Re: Winnie the Flu
We live pretty far away from all of this stuff, but yesterday it was brought home to me just have close everything really is.
In barely 36 hours, someone infected with this new bug in Wuhan, could be walking the streets of Boulder, Colorado. And before they even express symptoms, the bug could be all over the Denver Metro area.
Yesterday, I had to drop my car off at the shop, and caught an Uber back home.
The driver had a rather nasty cough that suggested either the last stages of a bad cold/Flu, or the beginning of one. Every time he coughed, he covered his mouth. Very considerate, of course but then when we arrived at my location, he reached out that very hand to shake. I politely busied myself with getting out of the vehicle and avoided that handshake, and said, "you really should see to that cough."
The only defense is to do whatever it takes to keep one's immune system in good shape, and avoid random human contact.
But then half the fun of being human is interfacing with other humans. So, where'd I put my Zinc tabs?
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