I was at #Costco today. Absolutely packed, even though it was late morning on an ordinary Tuesday. I will be happy when they build the second one we're supposed to be getting.

And out of the hundreds and hundreds of customers, and dozens and dozens of staff I saw, I spotted ... zero people wearing masks of any sort. I was the only one.

Lots of people coughing and sneezing and moaning about being sick, with a brutal flu going round, *and* another mystery virus, along with COVID of course.

FFS. It was the same the other day at my doctor's office. No one wearing a mask.

I think humanity - at least the North American varieties - is waving a big "Hey, viruses, we give up" sign.

#mask #virus #COVID #FFS #WearAMask #N95 #illness #sick #flu

Ushikuvirus: Newly discovered virus may offer clues to the origin of eukaryotes

https://www.tus.ac.jp/en/mediarelations/archive/20251219_9539.html

#HackerNews #Ushikuvirus #Eukaryotes #Virus #Discovery #Science #News

#bitcoin #bitcoinmining #virus #chronicillnessmemes #chronicillnesshumor #chronicillness #autoimmune #healthmemes #medicalmemes

#bitcoin #bitcoinmining #virus #chronicillnessmemes #chronicillnesshumor #chronicillness #autoimmune #healthmemes #medicalmemes

It finally hit me too. I haven't been sick in two years, but now it is my turn. This thing triggered a killer migraine and fever through the night, and now I just feel like shit, too tired to do anything, throat's wrecked, brain fog, and chills like it's freezing indoors. Everything hurts.

Take care of yourself out there.

"Cases will continue to rise until the influenza season peaks, likely in late December or early January. Most people will recover from influenza on their own. People with severe symptoms or other medical conditions should seek medical care."

https://www.who.int/europe/news/item/17-12-2025-more-than-half-of-who-european-region-experiencing-intense--early-influenza-season-driven-by-new-strain

#Flu #Influenza #SuperFlu #Pandemic #Virus

What if the best crop protectors aren’t chemicals — but the viruses living inside fungi?

In this video, we explore how mycoviruses could become powerful, self-spreading tools for sustainable agriculture — reshaping plant health from the inside out.

https://youtu.be/CGxSWkF762g?si=NERFkJY2J1bHdxFw

#fungi #mycology #agriculture #ecology
#aspergillus #education #academia
#phd_life #phdone #forest #mushrooms
#virus #mycovirus #crop #food #mycovirus #Science #nature #Farming #fungus #plants #foraging #Health #biology

What if the best crop protectors aren’t chemicals — but the viruses living inside fungi?

In this video, we explore how mycoviruses could become powerful, self-spreading tools for sustainable agriculture — reshaping plant health from the inside out.

https://youtu.be/CGxSWkF762g?si=NERFkJY2J1bHdxFw

#fungi #mycology #agriculture #ecology
#aspergillus #education #academia
#phd_life #phdone #forest #mushrooms
#virus #mycovirus #crop #food #mycovirus #Science #nature #Farming #fungus #plants #foraging #Health #biology

Influenza spagnola, ricostruito il genoma di un ceppo virale a partire da polmoni conservati in formalina per più di 100 anni.
Si stima che fra il 1918 e il 1920 la cosiddetta “influenza spagnola” causò fra i 20 e i 100 milioni di vittime in tutto il mondo: fu una delle pandemie più devastanti della storia. Ma quali mutazioni consentirono al virus dell’influenza A H1n1 di adattarsi agli esseri umani, e soprattuto di diventare così virulento?

@scienza @scienze #virus

https://www.wired.it/article/influenza-spagnola-ricostruito-genoma-ceppo-virale-polmoni-conservati-formalina/

Influenza spagnola, ricostruito il genoma di un ceppo virale a partire da polmoni conservati in formalina per più di 100 anni.
Si stima che fra il 1918 e il 1920 la cosiddetta “influenza spagnola” causò fra i 20 e i 100 milioni di vittime in tutto il mondo: fu una delle pandemie più devastanti della storia. Ma quali mutazioni consentirono al virus dell’influenza A H1n1 di adattarsi agli esseri umani, e soprattuto di diventare così virulento?

@scienza @scienze #virus

https://www.wired.it/article/influenza-spagnola-ricostruito-genoma-ceppo-virale-polmoni-conservati-formalina/

Single antiviral shot could offer better protection than flu vaccines

A long-lasting formulation of an antiviral drug greatly reduced people’s risk of a symptomatic flu infection in a trial, and should even be effective against new strains

http://archive.today/2025.06.30-172810/https://www.newscientist.com/article/2486276-single-antiviral-shot-could-offer-better-protection-than-flu-vaccines/
(archive)

#Science#Health#Virus#Animals#Vaccines#NewScientist

Single antiviral shot could offer better protection than flu vaccines

A long-lasting formulation of an antiviral drug greatly reduced people’s risk of a symptomatic flu infection in a trial, and should even be effective against new strains

http://archive.today/2025.06.30-172810/https://www.newscientist.com/article/2486276-single-antiviral-shot-could-offer-better-protection-than-flu-vaccines/
(archive)

#Science#Health#Virus#Animals#Vaccines#NewScientist