Flubros and Flubras! Day 44 (a place for Flubros and Flubras)

www.freerepublic.com ^ | 2 May 2020 | Impimp

[crusty old prospector]

He showed up.

[gas_dr]

I believe that the prisons were tested for antibodies, not the PCR. The antibodies will naturally have some cross reactivity with other species. So there is not a lot to do about that — however the actual dx of active disease (hospital) will utilize PCR which grow the specific genetics and we have mapped CoVID 19 — which means that it is specific to this disease.

I am assuming that the prisons engaged in antibody testing, however I could be wrong and I stand to be corrected.

[Mom MD]

i believe i had it in mid january

[DiogenesLamp]

+1.

[gas_dr]

Look o know we have exchanged some harsh words I am going to try to dial it back. I apologize. Obviously this is a topic where passions run deeply.

[meyer]

i believe i had it in mid January

My work partner might have had it, or a very nasty flu. He had all kinds of symptoms, and was off for 2 weeks, which is a rarity in our job. He ended up in the ER for dehydration after the "doc-in-a-box" found his blood pressure sky-high. Turns out he was severely dehydrated, among other things.

We don't know if he had it - it was in mid-January. His wife wants him to get an antibody test, but he's stubborn.

[DiogenesLamp]

No worries. I don't hold any grudges and I don't mind getting called names. This is the internet. If you don't expect a little heat now and then, you aren't doing it right.

:)

[Shethink13]

Another significant symptom is loss of smell and taste.

I get a loss of taste and smell when I get a bad cold. Means nothing.