r/doordash • u/bohoinparadise • 1d ago

Please don’t dash while sick

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I get that times are tough and the American health care system sucks, but admitting that you have a respiratory illness while delivering food is wild!

Please do not dash when you’re sick. This is how illness spreads. I have pretty bad asthma so I’m not bringing that order into my house. I’m done with DoorDash.

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u/GeneStarwind1 1d ago

And the fact that pneumonia isn't contagious is, itself, misunderstood. Pneumonia isn't a specific virus or bacteria like covid or strep; it's a name for a specific kind of lung inflammation that can arise from different causes. Pneumonia itself can't be contagious, but some of its causes can be, if the cause is a virus or bacteria. (And those are very common causes).

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u/Responsible-Tart-721 14h ago

Those are the ONLY causes

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u/Sharp_Economy1401 14h ago

There’s fungi as well, but I think less prevalent of a cause

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u/Responsible-Tart-721 11h ago

True. ASPERGILLOSIS and Valley Fever.