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Yesterday about 4:pm, I got hit HARD with a fever. I've had the flu many times so knew what I was in for.

Walked to the store to get some meds. As I walked it got worse and worse. Very difficult to make it home.

When home, I got severe chills. I drank a bottle of gatorade, took a bunch of Vitamin D, and layed down under 3 blankets. (I opted not to take the meds I bought and just wanted to ride it out.)

By 7pm, I woke up, and it was gone!!! (Not complaining.)

WTF?

Yesterday about 4:pm, I got hit HARD with a fever. I've had the flu many times so knew what I was in for. Walked to the store to get some meds. As I walked it got worse and worse. Very difficult to make it home. When home, I got severe chills. I drank a bottle of gatorade, took a bunch of Vitamin D, and layed down under 3 blankets. (I opted not to take the meds I bought and just wanted to ride it out.) By 7pm, I woke up, and it was gone!!! (Not complaining.) WTF?

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[–] [deleted] • 1 pt (edited )

It's called an "immune system" and the expected variances between the interactions it has with different types of pathogens.

Germs that hit hard and die off fast are actually not that rare.

The problem today is we are scared of getting sick so much, the immune systems we have are weakened due to not being allowed to fully fight off even the most harmless of infections.

We've lived in sterility so much that we are weak to things that should not threaten us, think about it, the first thing you did when you got sick was reach for the medicine, this is how we've all been for a while now and we think it wouldn't bite us in the ass someday?

[–] • 2 pts

Quite right. Comedian George Carlin said this: "Immune systems need practice. Lot's of practice." If you do an Internet search on "George Carlin" and "Germs", you'll find his comedy skit. It's absolutely hilarious, and so true...

[–] • 1 pt

Agree, that is why I try to never take any meds unless absolutely necessary. I like to let my body and mind fight it off.