03-24-2020, 08:58 PM
I know a few dudes I work with dealt with odd non-flu respiratory illnesses in the last month. One got mildly ill for about 2 weeks with sore throat/cough. He got tested for the flu (negative) and continued to work. His elderly mother (78) was hospitalized not long after he got sick for breathing problems, so he probably gave her whatever he had. Both are okay now.
Another guy who's 25 years old and pretty vigorously healthy got sick as hell. He tested negative for the flu and had issues breathing for a solid week. He was afraid to lay down because he couldn't breathe when he did. He's also fine now. Similar issues spread through his work group in the following month.
Hard to say what was up without conclusive testing, but it's possible that this illness has been here longer than we realize.
Another guy who's 25 years old and pretty vigorously healthy got sick as hell. He tested negative for the flu and had issues breathing for a solid week. He was afraid to lay down because he couldn't breathe when he did. He's also fine now. Similar issues spread through his work group in the following month.
Hard to say what was up without conclusive testing, but it's possible that this illness has been here longer than we realize.
