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I am a recovered #coronavirus case. It took 15 days of being sick before anyone believed me that something was wrong. My first symptoms were 5 days before Italy had any corona deaths and before we knew community spreading was occurring. I was very early on in this epidemic.
This is a consolidated version of what we experienced.
I had 2 peaks of the virus. At first it seemed like it was pretty rare but it seems to be a hallmark of more severe cases. Most of my friends were sick for 3-7 days, very cold like. For me it was unlike any cold or flu
I had 2 peaks of the virus. At first it seemed like it was pretty rare but it seems to be a hallmark of more severe cases. Most of my friends were sick for 3-7 days, very cold like. For me it was unlike any cold or flu
I know 3 people who were as bad as I was and 3 that were worse. No deaths, but 1 still in the hospital. The severe cases are not like any cold or flu I have experienced
my experience by day:
Day1: light fever, sore throat, and dry cough
2: fever 101, cough and throat worse
my experience by day:
Day1: light fever, sore throat, and dry cough
2: fever 101, cough and throat worse
Thread: Let me just set this up a bit for you. I have been participating in WHO calls since February about this coming pandemic, I have talked to public health officials in three states (NY, La.,IA) and around the world (Africa, Australia, UK) #CoronavirusNewYork #COVID2019
@Acosta sent out this tweet. Not surprising that Trump's letter will come as a shock to some of his "task force" - I saw the letter a little while ago and called the CDC directly to ask about the claim that there are apparently great strides in testing/relaxing social distancing
Press people are great - and they do yeoman's work - and the one I contacted at CDC is no different. I ran a few of these things past the press office at CDC re: testing, Trump's letter, relaxing social distancing. #COVID2019
The humidity of our homes & workplaces is a major factor that determines our susceptibility to viral infections. Dry air destroys the mucus lining of our airways so viruses can gain access. The thread below has facts, ways to protect yourself, and links to research... 👍 #COVID19 
Animal & human studies show that 50% relative humidity (RH) is optimal to maintain our airways & protect from viruses. Low humidity (20–35%) greatly increases rates of infection. In winter, homes & workplaces sampled in NY & Midwest were ~24 RH. Not ideal...
#CoronavirusNewYork
#CoronavirusNewYork
...So, what can we do?
Here are the recommendations:
1. Maintain indoor humidity at 40–60%
2. Ventilate indoor air
3. Wear a face mask to keep airways moist
4. Take Vitamin D
5. Sleep >7 hrs
6. And, of course, wash hands 😉👍
Refs: tinyurl.com/tpqa3yx
#COVID19 #coronavirus
Here are the recommendations:
1. Maintain indoor humidity at 40–60%
2. Ventilate indoor air
3. Wear a face mask to keep airways moist
4. Take Vitamin D
5. Sleep >7 hrs
6. And, of course, wash hands 😉👍
Refs: tinyurl.com/tpqa3yx
#COVID19 #coronavirus
FYI - I have a confirmed case of #covid19 aka #coronavirus. If you interacted with me in person after 2/23, you can cite that fact and get automatically tested. Otherwise you might have to go to the ridiculous efforts I had to in order
to get a simple test that other countries have given to their citizens by the hundreds of thousands (the U.S. isn’t even at 21K tests). #COVIDー19 #coronavirus #CoronavirusOutbreak
Finally, I apologize if I inadvertently and unknowingly infected you. I self-quarantined as soon as I had clear symptoms - but people can transmit before they’re symptomatic, which is another reason for a robust testing regime. #covid19 #coronavirus
