One thing HIV, COVID, & Lyme have in common?
Latency. A period when you (generally) recover from flu-like initial illness & feel ok.
Weeks, to months, to years later is when problems often begin.
Ppl don’t seem to be aware of this & it’s THE MOST IMPORTANT THING to know.
Latency. A period when you (generally) recover from flu-like initial illness & feel ok.
Weeks, to months, to years later is when problems often begin.
Ppl don’t seem to be aware of this & it’s THE MOST IMPORTANT THING to know.
If you take nothing away from anything I’ve ever said, please get this ^.
The virus is not as deadly upfront. It has a long, terrible tail (and tale) though.
Again, initial infection? Not much my concern. Knowing Covid migrates all over the body & can be chronic? HARD PASS.
The virus is not as deadly upfront. It has a long, terrible tail (and tale) though.
Again, initial infection? Not much my concern. Knowing Covid migrates all over the body & can be chronic? HARD PASS.
My friend Dr. @FreitasABR has done a great service by collecting the (now ~300!!) studies on Covid persistence/ reactivation & is constantly updating this document.
Don’t take my word for it. Check out copious & devastating data to understand why some of us want to protect u:
Don’t take my word for it. Check out copious & devastating data to understand why some of us want to protect u:
https://twitter.com/freitasabr/status/1407611399593996288
My “mild” case of #lyme resulted in heart failure 5 months later.
THIS IS NOT RARE.
This is only the tip of the iceberg of what chronic/ persistent/ stealth pathogens can do.
THIS IS NOT RARE.
This is only the tip of the iceberg of what chronic/ persistent/ stealth pathogens can do.
I do NOT post to scare you.
I share this Bc I believe strongly in informed consent and I want you to know important truths that may affect how you choose to protect yourself and your loved ones.
I would want to know if I didn’t.
I share this Bc I believe strongly in informed consent and I want you to know important truths that may affect how you choose to protect yourself and your loved ones.
I would want to know if I didn’t.
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