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Guillain-Barré (normally 1 in 100,000, it's 1 out of 5k-10k with Zika ) is quite scary as well, basically you get locked inside your own body and either die or
by micah_chatt 10y ago
Guillain-Barré (normally 1 in 100,000, it's 1 out of 5k-10k with Zika ) is quite scary as well, basically you get locked inside your own body and either die or have a multi-year recovery if they identify it within the first day or two. I know two people who have gotten it in the last year:
http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/local/story/2016/apr/04/normal-nightmare/358562/ http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/local/story/2016/apr/04/n...
- nkozyra 10y agoThere's a wider spectrum on the severity scale with G-B. My experience was ~ 3 months wherein I lost sensation from my legs up to my waist when I was 17 or 18 years old. I had to walk with crutches for a few weeks. I then quickly recovered and have no lingering ill effect. It is still among the swath of horrifying things for which we have little-to-no preventative or responsive care.
- nerdponx 10y agoA coworker got this a couple months ago. He was out for a month, very scary
- kordless 10y agoMy dad got it back in 2000, when we knew very little about it - not that we know much more today, honestly. It killed him, eventually. Blood clots from being paralyzed for a few months. Hospital didn't put him on blood thinners.