Virus/Bacterium Discussion Thread

[Crispy]

So, there are many virus's out there. Especially at this time of year. THings like Flu, colds, all sorts of stuff. Even Tuberculosis, or whatever it's called, has popped up at a high school near my city. Apparently around 900 Students have tested Positive. So what virus would you want to bring up in discussion? It can even be a made up one, I guess. (ZZZZOOOOOOMMMMMBBBBIIIEEESSSS!!!!!!!!) So lets get started!

 

[CAM]

Teburqeloses.

Yikes, Google "tuberculosis" next time, although that's definitely how I'd sound it out if I couldn't spell very well, seriously. Isn't tuberculosis vaccinated for at birth (normally) anyway? Having that many people with it is odd.

I just got over a really bad sore throat/feeling weak bug yesterday and hoping it's not that Colorado cantaloupe thing.

 

[Korza]

We've now got an outbreak of Whooping Cough here in Nelson (someone at my school has it) and there is also an outbreak of Meningitis.

 

[homeforsummer]

We've now got an outbreak of Whopping Cough here in Nelson (someone at my school has it) and there is also an outbreak of Meningicocol B.

Seriously guys, google the spellings, only takes a few seconds!

Whooping cough
Meningococcal

Incidentally, Tuberculosis is a bacteria, not a virus. As is Meningococcal, for that matter. And whooping cough...

 

[Famine]

A bacterium

But yes, TB is a mycobacterium (Mycobacterium tuberculosis), whooping cough is a coccobacterium (Bordetella pertussis) as is meningococcal meningitis (Neisseria meningitidis). None are viruses.

 

[homeforsummer]

A bacterium

Fine They are collectively bacteria...

 

[Dapper]

Since bacteria is part of the discussion, once one gets done their bactericidal treatment of anti-biotics, watch out for C Diff. If one is on anti-biotics while in the hospital, make sure everyone, health care providers and visitors, washes their hands before they touch you... And request an isolation room.

 

[Omnis]

Ah, Tuberqueloses. Land of the now-extinct Mexican potato.

 

[niky]

Is that close to Mal Aria?

 

[Tesla]

Ah, Tuberqueloses. Land of the now-extinct Mexican potato.

I google an extinct Mexican potato and the first result that comes up is this thread

Yes, I knew there is no such thing...yet.

 

[Krog]

Swine flu is just a regular flu, blown out of proportion by the media. Like the summer that got everyone afraid of sharks; that summer, the same amount of people died from shark attacks as any other summer.

 

[Famine]

Not really. It's a different strain that acts in similar but different ways. Notionally it's more hazardous than the usual 'flu strains because we've built up immunity to them through constant exposure and any new ones get by the immune system - which puts those at risk (old, young, ill, immunocompromised) more at risk - but it has nothing like the infection rate due to the rarity.


That aside, I now have a wonderful mental image of people catching shark.

 

[Dennisch]

That aside, I now have a wonderful mental image of people catching shark.

I see it too.

 

[Rykon Zero]

I don't think my mind can process the idea of catching shark. I guess it comes with wisdom.

A few months ago, I caught the flu, and got a fever that lasted about nine hours. It really, really sucked, especially because the fever came on right after I got back from school, and ended near midnight.