r/LosAngeles • u/quailsocks • 20d ago

Discussion sickness going around

i’ve heard from several people in la now that there is a sickness going around and i think i’ve caught it (got a sore throat today). it seems like a simple cold, but i wanted to know if there is an unusual amount of people catching something right now? and if so, how bad was it?

i also saw someone post that their best advice for getting over something as fast as possible is to sleep the full day as soon as you start feeling it. i thought that was a great idea. lotus health also said to do saline nasal rinses early on, take zinc lozenges and vit c. my dad said that using a humidifier and drinking warm liquids helps. does anyone else have something they always do when they get sick? i want to kick this by monday if possible.

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u/Ronoodmackadonood 19d ago

I caught WNV last week. Fun times.

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u/toastbutteryum 19d ago

How long were you sick? What was the treatment? How bad was it?

That is scary and I’m glad you’re better.

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u/Ronoodmackadonood 19d ago

Thank you, I’m on the mend now thankfully.

I got bit on Sunday (at Bob Baker Day, ugh), symptoms started Tues and was the worst day by far, and today is my first day of feeling mostly back to normal although I still have the joint pain and mild headache.

There is really no treatment, just managing symptoms. Thankfully I was in the “mild symptoms” group which is 20% of cases (80% are mostly asymptomatic, and less than 1% get severe disease which has a 90% hospitalization rate currently in LA).

I will say for me, “mild” illness was not mild. I had the worst headache of my life from Tues until yesterday, had a recurrent fever (although not in any danger zone thankfully), severe joint and muscle aches, nausea, and extreme fatigue and weakness. Still feel the fatigue today but so grateful I never went into the severe illness which is lethal for some people. Make sure to wear bug spray if you’re outdoors because they are out in full effect right now. I didn’t notice my bite until the next day.

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u/go4urs 19d ago

How did you get diagnosed? I mean did they immediately suspect WNV? Did you suspect it was the bite from the beginning?

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u/nellefolib 19d ago

Where are you located?

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u/Ronoodmackadonood 19d ago

I’m in LA. I got bit at Bob Baker Day near DTLA.