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"Without health there is no happiness. An attention to health, then, should take the place of every other object." - Thomas Jefferson

My 12yo son tested positive today.  Very mild so far, symptoms started Saturday afternoon with a mild sore throat which actually went away by bedtime, and then Sunday night he started getting a bit of congestion and coughing.  This morning he still had some congestion, and a low-grade fever at 99.3

His energy and appetite are completely unaffected, that's for sure.  He took himself on a 10-mile bike ride yesterday afternoon.  We have him stashed away in self-isolation in his room and he couldn't be happier playing fortnite with all of his buddies online.  We have 7 more days of this after today and he's quite pleased about that.

So far no symptoms from anyone else in the family, hopefully we can stay that way. 

I thought it was 5 days or is that just testing positive with no symptoms 

I thought it was 5 days or is that just testing positive with no symptoms

School policy is not the same as current CDC guidelines.

Good luck.

You know where I stand... Just get it and be done with it.

Covid party at UTee's palace!!

I'd rather not have it and have symptoms if possible.  My brother had it last week and it wasn't the end of the world but he had a couple days of body aches and sore throat.  I'd prefer to go without that all things considered.  Couldn't tell you the last time I had a cold or the flu, it's been decades, if ever...

now it's serious..................

• Multiple physicians and researchers report that COVID-19 infections may result in increased male sexual dysfunction.
• Post-COVID male sexual dysfunction may result from cardiovascular damage, low testosterone, and psychological symptoms.
• Health professionals need to screen carefully for male sexual dysfunction and educate patients about this risk.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/women-who-stray/202201/male-sexual-dysfunction-and-covid-19?fbclid=IwAR3dE1KSmzczvuTfkvdCddkxymxMEIU8UU5Ll16iWAUzdusxbDUHUmLEcd8

One of my homebrew club / golf buddies just had it...

His take: "I seriously felt like I was dying Monday night. Not fun."

He was double-vaxxed but not boosted. Oh, and he's in his early 30s.

Still seems so strange to me, how there can be dramatic differences in symptoms and severity from one person to another.  I now know this has always been true of viral infections-- even the flu kills tens of thousands per year-- I just never thought about it, until COVID.

The immune system is very complex, and we're all different.

Blood type plays a part too. 

O rules.

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong authorities said Tuesday that they will kill about 2,000 small animals, including hamsters, after several tested positive for the coronavirus at a pet store where an employee was also infected.

The city will also stop the sale of hamsters and the import of small mammals, according to officials from the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department. The pet shop employee tested positive for the delta variant on Monday, and several hamsters imported from the Netherlands at the store tested positive as well.

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, animals do not appear to play a significant role in spreading the coronavirus. But Hong Kong authorities said they are not ruling out transmission between animals and humans.

“We cannot exclude the possibility that the shopkeeper was in fact actually infected from the hamsters,” said Edwin Tsui, a controller at the Centre for Health Protection.

“If you own a hamster, you should keep your hamsters at home, do not take them out,” department director Leung Siu-fai said at a news conference. “All pet owners should observe good personal hygiene, and after you have been in contact with animals and their food, you should wash your hands.”

“Do not kiss your pets,” he added.