Good to hear that you are back at home recovering
[QUOTE=stripernut1;580223]thanks for all the well wishes.
presently I am on day 19 since first symptoms.
I am recovering at home and starting to see some improvement but still have a very long way to go.
this has been way more than I bargained for and it has wrecked my body but I'm still kicking.
happy new year to all[/QUOTE]
This virus is not going away anytime soon. I only hope that the vaccines can help stop this virus from spreading to others. I'm sorry that you got this virus but am glad that you are out of the hospital.
I think that the monoclonal antibodies have helped a lot of people recover along with steroids. People with different blood types are said to respond differently to the virus. We are all somewhat different unless we are identical twins so the virus can affect each of us somewhat differently. We have a lot to learn about this virus. This virus has infected some Big Cats in the zoos and also infected minks. We know that it probably started in an animal population as did the MERS and other SARS viruses which started in Bats and jumped to other animals before jumping to mankind. We know that it spread through the air in large and tiny droplets of spit. We know that it takes a few days to incubate before it can be found by testing with PCR. It has to incubate and grow in numbers before the tests can find it. We also know that people who have the virus and have not tested positive yet can spread the virus to others. We know that the density of the virus is important to it's spreading. The more virus particles that you get inside your nose and throat the more likely you are to be infected. And we know that the immune system has a lot to do with how well we can fight the virus. We also know that N95 masks help protect our hospital workers from getting infected even though they work in close contact with infected people in the hospital. We know that coughing into the arm helps slow the spread of virus particles into the air. And we know that covering the mouth and nose slows the speed of the spit or mucus coming out when we cough or talk. And we know that the farther away you get from an infected person the better. Distance helps stop the spread. We know that there are mask materials that work better than others. Just because one material doesn't work as well as the other does not mean that it's useless to wear. Single layers of cloth with low thread counts and a loose thread weave is not as good at stopping the virus as a multi-layer cotton material with a high thread count and tighter weave. Both help slow the speed and distance that a sneeze travels. And that coupled with social distancing helps slow the spread of this virus. We also know that if you don't wear a mask and don't social distance the virus will get you faster. Just look at what happened at the White House in the past month. And we know that even with the vaccines being administered these days that we may have to still wear masks and social distance and wash our hands for the future. We have no idea how long these vaccines will protect us from this virus. And we also know that this virus has mutated and it's even more contagious now.
As Geo said. Get well and get back out there fishing again. At least when out there fishing we are for the most part socially distancing from each other. I can't carry a long stick into the grocery store and wack anyone that gets too close to me but I can cast my crankbaits at anyone that gets their boat too close to my fishing spot. :)
And make sure that you wear a HAT to keep the sun out of your eyes.
Flu cases are down this year due to mask wearing
[QUOTE=dragmerc;580412]i just want to know how many people have the regular flu[/QUOTE]
People are wearing masks and social distancing more than in the past and thus the number of flu cases is way down. Mask work.
