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Re: Ask HN: Have you been infected by Covid-19? What is it like?

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Post by klodolph »

e12e wrote: post #181
klodolph wrote: post #151

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> You read that as saying that we can only test how, not if. Now you read my comments as saying we can only test if not how. The original sentence, "One could argue that..." is poorly worded and confusing. Maybe you could take this opportunity to clarify what you meant. I'm not really interested in litigating who said what. I'd rather understand what you actually mean, rather than try and attack the wording that you…

> One could argue that science is about falsifying hypothesis - and terby narrowing in on not just if something works, but how. Testing the "if" is science - but difficult without a framework helping understand "how". Testing only if, in a vacuum, isn't enough - and it is a tool on the path to understanding "how". This allows such things as using statistical models (if one has an idea of distribution, for example) to…

Honestly there is so much that I disagree with in this comment that I can't write a short reply. Sorry.

I get in discussions about philosophy of science all the time because I am passionate about it. But I am very disappointed because it turns out that other people who are passionate about science and the philosophy of science haven't really done the reading. This discussion is a prime example.

It makes me feel like nothing more than a conduit, copying arguments out of old books and pasting them on the internet.

Re: Ask HN: Have you been infected by Covid-19? What is it like?

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Post by jpster »

benrrio wrote: post #48
rendall wrote: post #18

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I would appreciate the advice about the old wives tale, even if I don't after all use it. I promise to upvote every supportive comment and downvote every mocking comment!

Here it is: https://www.amazon.com/Zijainternational-SuperMix-Moringa-Ol... We forgot about it until I was gasping for air and then my wife remembered and we had some laying around. I could breath again in about 20 minutes. My chest and lungs still hurt until today.

Hey, there may be some scientific support to this: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3023118/

Re: Ask HN: Have you been infected by Covid-19? What is it like?

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Post by e12e »

klodolph wrote: post #191
e12e wrote: post #181

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> One could argue that science is about falsifying hypothesis - and terby narrowing in on not just if something works, but how. Testing the "if" is science - but difficult without a framework helping understand "how". Testing only if, in a vacuum, isn't enough - and it is a tool on the path to understanding "how". This allows such things as using statistical models (if one has an idea of distribution, for example) to…

Honestly there is so much that I disagree with in this comment that I can't write a short reply. Sorry. I get in discussions about philosophy of science all the time because I am passionate about it. But I am very disappointed because it turns out that other people who are passionate about science and the philosophy of science haven't really done the reading. This discussion is a prime example. It makes me feel like…

It's been a while since I had philosophy and scientific theory, I'm afraid.

Re: Ask HN: Have you been infected by Covid-19? What is it like?

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Post by jpster »

biotechiscool wrote: post #59
benrrio wrote: post #12

I have had a fever for a week and difficulty breathing. I have asked my doctor about getting tested for Covid19 and they have declined to test me because I don't meet the critical criteria: age > 60, around large groups of people, etc. I run in circles with someone that returned from Italy and has been confirmed to have Covid19. I'm assuming I have it. The fever isn't so bad for me but there have been a few times whe…

Tell me yours and I’ll tell you mine? Old wives tales usually have some science behind them that hasn’t been tested yet. No one is saying they have the magic cure-all. I make a mixture of turmeric, horseradish, ginger, garlic, habanero, hot onion, and apple cider vinegar. Chop finely or blend and let steep and ferment for as long as you want. Doesn’t go bad. I take shots of it when sick. Actually really good to put i…

One more to add from the old wives’ category: oregano’s potential antiviral properties https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/24779581/

Re: Ask HN: Have you been infected by Covid-19? What is it like?

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Post by jmnicolas »

bmn__ wrote: post #174
jmnicolas wrote: post #158

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I met skepticism on HN when I said that mega-doses of vitamin C were helping with my hay fever symptoms and was literally insulted on YouTube when I advised to keep water in your mouth while cutting onions to avoid crying. Why would I care that these 2 things are not peer reviewed by some high level scientists ? I know it won't be a popular opinion here but there's too much emphasis placed on science nowadays. While…

> was literally insulted on YouTube when I advised to keep water in your mouth while cutting onions to avoid crying The reaction is unsurprising. Anyone who has ever cut onions gained an understanding that irritating gas ( http://enwp.org/Syn-Propanethial-S-oxide ) wafts up into the eyes. The hypothesis that water in the mouth is supposed to help runs counter to intuition. It affords testing. Devise an experiment and…

I don't need to experiment with it, I'm doing it every time I cut onions and I don't cry anymore. It works.

If you want to try, next time you cut onions put some water in your mouth and keep it there until you've finished cutting.

It will get a bad taste, spit it once you're finished.

Re: Ask HN: Have you been infected by Covid-19? What is it like?

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Post by notahacker »

34 year old healthy male, non smoker and no relevant medical conditions. Not tested [govt policy] but it's a completely unfamiliar infection of the lungs picked up in a major European city, so go figure...

No proper fever [some of my sleep is the slightly fitful sleep I'd associate with fighting off mild infections, but my temperature is normal or very close], I've coughed only a literal handful of times and not painfully, so clearly sufficiently mild to miss those characteristic responses, no headache and only occasional feelings of fatigue and a bit more sleep than usual. Just inflamed lungs which are more uncomfortable than painful. Back when I felt completely healthy last Wednesday and went for a 3k outdoor run (no more uncomfortable or slower than I'd have expected considering I haven't run much this year) I obviously felt like I was breathing a bit too shallowly and breathing deoxygenated air at the end. This is basically that same feeling coming back the following day, except with a normal breathing rate [and heart rate]. I can still take a deeper breath whenever I want and I'm far from worrying I'm about to run out of oxygen, but just feels uncomfortable and I can imagine how it can cause much more serious problems for people with more severe symptoms, pre-existing lung conditions or immune system issues. It's been steady for the last five days.

Re: Ask HN: Have you been infected by Covid-19? What is it like?

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Post by aufav36 »

aufav36 wrote: post #89
jrs235 wrote: post #63

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I hope you can update this this in 5 days, 10 days, and 15 days so we can see if/when symptoms change or appear.

Will report back in those intervals, thanks for the idea!

Update: All of my CoV-positive relatives are very well, and Male (80) just had light fever (~38,3 C) for 4 nights straight, but is now fever-free since two days ago (22.03.).

So all of them did neither show symptoms, nor had any health issues, with the exception of Male (80) with light fever.

Re: Ask HN: Have you been infected by Covid-19? What is it like?

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Post by aufav36 »

aufav36 wrote: post #122
mrfusion wrote: post #107

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Could it still be the incubation period?

I/we don't really know - there is not much direct information available from doctors/medical personell, as this still feels like everyone is "just learning/reading up on this" and still gathering all the information. Also, local authorities struggle to keep everything in order, meaning they try to contact/call everyone who had contact, but the people on the phone do also not have much information for you. But they do…

Quick update on this:

The 4 relatives of mine mentioned that were CoV-positive do show no symptoms. They are under authority-mandated quarantine "until we tell them otherwise/until revoked", but the authorities can not tell us how to get out of this quarantine.

Some people say that two nevative CoV-test results in a 48h-period are necessary, but getting those tests (would be 8 tests for those 4 people) in an 48h period seems to be impossible.

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