#it's the flu

[autobot2001]

Whumpril Snippet 6

@whumpril​   

Day 4; ache, Day 6; painkillers, Day 8; nausea, "you look pale." Day 10; shiver Day 12; "I'm right here." Day 13; support, "I think I need to sit down." Day 28; bedridden

Fandom: Transformers Rating: E Warnings: None Pairing: Sunstreaker X Lily

Lily wakes up not feeling well but thinks it's a cold. She thinks a shower should help her feel fine for the day.   "You look pale," Sunstreaker comments when Lily walks out of the bathroom. "It's a cold, and hopefully, the shower helped." Sunstreaker doesn't argue. He gets clothes and goes to the bathroom.

Lily and Sunstreaker eat breakfast with their friends and Sunstreaker's brother, Sideswipe. Sunstreaker watches Lily, worried she doesn't have a minor cold. Even if she's eating as if she's not sick.

"You ok?" Sunstreaker asks Lily as the two walk into their room. "I'm fine. I-I think I need to sit down." Lily sits on the couch, feeling like the room is spinning. Sunstreaker gets painkillers and water for her. As she takes the pills, Sunstreaker gets her pajamas. "You're getting back in bed," he tells her. Lily changes into pajamas and gets back into bed. Sunstreaker sits at his desk and works on an art project.

"Sunstreaker?" He hears Lily a few hours later. He sits on his knees by her bed, not liking how she looks. "I'm right here," he assures her as he feels her forehead. Lily feels warm, but Sunstreaker knows this can happen with colds, and Lily would be taking the same medication whether she has a cold or the flu, "you're not going anywhere today." "Cold." Sunstreaker didn't think she'd be shivering that he'd hear teeth chattering. Sunstreaker gets extra blankets to layer on Lily. Worried about her, Sunstreaker lies on his bed and sketches on his tablet.

It's a quiet hour until Sunstreaker watches Lily try to get out of bed. He has to help her into the bathroom, not expecting her to throw up. They sit on the floor by the toilet as Lily still thinks she'll throw up. "Cold," Lily whines. Sunstreaker: Ratchet, I think Lily has the flu. He explains Lily's symptoms. Ratchet, I'll be right there.

Lily throws up again before Ratchet walks into the bathroom. "It's definitely the flu, but I want to make sure you don't need stronger medicine," Ratchet explains and gets a sample from Lily's mouth, "for now, make sure she's drinking water." Sunstreaker helps Lily back into bed as Ratchet leaves. "You're not going anywhere for a few days, and I'm staying here." "Good luck getting Prowl to let someone else do your patrols."

Sunstreaker stays in his room all day. He's about to ask Sideswipe to get dinner for him when he hears a knock on the door. "Drift?" He asks, seeing Drift with a tray, "I don't think she'll want to eat," he adds, seeing the contents on the tray is two bowls of soup. He knows Lily needs to eat, though he's worried she'll just throw up what she eats.

"No," Lily mumbles, not liking what the two mechs want to do. They don't want to force her or don't think this is enough reason to put a nasal gastric tube in. Tears roll down Lily's face as Sunstreaker supports her sitting up. Both mechs hoping she'll eat enough, but Lily doesn't last long. Once Lily is comfortable in bed, Drift gets a cooling cloth. "This should help," he tells Lily as he puts it on her forehead, "she's not going to like cold soup. Crackers will be better for now." Sunstreaker didn't think Drift would take a box of saltines out of his subspace, put it on the nightstand, puts the bowl of soup meant for Sunstreaker on the coffee table, and leaves with the tray. I think this is going to be our routine for the week. Prowl: I can't have another bot take your patrols for a week, sorry. Sunstreaker: I can have Sideswipe stay with Lily. She's too sick to get out of bed, and I  don't want her left alone. Prowl: I'm still not used to seeing you like this. Sunstreaker smiles, reading the text.

Sideswipe comes by ten minutes before Sunstreaker's morning patrol. "Did you sleep?" Sideswipe asks. "No, I knew Lily wouldn't wake me. I had to help her to the bathroom several times and give her medicine." "You can't keep this up until she's better." "She should be well enough not to need help getting to the bathroom in a few days." I could give her medicine before bed, allowing her to sleep all night. Sunstreaker wonders.

A temporary routine sets in, with Sideswipe watching Lily for an hour and Drift not minding bringing his two friends dinner for the next week until Lily can finally get out of bed for more than five minutes, but she's still not one hundred percent. Lily can go to the cafeteria and eat better than she has in a week, and Sunstreaker is ok with leaving Lily alone. "Prowl will be happy," Sideswipe tells Lily, "he's not pleased Sunstreaker hasn't done any other work." "I'm a little concerned about how worried Sunstreaker was, but it was nice he was with me all day." Sideswipe doesn't say anything, but he, too, is concerned.

[esseastri]

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[anarchywoofwoof]

i feel like i'm watching a car crash in slow motion

[mindblowingscience]

A type of flu virus that used to sicken people every year hasn't been spotted anywhere on Earth since March 2020. As such, experts have advised that the apparently extinct viruses be removed from next year's flu vaccines. The now-extinct viruses were a branch of the influenza B family tree known as the Yamagata lineage. Scientists first reported the apparent disappearance of Yamagata viruses in 2021. At that time, experts speculated that precautions taken to stop the spread of COVID-19 — such as masking and social distancing — had not only driven the overall number of flu cases to historic lows but may have completely snuffed out this type of flu virus. 

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[intersectionalpraxis]

"If a pig catches both a human influenza A virus and an avian influenza A virus at the same time, it can spark a process known as viral reassortment — a genetic exchange in which flu viruses swap gene segments." "Those swaps can introduce dramatic changes, producing a new virus with certain properties of a non-human strain coupled with the capacity to infect and spread between people." "The death rate in humans may be upwards of 50 per cent, World Health Organization data suggests, though it's possible that milder infections are getting missed, skewing the case fatality ratio. Still, in a population that's never been exposed, the global impacts could be dire." "More human cases could also be happening under the radar among farm workers who've moved to the U.S. from abroad, don't speak English as their first language, and may be hesitant to seek medical help, he added." "So I think there's probably underreporting on both sides," Armstrong said." "If [H5N1] gets into a population where there's constantly animals going in and out … it might not ever leave."

I've been watching this develop for the past several days, and apart from being terrified most people will not take this seriously (I've seen a handful of people already shout conspiracy on social media and it's alarming to see, as always). What I wanted to point out is that pandemics are going to continue to be our 'normal.' I watched a great video on YouTube a while ago (I believe it was by Vice?) that touched base on how this is going to become our new reality because of multiple factors (such as our proximity to animals, and environments/etc). It was when Covid hit and they did a piece debunking some of the misinformation floating on the internet. If I can find it I will post it here because it was informative and relevant to pretty much any world crisis we will see around any virus that spreads among a human population.

This post isn't trying to fear monger anyone, I just hope more people are aware of what is happening because this is important to talk about. There are already cases (of cows getting this bird flu) in the US, and I won't be surprised if there will be instances in more countries around the world. As usual, keep washing your hands/keeping good hygiene practices, masking up (and if you aren't I hope you consider it), and taking precautions if you do happen to visit/work or go near a pig or poultry farm too:

I'll keep track of this here of course, but please stay informed folks. And also FU to any governments who will try to minimize this or try to diminish the severity until it's too late and community spread happens like Covid because their actions are influenced by capitalistic interests.

Update (April 7th, 2024, 9:32pm EST): to anyone wondering where some of the source information originates from -here is a link to the CDC. They are tracking documented avian virus outbreaks in the US and the public can access it here:

[feminist-space]

World Health Organization

MEDIA ADVISORY

NEW: COVID19 variant of interest JN.1

Geneva, 19 December 2023 -- Due to its rapidly increasing spread, WHO is classifying the variant JN.1 as a separate variant of interest (VOl) from the parent lineage BA.2.86. It was previously classified as VOl as part of BA.2.86 sublineages.

WHO advises people to take measures to prevent infections and severe disease using all available tools. These include:

-Wear a mask when in crowded, enclosed, or poorly ventilated areas, and keep a safe distance from others, as feasible

-Improve ventilation

-Practise respiratory etiquette - covering coughs and sneezes

-Clean your hands regularly

-Stay up to date with vaccinations against COVID-19 and influenza, especially if you are at high risk for severe disease

-Stay home if you are sick

-Get tested if you have symptoms, or if you might have been exposed to someone with COVID-19 or influenza

For health workers and health facilities, WHO advises:

-Universal masking in health facilities, as well as appropriate masking, respirators and other PPE for health workers caring for suspected and confirmed COVID-19 patients.

-Improve ventilation in health facilities

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[whileyoureinschoolidothisallday]

I have nothing but bad news for y'all

We were supposed to have until April to leave comments, but the cdc has officially ended the 5 day isolation period as of today, March 1st, 2024.

They're saying as long as it's been 24hrs and your symptoms are improving, you're good.

Nothing about covid has changed. Medical professionals are obviously slamming this decision. All this does is make it even more difficult to avoid long covid, because now workers will have to fight for sick days and time off they already barely have just to fucking heal from an organ damaging virus.

Idk what to say for this one.

[licollisa]

In which Papyrus gets a diagnosis

[daisiesonafield-blog]

“Mystery virus” getting everyone sick… …. It’s COVID

Link

[yeeclaw]

Your disabled friend isn’t exactly thrilled about the idea of getting whatever horrible lurgy you’ve reassured them isn’t Covid, it has been revealed.

Please click this, it’s so good

[todaysbird]

it’s devastating to me that the bird flu’s main news coverage has resulted from 1. death of charismatic mammals like seals and sea lions 2. impacts on commercial farmers losing mass quantities of poultry. we have lost millions of wild birds in the blink of an eye and nobody seems to care unless it can be correlated to human profit or interest

[bingothedingo666]

When your snusband is feeling under the weather so you go full spa-mode

I love the HC that Crowley turns snakey when he's ill or in pain. Luckily he has an angel to take care of him ☺️.

Click to full size for better image quality, Tumblr deep fried the thumbnails.

[covid-conscious-and-silly]

TIME-SENSITIVE COVID ACTION ITEM FOR YOU, YES, YOU

In case you missed it: there is a proposed mask ban in Nassau County, New York that will not only make it illegal for anyone to wear a mask but will also fine you not $50...not $100...but ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS if you are caught wearing one. Absolutely disgusting.

So, what can you do?? There is a lovely organization called COVID Advocacy NY that has a comprehensive list of actions you can take at the link below! To my knowledge, you don't have to be a Nassau County resident to send a written comment. The meeting is tomorrow (July 15th) at 1 PM EST, so flood the inbox now!

"But Mitchie, what am I supposed to say?" Great question! There are talking points listed on the website, and I would also be happy to DM you the email I wrote for you to send/tweak yourself. We take care of us. Let's do this for Nassau. Reblog for other people to see. Love you! 😷❤️

[valtsv]

this is such an aging userbase post but i really am a big fan of shawls. cold? wrap a blanket around your shoulders. this too is fashion.

[lupusbaby]

Being chronically ill is like

“It’s fine”

“It’s fine”

“It’s fine”

*complete mental breakdown because you can’t do this anymore*

“It’s fine”

[daily-dragon-drawing]

I think a dragon with the queer flag palette would be an awesome way to round out the pride month dragons!

#127 - 酷兒 (kù er/ queer) - Yeah, this dragon's a cool kid 🕶️