cough lasted for weeks. We hadn't heard about Covid then but I might very well have had it which served me well as I had to spend much time around people the summer months and perhaps I was saved by antibodies.


@divegeester
Dang, sounds horrendous.
Wishing you a speedy full recovery.

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If you feel up to documenting your symptoms you can provide useful information to a study by Kings College London on the ZOE COVID Study app.
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/spotlight/zoe-covid-study-app-kings-researchers-slowed-the-spread-covid-19

Btw, a neighbour’s daughter, early 50’s and infected post double vaccination noticed the skin of her fingers peeling.