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Posted by Lamdage22 on December 5, 2019, at 9:58:08
Last Sunday i was sittting on a table with a few aquaintances, two of whom reportedly had a cold. Now i have a cold. Is it extremely inpolite to get up and leave at the point where they tell you they have a cold?
Posted by Lamdage22 on December 5, 2019, at 10:01:13
In reply to The common cold, posted by Lamdage22 on December 5, 2019, at 9:58:08
I am beginning to learn more about grammar for University. I wasn't aware that I often mix things up. Sorry for that!
Posted by alexandra_k on December 9, 2019, at 17:22:47
In reply to The common cold, posted by Lamdage22 on December 5, 2019, at 9:58:08
I'm not sure if it is impolite.
I don't think it is very polite for people to present with illness in public unless there is good reason.
Why did they need to be at the table?
Posted by alexandra_k on December 9, 2019, at 17:26:17
In reply to Re: The common cold, posted by Lamdage22 on December 5, 2019, at 10:01:13
I wasn't aware that you often mix things up, too.
I have become very skeptical about the University. About corruption and the like. People don't grade things properly anymore. They circumvent that in order to give their stupid children positions where they do stupid things like tell other people their grammar is bad.
You end up with stupid things like people being failed because they put the full stop in the wrong place. This is because the people in charge of grading don't have the capacity to understand that the point of referencing is to enable the reader to check up on claims that are made if they don't believe what is said.
I think Babble is a website that is attractive only to those with significantly higher than average levels of reading / writing capacity. Because of the reading / writing heavy nature of the website. Because it isn't full with pictures and flashy advertisements that would capture the attention of those who are illiterate.
Posted by alexandra_k on December 9, 2019, at 17:33:49
In reply to Re: The common cold, posted by alexandra_k on December 9, 2019, at 17:22:47
the trouble is that sickness (like stupidity) is most insideous when it is not apparent.
In other words...
People can be infectious before they outwardly show signs that they have been infected.
Once they start with the leaky tap they know that those secretions are infectious and so most people (if they are somewhat happy in their environments / somewhat respectful of people around them) will endevor to steralise their secretions.
So, there is perhaps little utility in hiding oneself away with a cold. One probably passed it on before knowing one was contagious. One can do things like washing hands, not touching things, to try and limit contagion...
I don't know.
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I remember hearing about this... Worm? I don't remember. It had a weird lifecycle. It would infect an ant, I think. Part of it's brain. The ant would climb up high on a stalk of grass. The ant would be more likely to be eaten by a bird. The worm thing needed to be processed through bird poop. Then infecting an ant and infecting that part of the brain making it climb up high.
That's what I remember. I don't remember more. I don't remember if it was making the ant seek the light or any other details.
I was surprised to learn that many things that infect people tend to make people touch themselves a lot. That people are fairly constantly sticking their fingers in their ears and rubbing their eyes and sticking their fingers in their noses and mouths. Itchiness or whatever. Just rubbing or touching their mucous membraned. Worms too. Itchy bum. The parasites / infectious agents tend to get people doing things to spread them without our meaning / intending to...
Posted by alexandra_k on December 9, 2019, at 17:36:03
In reply to Re: The common cold, posted by alexandra_k on December 9, 2019, at 17:33:49
So when you hear / know that other people are sick you need to be especially careful not to touch them / things they have touched and then touch your mucous membranes (as points of entry).
That was the bit I meant to say. Sorry.
Posted by Lamdage22 on December 11, 2019, at 14:37:50
In reply to Re: The common cold, posted by alexandra_k on December 9, 2019, at 17:36:03
Hi alexandra,
thanks for your answers. Yeah, washing hands more often sounds reasonable. I have recovered by now.
There was a 3 year period where I did not have any colds. I miss the times and i wonder what is different now.
Posted by alexandra_k on December 13, 2019, at 3:58:27
In reply to Re: The common cold, posted by Lamdage22 on December 11, 2019, at 14:37:50
glad you are feeling better.
Posted by alexandra_k on December 14, 2019, at 16:22:07
In reply to Re: The common cold, posted by alexandra_k on December 13, 2019, at 3:58:27
I was thinking it's probably that the native / natural immune system manages to clear it. If it gets cleared in a couple days, I mean.
Otherwise, takes more time for T cells to activate and B cells to activate and antibodies to be produced.
I need to get clearer on the timeline for production / travel time of various things.
Apparently 2 weeks after exposure to measles is the problematic time.
Maybe because the immune system has been depleated (assuming inadequate nutrition).
Maybe.
I don't know.
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