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Do I have Coronavirus?
Me | 3/13/20 | Dallasbiff

Posted on 03/12/2020 10:27:12 PM PDT by DallasBiff

Mild symptoms, a very weak runny nose, a slight fever, no headache, no cough, and very mild and isolated muscle aches.

I work as a shuttle driver at the DFW airport. My two possible exposures could be a group of 14 elderly Japanese tourists returning from Costa Rica two weeks ago and staying the night before their departure back to Japan or an American caucasian couple in their 60's and live in the DFW area and had a 40 day cruise in the South Pacific and stated about 1/3 of the passengers were Chinese and that was last friday.


TOPICS: Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: asv; communityspread; coronavirus; covid19; sarscov2
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Should I quarantine myself. I feel fine, except for the weak runny nose. I am 54 years old.
1 posted on 03/12/2020 10:27:12 PM PDT by DallasBiff
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To: DallasBiff

I am 72 and have had a cold and sniffles for a week.
Hanging in.


2 posted on 03/12/2020 10:29:33 PM PDT by BunnySlippers (I LOVE BULL MARKETS)
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To: DallasBiff

I’d take a sick day and call my doc in the morning if it was me. At least you’d know one way or the other.


3 posted on 03/12/2020 10:30:33 PM PDT by proust (Justice delayed is injustice.)
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To: DallasBiff

I would call your doctor or Covid helpline and ask them. They would have better information than people here.


4 posted on 03/12/2020 10:30:37 PM PDT by teacherwoes (Indoctrination is often done under the shadow of a ballot)
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To: DallasBiff

Call your local health department. Self isolate unless advised otherwise by them or your physician.


5 posted on 03/12/2020 10:31:48 PM PDT by lastchance (Credo.)
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To: DallasBiff
You likely have a higher chance of picking it up because of your job, but since there are so few infections in this country... the chances that you have corona-virus is very slim.
6 posted on 03/12/2020 10:35:25 PM PDT by fireman15
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Sir, immediately call your doc's office to get a prescription for Coronavirus test at Quest or Labcorp. Might also want to test for flu.

You are in a high risk job now. Don't hesitate to stay home to rest. The message from Trump is he has your back if you lose wages due to quarantine or illness.

His goal is to slow the spread of the virus asap.

7 posted on 03/12/2020 10:35:47 PM PDT by The Westerner (Protect the most vulnerable: get the government out of medicine, education and our forest)
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To: DallasBiff

Probably not. Usually no runny nose and almost always dry cough.


8 posted on 03/12/2020 10:36:20 PM PDT by DouglasKC
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To: DallasBiff

I have been having similar type symptoms. More in likely allergies. I am usually not home but in the desert this time of year...

Might as well get checked out. Peace of mind and all of that. I read about a simple breath test. Breath in a healthy gulp of air and hold it for ten seconds. If you start coughing, then have some lung issues. If not...lungs are clear and other issues going on.


9 posted on 03/12/2020 10:39:04 PM PDT by abigkahuna (How can you be at two places at once when you are nowhere at all?)
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To: DallasBiff
I just left work early today feeling queasy and unwell. Abundance of caution is necessary if you're in a high risk job or health category.
Tomorrow, if this continues, my doc will send me for flu test 1st. Later we can do coronavirus test. I cancelled meetings but if feeling ok, can teleconference for my work.
Feel better soon!
10 posted on 03/12/2020 10:39:43 PM PDT by The Westerner (Protect the most vulnerable: get the government out of medicine, education and our forest)
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To: DallasBiff

Could be entirely psychsomatic. Stop watching the news. Go get checked out by a competent doctor. Ignore the idiots on the FR....

Hey, wait a second....


11 posted on 03/12/2020 10:41:48 PM PDT by Seruzawa (TANSTAAFL!)
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No. And I'm not a doctor, okay? Trust me, again I'm no MD. I work in a local hospital here in southern NJ. We haven't had a single case. Two ‘’possibles’’ that were nothing more than the common cold. If your nose is running take an antihistamine.
12 posted on 03/12/2020 10:42:24 PM PDT by jmacusa (If we're all equal how is diversity our strength?)
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Hopefully not. We're at the beginning of what appears to be a strong pollen season. Symptoms of the Corona virus include a dry cough for a number of days, aches/pains, and eventually fever. But those symptoms take time to develop.

I've read about a self-test, where you take a deep breath and hold it for 10 seconds. If this doesn't cause discomfort or cause you to cough, then your lungs are probably clear. - I'm no doc though.

13 posted on 03/12/2020 10:43:36 PM PDT by amorphous
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got this from a friend in Singapore:


14 posted on 03/12/2020 10:45:03 PM PDT by proust (Justice delayed is injustice.)
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To: BunnySlippers

I am 72 and have had a cold and sniffles for a week.

.................................................

Oh you kid!

I’m pushing hard at 75. I don’t go out a lot and am not terribly concerned about the virus.


15 posted on 03/12/2020 10:45:22 PM PDT by Graybeard58 (Best left handed banjo picker on my entire block)
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To: DallasBiff
There is an excellent chance that you do not have coronavirus. Right now it is very rare in Texas:

https://www.kens5.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/real-time-updates-34-cases-of-coronavirus-in-texas-11-in-sa-area/273-ac6c7142-a932-47f2-ba88-2097b9e78978

Here's the CDC description of signs and symptoms:

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/about/symptoms.html

Here's the CDC advice about what to do if you are sick:

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/about/steps-when-sick.html

16 posted on 03/12/2020 10:47:04 PM PDT by TChad (The MSM, having nuked its own credibility, is now bombing the rubble.)
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To: BunnySlippers

I am 72 and have had a cold and sniffles for a week.

.................................................

Oh you kid!

I’m pushing hard at 75. I don’t go out a lot and am not terribly concerned about the virus.


17 posted on 03/12/2020 10:48:20 PM PDT by Graybeard58 (Best left handed banjo picker on my entire block)
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To: DallasBiff
Here is a brand new video by Dr. Damania, who also makes informative Youtube comedy parody videos. This video very clearly explains what it's like if you have coronavirus.

His video

18 posted on 03/12/2020 10:49:47 PM PDT by EinNYC
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High fever and/or persistent cough.

Those are the symptoms according to the UK presser yesterday.


19 posted on 03/12/2020 10:57:19 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
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Best wishes, Biff.

It might be too late for this to help, but...


20 posted on 03/12/2020 10:58:09 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change with out notice.)
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