Shevi
@radicalchick24.bsky.social
Disabled former special collections archival processor and historian. ME/CFS and POTS since '04, Long COVID since '23, Chronic Migraine,
Connective Tissue Disorder, CSF leak, etc. 😷 Mask up! COVID isn't over! ♿️
She/Her
There will be cats 🐈⬛️
Connective Tissue Disorder, CSF leak, etc. 😷 Mask up! COVID isn't over! ♿️
She/Her
There will be cats 🐈⬛️
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Sharing these numbers because I wasn't aware of them myself. In the US:
* 1 in 5 unvaccinated people who get measles are hospitalized
* 1 in 20 children with measles get pneumonia
* 1 to 3 in 1000 die
If you're not immune, close contact with an infected person gives you measles 90% of the time
* 1 in 5 unvaccinated people who get measles are hospitalized
* 1 in 20 children with measles get pneumonia
* 1 to 3 in 1000 die
If you're not immune, close contact with an infected person gives you measles 90% of the time
Measles – NFID
Measles is a highly contagious respiratory disease that can result in severe, sometimes permanent, complications including pneumonia, seizures, brain damage, and even death
www.nfid.org
February 26, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Sharing these numbers because I wasn't aware of them myself. In the US:
* 1 in 5 unvaccinated people who get measles are hospitalized
* 1 in 20 children with measles get pneumonia
* 1 to 3 in 1000 die
If you're not immune, close contact with an infected person gives you measles 90% of the time
* 1 in 5 unvaccinated people who get measles are hospitalized
* 1 in 20 children with measles get pneumonia
* 1 to 3 in 1000 die
If you're not immune, close contact with an infected person gives you measles 90% of the time
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their brilliant work and a reminder to everyone who is studying, treating or experiencing a PEM:
PEM IS NOT A CHOICE.
PEM IS NOT DECONDITIONING.
PEM IS NOT ‘EFFORT PREFERENCE’ .
PEM is a physiological disease process.
PEM occurs in bodies that are experiencing metabolic
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PEM IS NOT A CHOICE.
PEM IS NOT DECONDITIONING.
PEM IS NOT ‘EFFORT PREFERENCE’ .
PEM is a physiological disease process.
PEM occurs in bodies that are experiencing metabolic
4/
February 12, 2025 at 2:22 PM
their brilliant work and a reminder to everyone who is studying, treating or experiencing a PEM:
PEM IS NOT A CHOICE.
PEM IS NOT DECONDITIONING.
PEM IS NOT ‘EFFORT PREFERENCE’ .
PEM is a physiological disease process.
PEM occurs in bodies that are experiencing metabolic
4/
PEM IS NOT A CHOICE.
PEM IS NOT DECONDITIONING.
PEM IS NOT ‘EFFORT PREFERENCE’ .
PEM is a physiological disease process.
PEM occurs in bodies that are experiencing metabolic
4/
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it as a crucial bread crumb in developing a more detailed
understanding of the pathobiology of PEM. Unfortunately, too often in science, we see that people with old ideas, big egos, power and privilege find curiosity and fresh ideas threatening to their chokehold on a field. 2/
understanding of the pathobiology of PEM. Unfortunately, too often in science, we see that people with old ideas, big egos, power and privilege find curiosity and fresh ideas threatening to their chokehold on a field. 2/
February 12, 2025 at 2:22 PM
it as a crucial bread crumb in developing a more detailed
understanding of the pathobiology of PEM. Unfortunately, too often in science, we see that people with old ideas, big egos, power and privilege find curiosity and fresh ideas threatening to their chokehold on a field. 2/
understanding of the pathobiology of PEM. Unfortunately, too often in science, we see that people with old ideas, big egos, power and privilege find curiosity and fresh ideas threatening to their chokehold on a field. 2/
It's so cute and looks great on you!! I'm always frustrated by how hard it is to find strawberry themed adult swimwear.
January 26, 2025 at 10:25 PM
It's so cute and looks great on you!! I'm always frustrated by how hard it is to find strawberry themed adult swimwear.
Makes me think of the Unicorn Tapestries being used to cover and protect potatoes during the winter.
January 25, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Makes me think of the Unicorn Tapestries being used to cover and protect potatoes during the winter.
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NIH staff learned Wednesday that any public presentations at conferences or meetings must now be cleared by a presidential appointee. They can attend conferences virtually, if there's no additional cost to the dept. And the travel agency contracted to book reservations has been cut off.
SCOOP: National Institutes of Health ordered by Trump admin to enact 'immediate and indefinite' travel suspension
"If staff aren’t able to travel, clinical trials will likely have to be put on hold," a source tells The Handbasket.
www.thehandbasket.co
January 22, 2025 at 10:53 PM
NIH staff learned Wednesday that any public presentations at conferences or meetings must now be cleared by a presidential appointee. They can attend conferences virtually, if there's no additional cost to the dept. And the travel agency contracted to book reservations has been cut off.
Up, I try to immediately log off and switch gears. I also have separate social media just for mindless scrolling through cooking, animals, etc. I'm watching a lot of comfort stuff, encouraging my cats to lay on my lap as much as possible to ground me and trying to cook comfort food when I'm able.
January 22, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Up, I try to immediately log off and switch gears. I also have separate social media just for mindless scrolling through cooking, animals, etc. I'm watching a lot of comfort stuff, encouraging my cats to lay on my lap as much as possible to ground me and trying to cook comfort food when I'm able.
This is something I'm really struggling with at the moment. I've got 6 months of post op recovery and my mobility and energy/ability to engage in activities is extra limited this winter. I'm trying to limit online time that touches on politics to a few minutes at a time. If I feel my heartrate going
January 22, 2025 at 4:26 AM
This is something I'm really struggling with at the moment. I've got 6 months of post op recovery and my mobility and energy/ability to engage in activities is extra limited this winter. I'm trying to limit online time that touches on politics to a few minutes at a time. If I feel my heartrate going