Mastodawn

RE: https://disabled.social/@ahimsa_pdx/116641683206006955

if there is one thing i’ve learned from the pandemic is that #LongCOVID isn't unique; that other viral infections ―especially #influenza― can leave us with long-term chronic illnesses after we’ve “gotten over” the infection.

got me thinking when did i start feeling achy all the time? am almost certain i developed #fibromyalgia after a bad #flu infection, turned into “walking” #pneumonia in the 1990s.

can we correlate the explosion of chronic diseases with the normalization of #flu infections?

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Jennifer Moore 😷

@blogdiva

If I recall correctly, there were some 20th century illness stats which pretty much lined up with the aftermath of the 1918 flu epidemic. Maybe one was the one where people sleep for years and another was heart stuff? I can't remember the details. But yeah, I'd be surprised if there weren't still some links.