Cedar fever Vs CoVID

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MouthBQ98
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7:25a, 1/13/21
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I'd think central texas is about to get a huge spike in test requests, or in a condition that is difficult to symptomatically differentiate from CoVID. I can see pollen on cedars now and I'm already having to take Claritin myself. I don't react strongly but know a lot of people who do.

The symptoms aren't the same but overlap enough that I'd suspect a lot of people go in for testing. Up to 1/4 of the population has a cedar pollen allergy. That's a lot of testing demand, possibly.
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7:50a, 1/13/21
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Agreed. I have been dosing up on flonase and allegra so that this won't happen to me.
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The Big12Ag
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8:32a, 1/13/21
A coworker told me of two friends, a married couple, he had hung out with and he was worried because they were showing symptoms and getting tested - thought he himself may have been exposed.

Turns out their symptoms were occurring at the same time cedar pollen levels here spiked to top 5 recorded values of all time. Both these individuals moved to this area in the last year, coming from an area with no cedar. Both their tests came back negative - implying the both may have been having cedar fever.

But, unfortunately, if you are having symptoms you worry may be Covid - it's still best to get a test.
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9:16a, 1/13/21
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Yeah, a sneeze in the produce aisle is going to send people running and ducking for cover.
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In reply to Gilligan • 9:42a, 1/13/21
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Gilligan said:
Yeah, a sneeze in the produce aisle is going to send people running and ducking for cover.


This is my plan so I can inspect my produce in peace.
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In reply to Charpie • 1:33p, 1/13/21
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Charpie said:
Agreed. I have been dosing up on flonase and allegra so that this won't happen to me.
Yes, Flonase plus Allegra is only thing that works for me too. I still blow my nose half the day.
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Charpie
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In reply to agforlife97 • 1:48p, 1/13/21
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Since I've been working from home, I have been running my diffuser with eucalyptus
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11:26p, 1/16/21
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feel sick, stay home, No distancing and no mask necessary, best prevention. STAY HOME! THE **** home Covid, flu, cold. Common freakin sense people! Screw the china flu and the political muzzle fear, use freeckin common sense yolkes!!
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In reply to oldyella • 6:19a, 1/17/21
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oldyella said:
feel sick, stay home, No distancing and no mask necessary, best prevention. STAY HOME! THE **** home Covid, flu, cold. Common freakin sense people! Screw the china flu and the political muzzle fear, use freeckin common sense yolkes!!
Cedar fever is an allergy (not contagious) and cedar season in central Texas lasts a couple months. You want people to stay home for a month or two because of an allergy?

I get what you are saying. People do a very poor job of staying home when sick and contagious and we would have a lot less issues if people were in the habit of staying home when they got the cold or the flu.
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7:07a, 1/17/21
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You aren't allowed to get regular sick anymore.
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The Fall Guy
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7:29a, 1/17/21
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I worked outside clearing brush yesterday. Tgis morning sneezing and drippy nose. Think I am still going to work tomorrow. Common sense
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