@HotDogGuy


"What? You guys expect us to let Click have all the fun?"

"Fun", indeed. So much. You have no idea.

Moving on:

I went to see my doctor for a "check-up" The real reason I went was to see what he had to say about a certain virus that's come to town..

I won't bore you with all of the details for there are many. But here are a few key points:

Houston and many other Blue Cities are having a higher number of both bacterial and viral upper and lower respiratory infections this season. According to my doctor, here in Houston, there is one widespread viral strain ( not Covid-19) that becomes inveterately ensconced in the lungs, and is very difficult for many people to get over. And even after the immune system has beaten the virus the inflammation continues on for days or even weeks. There has also been a lot of type B influenza as well as colds and other bugs. What is also causing respiratory stress is pollen (it's springtime in Houston) and a very high mold count...

Right now is a bad time to catch SARS-COV-2 (strain S or L) simply because of the aforementioned infections, molds and pollen already in the air.... The last thing I want is to have the flu, mold in my lungs, pollen and on top of that contract SARS..

Doctor's advice to me: bottom line: it's more important than ever to guard against infection and reduce stress on your respiratory system. For example, avoid letting the mucosa in your nose dry out. Avoid letting your throat dry out. Make sure when you sleep at night the humidity isn't too low so as not to dry out your upper respiratory system. Because if you do let your mucosa dry out, then mold, bacteria and viruses can more easily colonize and invade your body.. Not good.

I ask my doctor about face masks, what he really thinks. He said they reduce mold, pollen, bacterial and viral loads... Washing hands, of course, was his number one recommendation. Number two was stay well hydrated. He thought good hydration was extremely important.... "Social distancing" sleep, good diet, exercise and all of the other things that we all already know.