Thread: Sick as hell :(

how can one be sick of a virus for "a couple of weeks"?

Kai wat 2009 is apparently doing the rounds again. Wife's cousin is being treated for it now.

I think with dengue you'd really know about it..

for neither there is a cure...

but "a couple of weeks..."?

what magic virus was it?

Originally Posted by superman

This is Dengue Fever time, I believe.

Dengue doesn't have a season, mate.

Originally Posted by FailSafe

It's probably just a nasty flu-like virus that will hopefully pass soon.

i think so, dengue is a lot worse than flu like symptoms, good for weight loss

Originally Posted by somtamslap

I think with dengue you'd really know about it..

hard work that one mate, wouldnt want it again.

I understand the H1N1 was the result of american intensive pig farming techniques in mexico as in mexico, asia

if you end up with a bloody great rash on your body, and you feel a bit better..you had the dengue and you are in the recovery stage..good luck

I caught the crud in a pneumonia-hole of a restaurant on our trip thru Zhangjaijie. Had a heck of a time finding cough syrup with Codeine in it.

Originally Posted by Boon Mee

I caught the crud in a pneumonia-hole of a restaurant on our trip thru Zhangjaijie. Had a heck of a time finding cough syrup with Codeine in it.

still suffering!

a deposit or coating of refuse or of an impure or alien substance; muck.
b. a filthy, repulsive, or contemptible person.

c. something that is worthless, objectionable, or contemptible.

d. prevarication, exaggeration, or flattery.

e. a nonspecific, imaginary, or vaguely defined disease or disorder of the body: jungle crud.

f. any unpleasant external ailment, disorder, or the like, as a skin rash.

g. venereal disease, especially syphilis.

h. Vulgar. dried semen.

so which crud was your crud?

We had a 15 year old die here a week and half ago. They said it was dengue fever. Nothing else since that time and everyone is fine. There's a story about bird flu in Indonesia today in the bKK post. No doubt we will hear more and more as the weather gets cooler.

As for that dengue rash, I got it once in Chantaburi. Started with little red dots and eventually it looked like I had a sunburn. Whatever you do don't take aspirin. I asked a Thai doctor once why Aspirin isn't used more. He said if you get dengue fever and take it is will worse it quickly. Actually, I think I took aspirin when I first felt sick in Chantaburi. I just remember lying there on the bed useless for about three or four days.

Originally Posted by FailSafe

Strange that you and your wife would both come down with Dengue at the same time- it's not transmitted between humans (except in the case of a blood transfusion)- it would have taken some very bad luck to be bitten by two infected mosquitoes like that.

It's probably just a nasty flu-like virus that will hopefully pass soon.

Correct. The weather here has cooled marginally. This is the time when bacteria and germs have to mutate and replicate to survive.
The onset of "rainy" or "cool" season however subtle the change in temperature usually spawns a lot of bacterial activity. Just drink lots of fluids.

Originally Posted by Boon Mee

Originally Posted by DrAndy

Originally Posted by Boon Mee

I caught the crud in a pneumonia-hole of a restaurant on our trip thru Zhangjaijie. Had a heck of a time finding cough syrup with Codeine in it.

still suffering!

a deposit or coating of refuse or of an impure or alien substance; muck.
b. a filthy, repulsive, or contemptible person.

c. something that is worthless, objectionable, or contemptible.

d. prevarication, exaggeration, or flattery.

e. a nonspecific, imaginary, or vaguely defined disease or disorder of the body: jungle crud.

f. any unpleasant external ailment, disorder, or the like, as a skin rash.

g. venereal disease, especially syphilis.

h. Vulgar. dried semen.

so which crud was your crud?

A bad case of e. a nonspecific, imaginary, or vaguely defined disease or disorder of the body: jungle crud.

I'm sure wandering around in the rain & fog on top of Mt. Tiamen (well, 999 steps short of the top) contributed to my 'crud'. Wasn't imaginary by any means as my poor wife will testify...

Nothing more miserable than being ill when travelling.