Less than 2 weeks into the school year, a Kentucky school district has canceled in-person classes for the rest of week due to Covid, flu and strep outbreaks.

#COVID19 #Flu #Strep @auscovid19

Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/kentucky-school-district-cancels-classes-covid-flu-strep-rcna101511

#HidradenitisSuppurativa anxiety is high in me today

I don't even think #anxiety is an accurate label for what I'm actually feeling, though.

It's like a slowly-descending terror, the sort that comes from insights on one's own current moment and feelings of inevitable catastrophe or doom, and the inability to escape or change its course.

For example:

a new bump or nodule felt under the skin while bathing can cause a nervous twinge in the back of my mind, like; what will this develop into? Then, after such a discovery, my logical course of action is to get out the anti-inflammatory ointments and the antibiotic creams and immediately apply them to the area(s) of the suspect lump(s).

I already use hibicleanse as body wash everytime I shower. #Hibicleanse kills normal #bacteria and #microbes on the skin, like #staph, #strep, #candida (yeast). To the average person with a healthy immune system, these microbes on small, balanced amounts don't trigger a response to go to 'war' from the #immuneSystem. My immune system however, is distrustful of whatever is on my skin, to the point that even the very texture of clothing can set it off, and my skin develops nodules-- not on the surface like #acne, which is usually a reaction to what's in the pore, oil glands, etc, but rather, a pocket of fluid forms in the nodule, sort of like a blister, almost, and it turns to pus (note: acne is plenty awful on its own-- I do NOT want to minimize that condition, my own brother had it awful).

It's also important to note that for every one with HS there can be different completely factors and triggers for each person, some being hormonal only, some environmental, or diet only or a combination of factors, including lifestyle, and what are considered #comorbid conditions and diseases that intersect with HS and or make it worse.

For me personally, it's a combination of environmental toxins, food and allergies and unregulated blood glucose levels, that and GI disease and Elhers Danslos Syndrome ( #EDS) and #POTS. Some of these intersect with #Autism and the nervous system which also are things that affect me and the severity of my conditions.

So, back to the HS infection risk--
Remember how I wrote that I must wash with hibicleanse all over my body?

Well, if I don't get rid of most of my skin surface microbes, the microbes could infect and culture the fluid-filled nodules and could develop (but not always in some people) a serious infection. This is where the slowly descending terror factors in. Once the process of infection starts, it's already in its path, and there are sometimes very limited ways to act, and every option puts me at the mercy of the medical system and the home environment I live in. Mobility disabilities and developmental disabilities complicate this all, because it takes much executive functioning to keep on top of skin care AND taking a bunch of pills that require different times and procedures.

I might edit this later, but I have to go an eat.
Thanks for reading if you made it this far

OH on other social media:

--- "People need to ask before hugging!"

The long thread that followed, agreeing, body autonomy & everything, but not a single mention of the fact we're still in the middle of a #pandemic

--- "Good news! It's not #Covid or #Strep but #laryngitis"

"{foo} has the same except #Pneumonia or #Bronchitis"

"{foo2} has the same!"

Gee.. What a "coincidence"... Not one mention of the possibility of #LongCovid / #PACS (Post Acute Coronavirus Syndrome)

#CovidIsNotOver

You want to tell me everyone's not getting sick??

I entered "how do..." in Google and these were the top suggested words to finish my phrase:

-- How do you say

-- How do you get pink eye

-- How do you get strep

Sounds like #XBB16 for #PinkEye and any #Omicron #Covid for (multiple btw) #strep

COVID hits your immune system, among other things.

#CovidIsNotOver #MaskUp #LongCovid #Immunity #StaySafe & #BeCarefulOutThere

I'm on the edge about my daughter's SIXTH documented case of #StrepA. ENT requires SEVEN documented cases, and I'm so frustrated.

Of course I don't want to subject my child to unnecessary surgical procedures, but her snoring and repeated, nearly back-to-back cases of strep have affected her physically, emotionally, and academically with missed school.

I have made appt with alt #ENT doc to discuss possibility of exception for #tonsillectomy.

Sigh.

#MedMastodon #DoctorsOfMastodon #Strep

World class #BJJ
competitor before and after suffering from severe #strep #EpiVerse

https://www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsinteresting/comments/1408ytm/gordon_ryan_world_class_bjj_competitor_before_and/

I've been told to be more explicit: your (immune) defenses have probably been weakened since you caught #COVID
But these defenses are lowered against any bugs! 🦠

That's why the #WHO unexpectedly says that we need to increase hospital capacity, whether it's for the respiratory syncytial virus, influenza virus, or bacteria. **Because you've been hacked!** 🧱

As well, don't forget that most of the viruses that enter our respiratory tract are airborne, even bacteria 🗣️

#MaskUp #Flu #RSV #Strep

#Candida and #Strep are opportunistic pathogens that take advantage of weakened immune systems. If #COVID19 severely damages immune responses, it's plausible to see an increased incidence of this infection.

We are seeing both.

9-year old woke up about an hour ago with complaints of yet another raging sore throat. If the pattern holds, this would be #strep case number SIX.

The criteria is to proceed with tonsillectomy after SEVEN documented cases, but at this rate I feel like we should just book the procedure because the seventh case is likely coming.

Sigh.

Sepsis in children: Boy has leg amputated after battle with Strep A | The Independent
Hash tag list:
#Sepsis
#Strep
#StrepA
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/strep-a-symptoms-sepsis-amputated-b2320642.html

#Kids all over the US are getting #strep, but #antibiotics are hard to come by
https://www.popsci.com/health/strep-throat-surge-antibiotics-children/

Was it just the holiday weekend? Numbers at #urgent care this weekend were at #RSV levels, but this time, not just respiratory. Lots of #strep but a lot of randoms. The two things I noticed: lots of peds, and a lot of people without #primary care providers. I get no insurance or deductible issues mean avoiding the clinic, but wouldn't having a #PCP make your medical life easier?

Referenced link: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-03-global-maternal-strep-vaccination-millions.html
Discuss on https://discu.eu/q/https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-03-global-maternal-strep-vaccination-millions.html

Originally posted by Phys.org / @physorg_com: http://nitter.platypush.tech/medical_xpress/status/1635702338965975040#m

RT by @physorg_com: Global maternal #strep B vaccination program could save millions and prevent thousands of deaths worldwide @plos @plosmedicine https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-03-global-maternal-strep-vaccination-millions.html

🟢Coconino, AZ ≥150% (Low)

Idaho ≥150%

🟢Collier, FL—142% (L)
🟡Wicomico, MD—133% (Medium)
🟢Mercer, WV—125% (L)
🟢Dona Ana, NM—120% (L)

🟡Washington, TN—115% (M)
🟢Fairfax, VA—105% (L)
🟡Onondaga, NY—101% (M)
🟢Buncombe, NC—100% (L)
🟡Chesterfield, VA—100% (M)

[Darkest counties on map tooted above.]

#ThisIsOurPolio #RSV #Strep #Flu #LongCovidKids #CovidIsNotOver #BringBackMasks

Some 220 (-1) counties have pediatric care near or over capacity (≥ 90%).

Of these, THREE are High "Level"—per CDC—near four in five only rate Low.

Full but Low.

Of only 99 (-5) counties that report any PICU capacity, one in seven are full or over capacity.

#ThisIsOurPolio #pediatric #hospitals #pedsICU #RSV #Strep #Flu #LongCovidKids #CovidIsNotOver #nurses #MassDisablingEvent #CovidIsAirborne #BringBackMasks #dataviz #datavis

Pediatric staffing never recovered to pre-omicron levels. Rather, ongoing attrition has reduced beds by near 10K since May.

Capacity Level steadily rising—mirroring steady climb in beds used, as staffing flat.

As for adults, peds Critical Staffing remains high.

#ThisIsOurPolio #pediatric #hospitals #pedsICU #RSV #Strep #Flu #LongCovidKids #CovidIsNotOver #nurses #MassDisablingEvent #CovidIsAirborne #BringBackMasks #dataviz #datavis

Nervous mama here. 9-year old has had four consecutive cases of strep A, four different antibiotics, and still has lingering headaches and fever of 101.8 last night.

My mama gut is going off big time.

#Strep #MamaBear #Pediatric

One thing I don't see in the news a lot... Everybody I know is getting #strep aka #StrepThroat ... Is this just an #rva thing? #trendspotting

#Strep question.

My daughter has #PANDAS. Truly terrifying flare is finally about 90% improved. We are scheduled to join her usually virtual school in person in DC at an Airbnb. Everyone is #COVID testing, but there is a known case of abx resistant strep, possibly a carrier.

If she and I wear KF94s in all common areas and we put a HEPA air purifier in our sleeping room and keep out all others, is that sufficient protection, or is this too high risk?

Counties by pediatric capacity—colored per CDC "Levels":

#1 🟢Coffee, TN ≥150% (Low)
#2 🟢Coconino, AZ ≥150% (L)
#3 🟢Dawson, NE ≥133⅓% (L)
#4 🟢Dona Ana, NM ≥150% (L)

#5 🟢Wood, WV—150% (L)
#6 🟢Mercer, WV—150% (L)
#7 🟢Cayey Municipio, PR—132% (L)

Idaho—125%

#8 🟢New Castle, DE—125% (L)
#9 🟢Fairfax, VA—109% (L)
#10 🟡Florence, SC—107% (Medium)

[Darkest counties on map tooted above.]

#ThisIsOurPolio #RSV #Strep #Flu #LongCovidKids #CovidIsNotOver #BringBackMasks