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My mother is notoriously immuno-compromised and gets sick two or three times a month for extended periods of time. This year, due to the increased amount of mas

My mother is notoriously immuno-compromised and gets sick two or three times a month for extended periods of time. This year, due to the increased amount of mask wearing, standing apart, increased cleaning, and seeing people on a limited basis she has only ill a handful of times at all this year. She's going to likely be wearing masks from here on out.

thatcodingdude 6y ago
I think I'm going to be mostly socially distancing forever now. Not seeing people anymore is an acceptable tradeoff for never getting sick.
- saiya-jin 6y ago
  That's a mistake if you have a +-normal immunity. Ie childhood immunity is in desperate need of opponent so it can train itself. If you keep your kids in sterile environment, its more or less guaranteed they will end up with nasty allergies for the rest of their lives. I would expect this should be true in lesser form for adults too. Anyway it doesn't make sense at all, most of the time folks are sick its not flu - its due to bacteria/viruses we already have in ie throat or nasal area that spot a weak moment (ie getting cold or eating too cold food) and attack. I basically get sick only like that during winter. One time I had pretty bad case of food poisoning from stale mayo and was so weak, I had sore throat and running nose almost immediately.
  - shadowprofile77 6y ago
    If you're an otherwise healthy individual,eating cold food or being moderately cold have no clinical relevance to internal body temperature or how often you get sick from viruses. You're passing off an old grandmother's myth as a medical observation.
jxramos 6y ago
That inspires me to check in with someone I know who fell I'll frequently and see how they've been through this period. I want to say they to have had significantly less illnesses this period.
cortexio 6y ago
I normally get sick 1-2 a year, havent been sick for 1.5 years now. I still live the same, i dont avoid people, they can cough on me for all i care. I probably havent been sick because other people started being less disgusting or ... maybe... just maybe.. it's coincedence?? but that's a bit far fetched for u guys i think ^_^ i mean u guys are drawing lines, which is fine, but.. i mean, doesnt mean there is one.

thatcodingdude 6y ago

I think I'm going to be mostly socially distancing forever now. Not seeing people anymore is an acceptable tradeoff for never getting sick.

saiya-jin 6y ago
That's a mistake if you have a +-normal immunity. Ie childhood immunity is in desperate need of opponent so it can train itself. If you keep your kids in sterile environment, its more or less guaranteed they will end up with nasty allergies for the rest of their lives. I would expect this should be true in lesser form for adults too. Anyway it doesn't make sense at all, most of the time folks are sick its not flu - its due to bacteria/viruses we already have in ie throat or nasal area that spot a weak moment (ie getting cold or eating too cold food) and attack. I basically get sick only like that during winter. One time I had pretty bad case of food poisoning from stale mayo and was so weak, I had sore throat and running nose almost immediately.
- shadowprofile77 6y ago
  If you're an otherwise healthy individual,eating cold food or being moderately cold have no clinical relevance to internal body temperature or how often you get sick from viruses. You're passing off an old grandmother's myth as a medical observation.

jxramos 6y ago

That inspires me to check in with someone I know who fell I'll frequently and see how they've been through this period. I want to say they to have had significantly less illnesses this period.

cortexio 6y ago

I normally get sick 1-2 a year, havent been sick for 1.5 years now. I still live the same, i dont avoid people, they can cough on me for all i care. I probably havent been sick because other people started being less disgusting or ... maybe... just maybe.. it's coincedence?? but that's a bit far fetched for u guys i think ^_^ i mean u guys are drawing lines, which is fine, but.. i mean, doesnt mean there is one.