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Re:Covid-19: Only 268 cases and no deaths. How did Vietnam w... by diogenescynic on Tuesday April 28, 2020 @12:18AM (#23003309)
I’m 32 and got the most sick I’ve ever been in February. I had to go to the ER and they told me it was likely just the flu and bronchitis. My illness lasted over two weeks and I had many of the symptoms of Coronavirus. I got a Zithromax pack and that seemed to help more than anything. Also some anti-nausea chewables because without those I couldn’t even keep water down. It was the most scared I’ve ever been before it was just so intense and so long. I felt drained for weeks after.
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Re:Covid-19: Only 268 cases and no deaths. How did Vietnam w... by root_axis on Tuesday April 28, 2020 @12:32AM (#23003393)
Zithromax is an antibiotic, so I wouldn't expect it to mitigate the effects of a virus, but I'm not an expert.
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Re:Covid-19: Only 268 cases and no deaths. How did Vietnam w... by whatshisface on Tuesday April 28, 2020 @12:55AM (#23003523)
Antibiotics are commonly prescribed for severe viral respiratory infections to ward off bacterial secondary infections.
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Re:Covid-19: Only 268 cases and no deaths. How did Vietnam w... by nihilum on Tuesday April 28, 2020 @01:13AM (#23003614)
It also has anti-inflammatory properties, particularly against IL-6 expression. IL-6 is notoriously elevated during the second week or so of COVID-19 symptoms.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22766077

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Re:Covid-19: Only 268 cases and no deaths. How did Vietnam w... by 23B1 on Tuesday April 28, 2020 @12:40AM (#23003439)
Unless he had a walking pneumonia, perhaps? That seems to be the actual killer in this case.
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Re:Covid-19: Only 268 cases and no deaths. How did Vietnam w... by HaloZero on Tuesday April 28, 2020 @12:41AM (#23003445)
If they don't realize it's coronavirus I imagine they're just gonna give antibiotics to deal with any bacterial infection.
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