• epyon22@sh.itjust.works
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    5 days ago

    I didn’t realize it ever was considered a winter virus? I thought that’s what made it so dangerous, is that it wouldn’t cycle like the flu does.

    • Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      5 days ago

      My doctor said it’s like an every 2 month flu virus. Or like it just comes by waves (when the virus have changed enough to get at us again).

      Also same here, who thought it was a “winter” virus??

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          5 days ago

          We could’ve actually had an article and thread without that name but you had to bring him into it.

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      4 days ago

      It cycles seasonally, but it’s for social reasons. It cycles in the winter because of holiday traveling spreading local outbreaks, and back-to-school season when all the kids go back to be concentrated in 1 place.

      Back to school is also why there’s a late-summer bump.

      Winter also has people more concentrated indoors in colder climates, and summer does the same in hot areas. Texas had a HUGE outbreak a month ago because everyone was huddled indoors to get out of the heat while the kids were bringing it home from school.