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I was under the impression that actual influenza is a bacterium.
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Then those flu jabs are going to be a big con, aren't they?
Er, it is viruses you can immunise against, isn't it, and not bacertia?
(Anyway, this just relates to the pet peeve of mine that "having a cold" is considered nothing in today's society, for some reason. So people always bump it up to flu or higher, even though flu actually has fairly serious symptoms and is quite debilitating.)
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Antibiotics, surely? I mean, you produce antibodies yourself, so you aren't really treated with them, as such.
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Fever of 100�F (37.8�C) to 104�F (40�C), which can reach 106�F (41.1�C) when symptoms first develop. Fever is usually continuous, but it may come and go. Fever may be lower in older adults than in children and younger adults. Check. Shaking chills. Check. Followed by feeling too hot. Followed by chills again. Body aches and muscle pain (often severe), commonly in the back, arms, or legs. Check. Joint pain, especially. Headache. No. Pain when you move your eyes. No. Fatigue, a general feeling of sickness (malaise), Check. and loss of appetite. Naw, man, I was fucking starving half the time. A dry cough, runny nose, and dry or sore throat. Nope.
What other symptoms did you have? Because if it's bad, I'm not kissing you. Tease.
Nausea. (Which, when combined with hunger, is even more annoying than standard nausea). "Get to the bathroom NOW" stomach cramps. Gaseous anomalies. Dizziness & blurred vision. Much more irritibility than is usual. (Which is really, really bad.) Suddenly thinking that Julie's Eeyore plush toy is staring at me. Sleep paralysis. Free associating everything anybody says to me.
Okay, maybe I DID have the flu.
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quote:Suddenly thinking that Julie's Eeyore plush toy is staring at me.
It probably was staring at you, it is all part of the surveillance techniques of the Pooh Liberation Organization (PLO.)Be afraid, be very afraid.
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Now, much as I am loathe to channel such a wholesome fellow as Tim on himself, I am just obligated to point out the GIANT FLAW in his thinking that antibodies, which are heavy proteins produced by bloodcells when properly stimulated by antigens and act against those antigens in a response by the immune system, and antibiotics, which are substances produced by or derived from microorganisms that inhibit or kill other microorganisms, are the SAME THING, when anyone with a half-decent education knows they are not even remotely alike.
DO NOT CONFUSE THEM AGAIN.
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No, really, this is a pre-ganglionic fiber/post-ganglionic nerve thing! The two are simply not interchangeable and to think otherwise is wrong and evil, dammit.
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MY CONFUSION HAS BEEN RESOLVED. FURTHER DISCUSSION IS UNNECESSARY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONCERN. REMEMBER TO TIP YOUR WAITRESS.
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quote:Originally posted by TSN: REMEMBER TO TIP YOUR WAITRESS.
They don't like that. It spills the coffee.
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