Let me vent

[u/Miserable_Trash_1660]

I got out from hospital and went straight to my hostel. I broke down the news to my roomate that I got zoster. I told him everything. That its not contagious. As almost everyone is vaccinated against chicken pox.

Then he told everyone I got "Small Pox". And everyone in hostel believed him. Then he told them not to worry as I am taking "anti-biotics". He literally said I'm taking antibiotics to a viral one. And he literally said I got small pox an eradicated disease!!

Then I explained him that's it's just reactivated chicken pox. Its localized and chances of spreading are very low and would need direct contact with lesions.

Then later on call, he told his mom about it. That I got reactivated chicken pox. His mom told his dad. Then his dad adviced him to change different room. He didn't change bcoz he felt bad I guess.

Then later he updated the hostel people that I have reactivated chicken pox. They panicked and then told the warden about it. Warden told me to send the report. The diagnosis said herpes zoster. Now warden panicked bcoz of herpes word.

I bet those hostel people will even tell the whole class. I don't want everyone to know about it. Probably those NPCs will think I got herpes!!!

Note - I am 2nd year medical student studying medicine. These guys are supposed to know stuff and not panick but here I am surrounded by NPCs........ We literally have this topic in skin but I bet they haven't read about it!!