tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post4489747854675213125..comments2024-03-27T10:29:06.518-04:00Comments on A Natural Scientist: So I Already Had Coronavirus and Quarantine is Pointless AND Boring!Jenny F. Scientisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07072624674603337551noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post-25697443692612023012020-04-26T17:37:28.002-04:002020-04-26T17:37:28.002-04:00I had the crud in early March too (nausea, fatigue...I had the crud in early March too (nausea, fatigue, dry cough, chest pain), and had international travel in the two weeks before. I... still find it incredibly unlikely that I had it, but who knows. Wouldn’t it be nice if my whole family had it and now we are immune? A girl can hope.OMDGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17937425894428802591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post-58930235489274679722020-04-16T14:53:48.196-04:002020-04-16T14:53:48.196-04:00yeah, we're having a big outbreak here, so I t...yeah, we're having a big outbreak here, so I think I probably did. better now! I actually ended up getting steroids which cleared up the endlessly lingering lung issues (dr said that guidance on steroids for likely covid is changing)<br />Thanks for the thoughts on immunity. your perspective makes more sense than the panicked headlines!Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08054948715135325940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post-7418335285289927502020-04-16T07:30:56.626-04:002020-04-16T07:30:56.626-04:00You probably did have it! (You're also probabl...You probably did have it! (You're also probably not contagious but also don't want to infect your parents, daughter, community members....)<br /><br />There's a serological study finally starting at NIH but they're only enrolling 10,000, which is basically noise. It's so frustrating.Jenny F. Scientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072624674603337551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post-82255828461449931332020-04-16T06:50:44.712-04:002020-04-16T06:50:44.712-04:00Readily available tests would make this all so muc...Readily available tests would make this all so much easier. I've had a cough for almost five weeks now. (Early on, I had other symptoms but it's only the cough that has lingered.) Since I work on a college campus in the state with the leading number of cases, there is certainly some chance that I have COVID 19 already. I've been self-quarantining for five weeks, but I'd love to know for certain I've had it because that would be really valuable information. Our country's lack of preparedness is so frustrating. jo(e)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01488562158252331555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post-11857837498214879342020-04-15T18:56:03.156-04:002020-04-15T18:56:03.156-04:00P.S. I hope you're okay and statistically.... ...P.S. I hope you're okay and statistically.... you probably DID have it!Jenny F. Scientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072624674603337551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post-34285009925612335902020-04-15T18:55:28.370-04:002020-04-15T18:55:28.370-04:00I think mostly the headlines are making me nuts! P...I think mostly the headlines are making me nuts! People are having, generally, a positive IgA and IgG response to infection. It generally (for, like, most stuff ever) peaks after a few weeks and then declines unless rechallenged. (see here for a general overview: https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/memory-b-cell) but truly, this is normal. Some people will have lower or higher titers. Some people will have an insufficient response and not develop immunity (which also happens with vaccines). Until I see a well-documented study showing time courses of antibody response, in large patient populations with *documented and tested* onset of infection, I'm going to keep believing this works like every other virus.<br /><br />The thing that seems to alarm people the most is the "tests negative then positive" and 2 things: the test being done is qualitative, not quantitative; and it's easy to get false negatives and easy to believe people shed viruses infectively for a time and then non-infectively for longer; look up the median shedding times for common viruses, which are up to 6 weeks in some cases!Jenny F. Scientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072624674603337551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post-44392136762315522742020-04-15T12:42:40.335-04:002020-04-15T12:42:40.335-04:00I'm also wondering if I had covid in mid-March...I'm also wondering if I had covid in mid-March. Similar symptoms (loss of taste/smell, exhaustion, breathing troubles) and no tests here. <br />What's your read on immunity after you've been infected? Lots of strange/panic-inducing headlines on the topic, but I'm no expert. Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08054948715135325940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post-91205007685564373042020-04-15T10:24:29.267-04:002020-04-15T10:24:29.267-04:00I'm so glad you're ok! (Also yes, vote blu...I'm so glad you're ok! (Also yes, vote blue!)Counting Pink Lineshttp://countingpinklines.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post-53955591919097913522020-04-14T13:50:33.885-04:002020-04-14T13:50:33.885-04:00I was very lucky! Now I don't have to worry ab...I was very lucky! Now I don't have to worry about getting sick and can just be bored instead...Jenny F. Scientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072624674603337551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post-2377870599316222262020-04-13T14:23:59.374-04:002020-04-13T14:23:59.374-04:00Vote Blue!
(Also glad you're ok, and also wis...Vote Blue!<br /><br />(Also glad you're ok, and also wish we could get people who aren't at risk of spreading back out there.)nicoleandmaggiehttp://nicoleandmaggie.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post-47676172130609549652020-04-12T20:11:14.781-04:002020-04-12T20:11:14.781-04:00I'm glad you're okay!I'm glad you're okay!delagarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18197857250240640822noreply@blogger.com