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This is one man's account of his COVID-19 experience
I had Covid-19. This deadly, contagious, and fear creating disease. I will explain what it felt like for all of you curious. I had the chills on May 9nth for 30 minutes, thought nothing of it.
Went to my brothers house with my girlfriend same day, kissed my girlfriend, drank from the same bottle as my brother, shared my vape with my brothers. I get a sore throat and cough the next day. I think it’s just allergies but it doesn’t go away.
Monday rolls around and I work at...drumroll please...Johnsonville in Holton Kansas I tell them my symptoms they have me tested and on Tuesday I am confirmed positive of Covid-19.
Not one of those people I was in contact got the virus after being quarantined for 14 days. Is it possible all 4 were asymptomatic? Very unlikely.
The symptoms following my mandatory isolation were the following I had a sore throat for 3 days, had a cough for two, and it felt like I had just finished running in the cold when I breathed for 6 days, I lost my taste on day 6 of isolation and got it back day 9.
That’s all... I didn’t die I wasn’t in any major health risk and I am fine. This is my account not everyone’s but I’m going to go to say that this fear induced state of oppression by our government is out of hand...
it won’t kill everyone and in my account it was definitely less harsh on the body than the flu. Take it as you want but that’s my story and my Covid-19 tail.
That was his account of how the coronavirus affected him and the impact it had on four other people he'd been in close contact with over that period. Not one of them got sick. I wonder why? Natural immunity? They were all exposed directly.
The mortality rate of the virus has fallen substantially since this all started, but that doesn't mean it isn't dangerous to certain segments of the population and even some healthy people.
The mortality rate was 3.4% when it started, now it is down to 0.28%. That's less than 3 times what the flu's mortality rate is. The flu caused 79,400 deaths in 2017-18 flu season. 80,000 died of it last year.
Estimates are predicting the mortality rate of COVID-19 is far lower than that based on estimations of actual infections versus those of actual tested positive cases. Some of those estimates put COVID-19 below that of the flu.
Common sense tells you, that even before there was a COVID-19 pandemic, that flu was already an issue for a segment of the population & that it was important to keep your distance from those susceptible to catching it and dying.
Here is the latest graph of new cases, as you can see there isn't some reversing of the trend as so many Trump haters had predicted once reopening of the economy began. New cases peaked at 38,958 on APR 24 & have been trending downward ever since.
New deaths graph shows an even steeper decline. 2683 was the peak on APR 21. Yesterday, May 25, it was down to 505. Of course it would be best if we went to zero and never moved back up from there, but that's unlikely to happen, just like with flu or other contagious diseases.
The right approach, is for people that go out to maintain their distance from those that are known to be at highest risk of death from the disease, as stated before, you should've already been doing that just due to the annual flu.
People should also use caution while their out and about. Even though you may not be at high risk to death from COVID-19, people you encounter may be. Again, same as flu season, keep your distance so you don't catch it and spread it.
and all those people that were whimpering about Texas over a one day spike? TX had a one day spike since reopening its economy of 1856 on 21 MAY & on 25 MAY, down to 527, lowest since 12 APR.
and same goes for the death totals in TX, a single day spike is not a trend, but a tragedy nonetheless. TX had a death total of 63 on 21 MAY, by 25 MAY down to 7, lowest since APR 20.
New cases/new deaths will fluctuate, even if we get down to relatively few cases, there were spikes and declines. Rather than just listening to the government, apply common sense as many of have said before. If you feel sick, stay home, if you have concern stay home (get tested).
If you have any concerns at all about having it, especially if you are at high risk, arrange to get tested. Avoid contact with people, if you have to go out, take precautions & keep your distance from people. Stop living in fear, but also apply common sense & you'll be fine.
Every person is going to have a different experience with this. The older or unhealthier you are the greater concern it is for you. If you are in any high risk category, you & people around you have to take the greater precautions.
