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Originally Posted by Bugeater
Heck, I know a guy who was extremely sick for a couple weeks just before last Christmas and looking back now what he described to me sure sounds familiar. Respiratory issues, nasty persistent cough, can't recall if he mentioned fever though. He had been working in a house that was being renovated pulling old rotten dusty carper prior, and apparently the Drs attributed it to that, which I thought was odd, but not improbable. Sure makes one think though...
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You know it's really weird because almost everyone I work with and a bunch of my friends and family got a 3-4 week cough in late December. I got it in Vegas. Started out mild, then the second and 3rd week really sucked, coughing myself to sleep at night, some coughing fits in the day. I have a really strong immune system too. Feels like the longest cold I've ever had.
I heard a DJ in KC (Chuck Nasty I think) describe the same thing and say his Dr. told him he had the croup. So I assumed that's what it was.
I don't really remember a fever at the onset but maybe there was one.
Maybe what we all got was the milder strain, and then it mutated in China and they and Italy got the brutal strain. Maybe we have some herd immunity or something. Also a population of smokers could be the big problem.
Some official in China is convinced some US athletes brought it over there in November. But obviously that doesn't mean much.