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icon wrote: ↑25 Mar 2025 13:01 pm I guess because it's a Cardinal, it must be bird flu.

JDW wrote: ↑25 Mar 2025 17:05 pm

icon wrote: ↑25 Mar 2025 13:01 pm I guess because it's a Cardinal, it must be bird flu.

Ha, good one.
Hope not, as that flu can be pretty severe when people contract it, but more likely a flu similar to what went thru the Illini BB team a month or so ago. Must be a pretty severe strain, as it drains them pretty bad for about a week it seems. Guess I shouldn't try to use that as an excuse for the Illini's exit from the madness last week.
Speaking of the bird flu, thousands of dead sandhill cranes (aka rib-eyes of the sky) in Indiana recently from the bird flu. Let's hope the bird flu doesn't mutate into something more transmissible between humans.
As far as skinnier people being more susceptible to the flu OR, I'm 5'11' and 175 lbs, similar to Betts size w/o the talent, lol.
Guess I've had the flu before, but I'd be talking decades ago, and my wife was a school nurse who saw lots of sick kids every school day.

icon wrote: ↑25 Mar 2025 17:53 pm

JDW wrote: ↑25 Mar 2025 17:05 pm

icon wrote: ↑25 Mar 2025 13:01 pm I guess because it's a Cardinal, it must be bird flu.

Ha, good one.
Hope not, as that flu can be pretty severe when people contract it, but more likely a flu similar to what went thru the Illini BB team a month or so ago. Must be a pretty severe strain, as it drains them pretty bad for about a week it seems. Guess I shouldn't try to use that as an excuse for the Illini's exit from the madness last week.
Speaking of the bird flu, thousands of dead sandhill cranes (aka rib-eyes of the sky) in Indiana recently from the bird flu. Let's hope the bird flu doesn't mutate into something more transmissible between humans.
As far as skinnier people being more susceptible to the flu OR, I'm 5'11' and 175 lbs, similar to Betts size w/o the talent, lol.
Guess I've had the flu before, but I'd be talking decades ago, and my wife was a school nurse who saw lots of sick kids every school day.

Nobody knows what Betts has, but it doesn't seem to be respiratory. He says he has great difficulty keeping food down. Undiagnosed illness that started 2 weeks ago.

icon wrote: ↑25 Mar 2025 17:53 pm

JDW wrote: ↑25 Mar 2025 17:05 pm

icon wrote: ↑25 Mar 2025 13:01 pm I guess because it's a Cardinal, it must be bird flu.

Ha, good one.
Hope not, as that flu can be pretty severe when people contract it, but more likely a flu similar to what went thru the Illini BB team a month or so ago. Must be a pretty severe strain, as it drains them pretty bad for about a week it seems. Guess I shouldn't try to use that as an excuse for the Illini's exit from the madness last week.
Speaking of the bird flu, thousands of dead sandhill cranes (aka rib-eyes of the sky) in Indiana recently from the bird flu. Let's hope the bird flu doesn't mutate into something more transmissible between humans.
As far as skinnier people being more susceptible to the flu OR, I'm 5'11' and 175 lbs, similar to Betts size w/o the talent, lol.
Guess I've had the flu before, but I'd be talking decades ago, and my wife was a school nurse who saw lots of sick kids every school day.

Nobody knows what Betts has, but it doesn't seem to be respiratory. He says he has great difficulty keeping food down. Undiagnosed illness that started 2 weeks ago.

Goldfan wrote: ↑25 Mar 2025 20:20 pm

icon wrote: ↑25 Mar 2025 17:53 pm

JDW wrote: ↑25 Mar 2025 17:05 pm

icon wrote: ↑25 Mar 2025 13:01 pm I guess because it's a Cardinal, it must be bird flu.

Ha, good one.
Hope not, as that flu can be pretty severe when people contract it, but more likely a flu similar to what went thru the Illini BB team a month or so ago. Must be a pretty severe strain, as it drains them pretty bad for about a week it seems. Guess I shouldn't try to use that as an excuse for the Illini's exit from the madness last week.
Speaking of the bird flu, thousands of dead sandhill cranes (aka rib-eyes of the sky) in Indiana recently from the bird flu. Let's hope the bird flu doesn't mutate into something more transmissible between humans.
As far as skinnier people being more susceptible to the flu OR, I'm 5'11' and 175 lbs, similar to Betts size w/o the talent, lol.
Guess I've had the flu before, but I'd be talking decades ago, and my wife was a school nurse who saw lots of sick kids every school day.

Nobody knows what Betts has, but it doesn't seem to be respiratory. He says he has great difficulty keeping food down. Undiagnosed illness that started 2 weeks ago.

175 to 150 is a huge loss of weight for a pro athlete……this isn’t like Lance Lynn going from 325 to 300
Bigger worry is, how do they not know wha it is? Best medical care on the planet and clueless?

imetsatchelpaige wrote: ↑25 Mar 2025 22:24 pm Smells like covid.

icon wrote: ↑25 Mar 2025 17:53 pm

JDW wrote: ↑25 Mar 2025 17:05 pm

icon wrote: ↑25 Mar 2025 13:01 pm I guess because it's a Cardinal, it must be bird flu.

Ha, good one.
Hope not, as that flu can be pretty severe when people contract it, but more likely a flu similar to what went thru the Illini BB team a month or so ago. Must be a pretty severe strain, as it drains them pretty bad for about a week it seems. Guess I shouldn't try to use that as an excuse for the Illini's exit from the madness last week.
Speaking of the bird flu, thousands of dead sandhill cranes (aka rib-eyes of the sky) in Indiana recently from the bird flu. Let's hope the bird flu doesn't mutate into something more transmissible between humans.
As far as skinnier people being more susceptible to the flu OR, I'm 5'11' and 175 lbs, similar to Betts size w/o the talent, lol.
Guess I've had the flu before, but I'd be talking decades ago, and my wife was a school nurse who saw lots of sick kids every school day.

Nobody knows what Betts has, but it doesn't seem to be respiratory. He says he has great difficulty keeping food down. Undiagnosed illness that started 2 weeks ago.

Goldfan wrote: ↑25 Mar 2025 20:20 pm

icon wrote: ↑25 Mar 2025 17:53 pm

JDW wrote: ↑25 Mar 2025 17:05 pm

icon wrote: ↑25 Mar 2025 13:01 pm I guess because it's a Cardinal, it must be bird flu.

Ha, good one.
Hope not, as that flu can be pretty severe when people contract it, but more likely a flu similar to what went thru the Illini BB team a month or so ago. Must be a pretty severe strain, as it drains them pretty bad for about a week it seems. Guess I shouldn't try to use that as an excuse for the Illini's exit from the madness last week.
Speaking of the bird flu, thousands of dead sandhill cranes (aka rib-eyes of the sky) in Indiana recently from the bird flu. Let's hope the bird flu doesn't mutate into something more transmissible between humans.
As far as skinnier people being more susceptible to the flu OR, I'm 5'11' and 175 lbs, similar to Betts size w/o the talent, lol.
Guess I've had the flu before, but I'd be talking decades ago, and my wife was a school nurse who saw lots of sick kids every school day.

Nobody knows what Betts has, but it doesn't seem to be respiratory. He says he has great difficulty keeping food down. Undiagnosed illness that started 2 weeks ago.

175 to 150 is a huge loss of weight for a pro athlete……this isn’t like Lance Lynn going from 325 to 300
Bigger worry is, how do they not know wha it is? Best medical care on the planet and clueless?

scoutyjones2 wrote: ↑26 Mar 2025 09:57 am

Goldfan wrote: ↑25 Mar 2025 20:20 pm

icon wrote: ↑25 Mar 2025 17:53 pm

JDW wrote: ↑25 Mar 2025 17:05 pm

icon wrote: ↑25 Mar 2025 13:01 pm I guess because it's a Cardinal, it must be bird flu.

Ha, good one.
Hope not, as that flu can be pretty severe when people contract it, but more likely a flu similar to what went thru the Illini BB team a month or so ago. Must be a pretty severe strain, as it drains them pretty bad for about a week it seems. Guess I shouldn't try to use that as an excuse for the Illini's exit from the madness last week.
Speaking of the bird flu, thousands of dead sandhill cranes (aka rib-eyes of the sky) in Indiana recently from the bird flu. Let's hope the bird flu doesn't mutate into something more transmissible between humans.
As far as skinnier people being more susceptible to the flu OR, I'm 5'11' and 175 lbs, similar to Betts size w/o the talent, lol.
Guess I've had the flu before, but I'd be talking decades ago, and my wife was a school nurse who saw lots of sick kids every school day.

Nobody knows what Betts has, but it doesn't seem to be respiratory. He says he has great difficulty keeping food down. Undiagnosed illness that started 2 weeks ago.

175 to 150 is a huge loss of weight for a pro athlete……this isn’t like Lance Lynn going from 325 to 300
Bigger worry is, how do they not know wha it is? Best medical care on the planet and clueless?

It's not the best medical care on the planet

scoutyjones2 wrote: ↑26 Mar 2025 09:57 am

Goldfan wrote: ↑25 Mar 2025 20:20 pm

icon wrote: ↑25 Mar 2025 17:53 pm

JDW wrote: ↑25 Mar 2025 17:05 pm

icon wrote: ↑25 Mar 2025 13:01 pm I guess because it's a Cardinal, it must be bird flu.

Ha, good one.
Hope not, as that flu can be pretty severe when people contract it, but more likely a flu similar to what went thru the Illini BB team a month or so ago. Must be a pretty severe strain, as it drains them pretty bad for about a week it seems. Guess I shouldn't try to use that as an excuse for the Illini's exit from the madness last week.
Speaking of the bird flu, thousands of dead sandhill cranes (aka rib-eyes of the sky) in Indiana recently from the bird flu. Let's hope the bird flu doesn't mutate into something more transmissible between humans.
As far as skinnier people being more susceptible to the flu OR, I'm 5'11' and 175 lbs, similar to Betts size w/o the talent, lol.
Guess I've had the flu before, but I'd be talking decades ago, and my wife was a school nurse who saw lots of sick kids every school day.

Nobody knows what Betts has, but it doesn't seem to be respiratory. He says he has great difficulty keeping food down. Undiagnosed illness that started 2 weeks ago.

175 to 150 is a huge loss of weight for a pro athlete……this isn’t like Lance Lynn going from 325 to 300
Bigger worry is, how do they not know wha it is? Best medical care on the planet and clueless?

It's not the best medical care on the planet

imetsatchelpaige wrote: ↑26 Mar 2025 10:16 am

scoutyjones2 wrote: ↑26 Mar 2025 09:57 am

Goldfan wrote: ↑25 Mar 2025 20:20 pm

icon wrote: ↑25 Mar 2025 17:53 pm

JDW wrote: ↑25 Mar 2025 17:05 pm

icon wrote: ↑25 Mar 2025 13:01 pm I guess because it's a Cardinal, it must be bird flu.

Ha, good one.
Hope not, as that flu can be pretty severe when people contract it, but more likely a flu similar to what went thru the Illini BB team a month or so ago. Must be a pretty severe strain, as it drains them pretty bad for about a week it seems. Guess I shouldn't try to use that as an excuse for the Illini's exit from the madness last week.
Speaking of the bird flu, thousands of dead sandhill cranes (aka rib-eyes of the sky) in Indiana recently from the bird flu. Let's hope the bird flu doesn't mutate into something more transmissible between humans.
As far as skinnier people being more susceptible to the flu OR, I'm 5'11' and 175 lbs, similar to Betts size w/o the talent, lol.
Guess I've had the flu before, but I'd be talking decades ago, and my wife was a school nurse who saw lots of sick kids every school day.

Nobody knows what Betts has, but it doesn't seem to be respiratory. He says he has great difficulty keeping food down. Undiagnosed illness that started 2 weeks ago.

175 to 150 is a huge loss of weight for a pro athlete……this isn’t like Lance Lynn going from 325 to 300
Bigger worry is, how do they not know wha it is? Best medical care on the planet and clueless?

It's not the best medical care on the planet

The United States has the most expensive healthcare system in the world, but it ranks last in terms of performance when compared to other countries such as Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and the UK. The US is last or near last in terms of access, efficiency, and equity. And #1 in cost.

imetsatchelpaige wrote: ↑26 Mar 2025 10:16 am

scoutyjones2 wrote: ↑26 Mar 2025 09:57 am

Goldfan wrote: ↑25 Mar 2025 20:20 pm

icon wrote: ↑25 Mar 2025 17:53 pm

JDW wrote: ↑25 Mar 2025 17:05 pm

icon wrote: ↑25 Mar 2025 13:01 pm I guess because it's a Cardinal, it must be bird flu.

Ha, good one.
Hope not, as that flu can be pretty severe when people contract it, but more likely a flu similar to what went thru the Illini BB team a month or so ago. Must be a pretty severe strain, as it drains them pretty bad for about a week it seems. Guess I shouldn't try to use that as an excuse for the Illini's exit from the madness last week.
Speaking of the bird flu, thousands of dead sandhill cranes (aka rib-eyes of the sky) in Indiana recently from the bird flu. Let's hope the bird flu doesn't mutate into something more transmissible between humans.
As far as skinnier people being more susceptible to the flu OR, I'm 5'11' and 175 lbs, similar to Betts size w/o the talent, lol.
Guess I've had the flu before, but I'd be talking decades ago, and my wife was a school nurse who saw lots of sick kids every school day.

Nobody knows what Betts has, but it doesn't seem to be respiratory. He says he has great difficulty keeping food down. Undiagnosed illness that started 2 weeks ago.

175 to 150 is a huge loss of weight for a pro athlete……this isn’t like Lance Lynn going from 325 to 300
Bigger worry is, how do they not know wha it is? Best medical care on the planet and clueless?

It's not the best medical care on the planet

The United States has the most expensive healthcare system in the world, but it ranks last in terms of performance when compared to other countries such as Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and the UK. The US is last or near last in terms of access, efficiency, and equity. And #1 in cost.