What illness is this going around schools?

[Anonymous]

These [insert generic symptoms that anyone can get] WHAT IS IT?? threads make me want to bang my head against the wall.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I had those same symptoms for 5 days in April. I tested myself everyday and kept testing negative for COVID. On the 6th day, when my symptoms were resolving and I was feeling much better, I finally tested positive. I tested positive for the following 8 days and had very mild symptoms during that time. My husband then went through the same symptoms and got positive test result a week after me.

Just FYI...it could be COVID

Out of curiosity, why did you keep testing every day?

I’m the OP you’re responding to. I knew my symptoms matched with COVID and I couldn’t understand how I was testing negative. I live across the street from a DC COVID center, so picking up rapid tests daily wasn’t an issue.

We also tested daily. I know that rapid tests don't always show positive right away; symptoms and viral load aren't totally correlated. So testing daily made sense, and free tests are readily available.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's influenza a - everyone thinks it's just the Flu but for my family it was really bad. We all had high fevers for a week and still now cough and congestion. We usually get our flu shots although apparently this year, we didn't (covid made the years blend together!) Lots of people die of the flu every year - now I understand why.

It’s not in our case. Tested negative for that too.

[Anonymous]

I was diagnosed with COVID this weekend after a trip out of town (to an event that we knew would be a super spreader even if we wore masks). My husband also got sick at same time with exact same symptoms but has tested negative on every rapid test and 2 PCR tests. It is fascinating.

[Anonymous]

I know someone who has strep right now. Could be that is going through your school?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's influenza a - everyone thinks it's just the Flu but for my family it was really bad. We all had high fevers for a week and still now cough and congestion. We usually get our flu shots although apparently this year, we didn't (covid made the years blend together!) Lots of people die of the flu every year - now I understand why.

It’s not in our case. Tested negative for that too.

The accuracy of flu tests is notoriously low.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My child just had this. Negative for flu, strep and covid. A few kids in her class have covid, including one who sits next to her. They are unmasked. My theory is that she actually had covid, but her prior infection and vaccines allowed her to fight it off so that it never showed positive on a test.

Are you suggesting that vaccinations are masking positive COVID test results? If so, that is SCARY.

Also, tangentially, what the heck is Monkeypox? My initial Google search turns up a disease in animals not humans. Have there been cases of that in humans now? It turns up on front page of WaPo and I don’t have access.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My child just had this. Negative for flu, strep and covid. A few kids in her class have covid, including one who sits next to her. They are unmasked. My theory is that she actually had covid, but her prior infection and vaccines allowed her to fight it off so that it never showed positive on a test.

Are you suggesting that vaccinations are masking positive COVID test results? If so, that is SCARY.

Also, tangentially, what the heck is Monkeypox? My initial Google search turns up a disease in animals not humans. Have there been cases of that in humans now? It turns up on front page of WaPo and I don’t have access.

Holy god are you serious.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My child just had this. Negative for flu, strep and covid. A few kids in her class have covid, including one who sits next to her. They are unmasked. My theory is that she actually had covid, but her prior infection and vaccines allowed her to fight it off so that it never showed positive on a test.

Are you suggesting that vaccinations are masking positive COVID test results? If so, that is SCARY.

Also, tangentially, what the heck is Monkeypox? My initial Google search turns up a disease in animals not humans. Have there been cases of that in humans now? It turns up on front page of WaPo and I don’t have access.

Holy god are you serious.

Yes, what the heck is Monkeypox???

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My child just had this. Negative for flu, strep and covid. A few kids in her class have covid, including one who sits next to her. They are unmasked. My theory is that she actually had covid, but her prior infection and vaccines allowed her to fight it off so that it never showed positive on a test.

Are you suggesting that vaccinations are masking positive COVID test results? If so, that is SCARY.

Also, tangentially, what the heck is Monkeypox? My initial Google search turns up a disease in animals not humans. Have there been cases of that in humans now? It turns up on front page of WaPo and I don’t have access.

Holy god are you serious.

Yes, what the heck is Monkeypox???

something the DC council will require that our children be vaccinated against by the fall.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My child just had this. Negative for flu, strep and covid. A few kids in her class have covid, including one who sits next to her. They are unmasked. My theory is that she actually had covid, but her prior infection and vaccines allowed her to fight it off so that it never showed positive on a test.

Are you suggesting that vaccinations are masking positive COVID test results? If so, that is SCARY.

Also, tangentially, what the heck is Monkeypox? My initial Google search turns up a disease in animals not humans. Have there been cases of that in humans now? It turns up on front page of WaPo and I don’t have access.

Holy god are you serious.

Did you read the pp at the top of this group?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My child just had this. Negative for flu, strep and covid. A few kids in her class have covid, including one who sits next to her. They are unmasked. My theory is that she actually had covid, but her prior infection and vaccines allowed her to fight it off so that it never showed positive on a test.

Are you suggesting that vaccinations are masking positive COVID test results? If so, that is SCARY.

Also, tangentially, what the heck is Monkeypox? My initial Google search turns up a disease in animals not humans. Have there been cases of that in humans now? It turns up on front page of WaPo and I don’t have access.

Holy god are you serious.

Did you read the pp at the top of this group?

I don't know what you are referencing. There's a person who is suggesting that vaccination means you'll test negative even if you have covid. That's either someone trying oddly to be funny or some deep anti-vax conspiracy sh!t.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My child just had this. Negative for flu, strep and covid. A few kids in her class have covid, including one who sits next to her. They are unmasked. My theory is that she actually had covid, but her prior infection and vaccines allowed her to fight it off so that it never showed positive on a test.

Are you suggesting that vaccinations are masking positive COVID test results? If so, that is SCARY.

Also, tangentially, what the heck is Monkeypox? My initial Google search turns up a disease in animals not humans. Have there been cases of that in humans now? It turns up on front page of WaPo and I don’t have access.

Holy god are you serious.

Did you read the pp at the top of this group?

I don't know what you are referencing. There's a person who is suggesting that vaccination means you'll test negative even if you have covid. That's either someone trying oddly to be funny or some deep anti-vax conspiracy sh!t.

That PP said he’d vaccinated kid probably had COVID even though the kid tested negative.

[Anonymous]

Child tested positive on third day after fever. Her uncle said it took three days for him to test positive. Being vaccinated helped her. Fever came down second day and then she was almost back to normal.

Ready for the booster shot for kids. Going to get more tests to see if she is ready to go back. Hopefully there are weekend open Covid centers for free tests and better masks. Need to read guidelines for her return to school before she turns this into a vacation. Friday will make five days. Child surprised she didn’t get virtual learning. She’ll wear her mask better this time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My child just had this. Negative for flu, strep and covid. A few kids in her class have covid, including one who sits next to her. They are unmasked. My theory is that she actually had covid, but her prior infection and vaccines allowed her to fight it off so that it never showed positive on a test.

Are you suggesting that vaccinations are masking positive COVID test results? If so, that is SCARY.

Also, tangentially, what the heck is Monkeypox? My initial Google search turns up a disease in animals not humans. Have there been cases of that in humans now? It turns up on front page of WaPo and I don’t have access.

Holy god are you serious.

Did you read the pp at the top of this group?

I don't know what you are referencing. There's a person who is suggesting that vaccination means you'll test negative even if you have covid. That's either someone trying oddly to be funny or some deep anti-vax conspiracy sh!t.

np: Being vaccinated changes the timing and responsiveness of the at-home tests. Read the news. No conspiracy.