My wife and I both have been sick with flu for over a week. Neither of us get sick so this has been a bad experience for both of us. We are in the SE part of the country.
Two years ago this month, my husband’s cousin’s daughter, a very healthy 26 year old, died from the flu. With some strains of influenza (e.g., the Spanish flu of 1916 and the more recent “bird flu”, those with the healthiest immune systems are most affected. A cytokine storm occurs - essentially your immune system goes into overdrive and overwhelms your organs.
I got the flu two days after my daughter was born. I was down for almost a week.
I’m in S. MS - haven’t heard of any big outbreaks here. Wife had shot and I passed on it. How bad is this version treating you? Usually the biggest problem is the congestion and Mucinex D helps more than anything else to help force-clean the lungs.
Get well soon, FRiend.