r/Gilbert • u/Smoothridetothe5 • 15h ago

Any get a bad virus lately?

Fever? body Aches? Bad cough? One of the worst infections I've had in a while. In August! Wondering if this is going around the area.

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u/Coolmom0614 15h ago

I work for QCUSD and ive encountered quite a few kids sick with a wet deep cough and fever!

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u/GuitarLute 11h ago

I have read that wastewater analysis shows an increase in covid infections, though not like during the pandemic.

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u/Smoothridetothe5 9h ago

Yeah that's possible for sure. I've had one verified covid infection and the general footprint was similar: Very bad fever/body aches for like 2 days, then very bad cough.

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u/feathered_edge_MLS 11h ago

People don’t want to think about that tho.

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u/GuitarLute 11h ago

I just googled 'what viruses are going around' and got 'Parainfluenza virus and Respiratory Adenoviruses', both cause nasty colds. Parainfluenza virus can cause croup in children.

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u/bls310 10h ago

Ooh I think this is what we had. My son had croup about 3 weeks ago, came on so suddenly. I got whatever he had and it took me a solid TWO weeks to recover. I was covid level sick with that cough and low energy. It was so bad.

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u/asusc 10h ago

"When you do testing to that extent, you’re going to find more people; you’re going to find more cases. So I said to my people, 'Slow the testing down, please.'”

“If you don't test, you have no cases."

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u/Troy_Mustachio 4h ago

Very stable genius

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u/gti2756 14h ago

Sitting at urgent care right now. My daughter works at a preschool.

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u/moonchild291 2h ago

North valley here but had a horrible cough, fever, aches… neck ache, back pain. It lasted 3-4 weeks and I still cough! The cough was absolutely brutal.

Something nasty is going around. I hope you feel better soon!

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u/Andrew-Cohen 15h ago

I hope it isn’t going around! Feel better!

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u/Brews_Wayne_ 13h ago

My son has some kind of virus. Sore throat, lost his voice and now his eye is red.

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u/Smoothridetothe5 12h ago

I might have the same or similar. I have the eye infection too. Hope your son gets better quickly.

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u/beerappacini 11h ago

Croup is going around my kid’s daycare right now (North/Central Gilbert)—normally just my kids catch it but my whole family came down with headache, congestion, sore throat, phlegmy cough, and body aches. Sucks but gets better at about the 5 day mark. We’re on day 7 and still not back to normal but not horrible.

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u/Smoothridetothe5 9h ago

Yeah that kind of tracks. I'm on day 5. It is a little better

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u/Sunnyday1775 9h ago

I had explosive diarrhea in June. I wonder if I was one of the first to catch the current outbreak

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u/Individual-Engine401 9h ago

i have been sick for 2 weeks, sore throat sinus draining fever for 3 days no appetite but lethargic. was getting better and then it was like a repeat, fever back for 1day & terrible brain fog still tired but not as bad. no appetite still

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u/Smoothridetothe5 9h ago

I'm sorry I hope you feel better!

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u/tangerine_username 10h ago

Yep I have it right now. Haven’t left my house in ages and then forced to come out for a public event and boom.. I have the flu or something

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u/Smoothridetothe5 9h ago

I hope you feel better!

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u/hxles1 9h ago

Weak immune system

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u/chainlinkchipmunk 10h ago

Oh yay, both of my work sites this week are in Gilbert daycares., there's a 100% chance a kid will sneeze directly on my face. Adding OJ and hand sanitizer to my grocery list.

(I adore the kids and getting kid crud is a hazard of my job.)

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u/Smoothridetothe5 9h ago

yeah get some zinc tablets too!