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Always wear a mask when using a public restroom. This is why a person with Covid should use a separate washroom from the rest of the family if possible. Other viruses can also be spread like this.

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This is why you need to mask on an airplane for covid. HEPAs only keep you safe if the particles get to them before they hit your lungs.

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I really wish doctors and other experts talking to the media would stop connecting preventative behaviors to panic. Am I panicking when I put on a helmet before going BMX riding in the forest? Am I panicking when I put on my seatbelt and drive a safe distance behind others on the road? Am I panicking when I put on a condom before having sex with a new partner? Am I panicking if I have been exposed to HIV and seek emergency prophylaxis? Am I panicking if I pick up some narcan because I know someone with a heroin habit?

If your answer to any of that is "of course not", why is it seen as panicking to wear a special strip of cloth to keep from catching or spreading a potentially deadly or life-altering airborne illness?

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l wear an N95 mask in public indoor spaces, in airplanes, in stores, and do not eat indoor in restaurants. The after effects of my Covid infection, and what I now know about this virus, compel me to keep myself safe. It is my right. I am not living in fear. I am living in knowledge of the consequences of repeat infections on the human body. They are well documented.

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(And that's just the references saved on LitCovid. There's more than millions in other languages and in other places)

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The pituitary gland and Long Covid.

Imagine a tiny gland in your brain, the pituitary gland, suddenly engulfed in ‘flames’ of inflammation. Could this be driving much of the overlapping disease pathology observed in both ME/CFS and Long COVID? 

This hypothesis was recently explored by scientists in a recent review of the scientific literature. They propose that inflammation of the pituitary gland could be the culprit behind ME/CFS and Long COVID in some patients. The pituitary gland is a crucial part of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, a system that helps regulate our stress response. 

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This is from June 2025.

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In 2020 Canada had a very similar attack to the one in Minnesota. The shooter was also dressed like law enforcement, and had a car made to look like a RCMP cruiser. He killed 22 people. It was horrific. I find it just appalling that something like this has happened again.

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Protect your kidneys.

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Folks from the areas in the orange need to mask up for sure. Wildfire smoke contains harsh chemicals from things like pine resin and whatever buildings get caught up in the blaze. Using a respirator rated for organic vapors is a good idea if you're going to be active outside for long periods.

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"Just a cold" that puts holes in your mitochondria doctor's can't see.

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"The study, published in Open Forum Infectious Diseases, found that on average, it takes many people up to three months to return to good physical health after a COVID-19 infection, and nine months to recover good mental well-being."

This is why I still wear a mask. I have enough problems.

https://time.com/7292910/covid-symptoms-long-covid/

Posted by Tiffany Gholar on Threads

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I know a few Long Covid sufferers. This makes perfect sense.

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Apparently this variant takes a few days to show up on a rapid test. If you are sick and have a sore throat assume it is Covid. Wear a mask and protect others.