Illnesses part 2

Covid 19

 

Remember WAY back in the late 1900s? along about 1999 the West Nile disease was found on the east coast and then was found in Wyoming?   The virus spread very fast and was here the next year!!!    REALLY?!?!

 

 

More realistic is that it had been here [the US and WY] for many YEARS prior to that BUT we were just not testing for it.

 

When we did start testing for it the cases just exploded in the news.

 

 

Typically things are happening many times before we are aware of it and only after it is brought to own attention and we pay heed to it and then it IS all over the place.

 

Here 20 years later we do still hear about West Nile disease but it is kinda like the common cold in news worthiness. Right?

 

OK now that we have that out of the way for the time being, we can discuss Covid 19 some more.

 

ONLY time will tell, BUT there is a good chance that in 20 years we will feel the same about it. [common cold] HOWEVER that is not the case today.

 

There are the basics to pay attention to. GOOD HAND WASHING and general infection control are the prime way to stay healthy. as we discussed in part 1

 

I have heard several things this weekend on Covid 19. Some are rational and some are NOT!

 

This is for discussion ONLY—   Talk with YOUR healthcare provider about your course of action OR inaction!

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Any thoughts or data on Colloidal silver

***  Thoughts ONLY as I do not know nor believe that there is any hard data either way-  I would side with that it may be a good treatment when taken per normal protocol…  at least it most likely will NOT hurt…   should always have this available and be able to make more….

 

or Sambucol?—[an elderberry preparation]

***  First, do no harm…..    ;]     it can not hurt to take it…AND should generally help. I would personally have that on hand AND strongly consider growing Elderberry  just because…..

 

***  I have heard/read some claiming that Baking Soda taken internally in relatively large doses, several times a day for several days WILL CURE Covid 19–   this could cause way more issues than it may solve AND there is NO current evidence that this is safe AND effective.

 

Saturday Feb 29th AM I made a normal med run and asked the pharmacy if they had heard anything ref Covid 19….  the 5 staff there agreed that basically what I already wrote was the extent of what they knew FOR NOW…    side note it was a big box pharm that I am on first name basis with all the older staff and they share baby pictures with me… even when I run into them in other stores.     anyway they are TOTALLY out of masks and alcohol gel in the system and it is back ordered…..   also this AM a patient came in with scripts, was coughing openly, did NOT have a mask on and stated that they had tested positive for the flu….  I asked the pharm if they had considered positive pressure filtered air system to keep the bugs out of their shop….. most likely they can not due to cost to the corp…even though it would help the staff stay healthier and on the job.

 

I watched a show about the 1918 Spanish influenza. Millions died, but they said a bunch of people who didn’t get it starved to death. In many cities everything shut down including grocery type stores. In the city there just wasn’t any food.

THAT is the issue— people —- most disasters [bad as they may be] are not near as bad as the people factor… stay prepped

All that is a sample of our conversations this last week.

 

So check your supplies and make sure you have what you need NOW. Top up your fuel tanks [should always drive on the top ¼ of your fuel tank anyway]  You may want to consider some extra cash on hand. Ask your job if you can work on line or at least have meetings on line—which will save the company money on travel.  Talk with YOUR DOCTOR about what you need to do health wise.

 

http://www.preparesurvivethrive.us/93/

ttp://www.preparesurvivethrive.us/election-2016-fu/

http://www.preparesurvivethrive.us/comms-part-1/

http://www.preparesurvivethrive.us/convalescent-care/

and some books that explore the topics in more depth
http://www.preparesurvivethrive.us/ready-or-not-things-will-happen/ This is book 1 the quick start guide to preparedness.

http://www.preparesurvivethrive.us/general-preps/