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Ok, but what are the long term effects of every other virus preschoolers could get? I doubt that covid is unique in that respect
by 8note 5y ago
Ok, but what are the long term effects of every other virus preschoolers could get? I doubt that covid is unique in that respect
- nostrademons 5y agoThose are not insubstantial: Diabetes has been documented as a symptom of cytomegalovirus (mono), mumps, rubella, rotavirus, and enteroviruses (polio and hand-foot-mouth). Fatigue is a symptom of lyme disease and mono. I don't want my kids to get any of those either, and they were vaccinated for mumps, rubella, rotavirus, and polio by age 1. If I have the choice of being cautious for 3 months until a vaccine is available for COVID, I'll take it.
- bonzini 5y agoMononucleosis is caused by the Epstein-Barr virus, not by CMV.
- jquery 5y agoWorst illness I’ve ever had. Probably. Knocked me out cold for six weeks, lingering symptoms for months and months. All to play a stupid spin the bottle kissing game.
- nostrademons 5y agoApparently it's both: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cytomegalovirus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cytomegalovirus Most cases of mono are caused by EBV, but CMV primarily presents as mono, and sometimes pneumonia. EBV/mono is another common childhood illness with lots of nasty potential chronic complications, including lymphoma, other cancers, CFS, and autoimmune diseases like lupus, MS, and rheumatoid arthritis.