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> ...sick in November.... An acquaintance of mine was actually sick in November with COVID-like symptoms. They had a dry cough that was so nasty, doctors test
by pmiller2 7y ago
> ...sick in November....
An acquaintance of mine was actually sick in November with COVID-like symptoms. They had a dry cough that was so nasty, doctors tested them for whooping cough (pertussis) and it was negative. And, it actually was not too long after their office got a visit from some overseas partners from China. IIRC, they even said one of the Chinese visitors had a bit of a cough at the time. I think this is pretty strong circumstantial evidence that they may have had the virus. At the very least, it's enough evidence that this person should definitely get an antibody test as soon as practical.
Edit: I initially forgot to include that the pertussis test was negative, although that was certainly implied.
- seamyb88 7y agoHoly frickin crap I had what I thought was definitely whooping cough in November. Tested negative and thought well there is definitely going to be a new disease surfacing. Skip ahead and covid 19 happens. I thought, this is definitely what I had. However, the faux whooping cough lasted months and the cough was very characteristic, cough so hard you struggle to breathe back in. It doesn't chime perfectly with covid-19, I've yet to hear of a cough lasting more than 2 weeks. But what was this mysterious "whooping cough"