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in reply to anubis2814

Ever since I've been wearing masks, for the first time in my life, my nose is always clear. Not just one side, but both. All the time. And the sense of smell is far more dynamic. It's like a whole new dimension has opened up in this world.
in reply to anubis2814

The current head of the CDC seems incredibly inept at that. I saw a couple interviews and was left with a very negative impression.

It is not her job to take political repercussions into account. She should just state the bare scientific facts, and let the people and politicians decide what to do with them.

Methinks she could have been Trump's pick...

in reply to anubis2814

wait, I thought that flu was just an abbreviation of influenza, just like Mike is an abbreviation of Michael.
in reply to Luis Crespo

@Luis Crespo It is, but people in the US especially also call any flu like illness "the flu". I don't know if this is a US specific thing or not.
in reply to Luis Crespo

@Luis Crespo No the cold is its own thing but there are lots of different viruses that con mimic the flu only much shorter. but because they feel the same someone they just lump them all together and think they had the flu when it was actually something else.
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