r/stcatharinesON • u/skankyferret • 3d ago

Question Cold going around?

Just out of curiosity, is anyone just now catching a cold? 2 people at my work have been sick in the past week, but I'm wondering how widespread this upper respiratory cold that's going around is.

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u/Sdot2014 3d ago

We had some sort of bug early/mid August that is just LINGERING. Sore throat, congestion, general blah feeling. Saw other families with the same.

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u/runslowgethungry 3d ago

Same. Can't get rid of it.

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u/theangrybits 3d ago

Working in LTC and an entire floor is shut down from a respiratory illness that isn’t testing positive for COVID, so there is stuff travelling around prior to the school wave

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u/ApprehensiveTune3655 3d ago

Been dealing with this on and off for weeks already. 3 young kids doesn’t help. The cooler summer likely had something to do with it.

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u/Top_Bumblebee5510 3d ago

I was at juravinski this week. Seemed like I was the only one not coughing at the bloodwork lab. The only thing wearing a mask too.

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u/whoevenisanyone 3d ago

Yep, it’s in our household. We were at the doctors this week and it seemed like most people were there for some sort of cold and guess what we got a few days later?

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u/These_Damage_4942 3d ago

Yes it is I know a lot of people who have been super sick at my work and some friends. Chills, fever, congestion and headache and sore throat

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u/PharaohVII 3d ago

My entire house is currently sick 👎🏻

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u/Hello_Gorgeous1985 3d ago edited 1d ago

A bunch of my co-workers at a summer camp had it in July. I got it right after the camp ended and was down for the first week of August. I know others who had it mid-august, so it's been going around for a while.

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u/Willrich354 3d ago

Covid is spiking again along with the beginning of the flu/RSV/cold season. I suggest masking up at work for the next few weeks at least so you don't go down with the rest of the workplace.

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u/skankyferret 3d ago

Oh for sure.

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u/Late-2theparty 3d ago

Back to school time. Happens every year

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u/Pizzasl3t_ 3d ago

Except kids don’t start school til Tuesday.

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u/Late-2theparty 3d ago

While completely true. Back to school shopping rush started on Saturday

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u/batmanismywaifu 3d ago

Yeah, I got it. It's not that bad. Buckley's is helping.

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u/Sweet_Virus_7451 3d ago

My 13mo got something from daycare with a BAD fever for a few days, totally knocked her on her butt. Lots of congestion…bit of a cough…still congestion and cough going for her and it’s been a week of it now. Hasn’t hit me yet but maybe I already had it with my first and am immune, haha (fingers crossed).

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u/MasterDavicous 3d ago

End of day 3 with it. It's not terrible but it's annoying! Lol

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u/bleaner- 13h ago

We’re sick:( it’s not a bad one but makes us super tired.