Posted on 02/03/2020 6:13:37 PM PST by familyop
Zhan Qingyuan, director of pneumonia prevention and treatment at the China-Japan Friendship Hospital, said even people who have recovered may not be immune to the virus. "For those patients who have been cured, there is a likelihood of a relapse," he said in a briefing on Friday. "The antibody will be generated; however, in certain individuals, the antibody cannot last that long."
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Finally!
Good news!
didnt even know this existed:
herpes simplex virus (HSV) pneumonia
It started AT LEAST two months ago as per Briton’s Hot Toddy Man living in Wuhan who caught it.
Must be a really good read that you would want to pore over a novel again...
Can you put it in a complete sentence?
no
On Xray, the patients lungs look they’re ‘ground glass’. Lung damage seems certain. Question is, is it certain or do they heal?
Varicella pneumonia is a type of viral pneumonia. It is a common cause of multiple small round calcific lung lesions. Varicella-zoster virus most commonly causes self-limited benign disease (chickenpox) in children. However, in adults it tends to cause significant complications including varicella pneumonia.Also...
Shingles may lead to serious complications involving the eye, including blindness. Very rarely, it can also lead to pneumonia, hearing problems, brain inflammation (encephalitis), or; death.Sounds like HSV pneumonia has a few limited causes...
Herpes simplex virus (HSV) pneumonia can occur in patients with complications of immunosuppression, airway injury from intubation or smoke inhalation.
TY.
do you happen to know off top of your head if these variety of diseases cause permanent damage to lungs
https://radiopaedia.org/articles/ground-glass-opacification-3?lang=us
Why even post if your syntax makes no sense? Thanks anyway.
I do not. Sorry.
I was trying to explain the term to the other poster.
I guess I should be getting the shingles vaccination.
I have heard the pain might rival that of diverticulitis..which i describe as the worst pain of my life
other people understood what i meant...
if you dont...just move on to next post
I’ll remember that....
Will be interesting development to see.
Still not sure about Hot Toddy man from Wales and whether he really had it. Seems like he wants publicity...but I will assume now that caucasians can get it.
CDC information about Shingrix: What Everyone Should Know about Shingles Vaccine (Shingrix)
Hmmm...so he thinks you should get the new one even if you had the old one. Interesting.
I dont ever get the flu vaccines but I think this one might be necessary
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