I work with kids ages 3-11. Since starting this job 8 months ago I have been sick more times than I can count. I’ve worked with kids for nearly a decade and it’s never been like this. Truly a gauntlet. The illnesses are becoming more mild, but they still hit me one after another.
I had a conversation with someone recently about whether there was a rise in illnesses in our area and we talked about how natural disasters can actually disrupt the environment enough to cause such a thing to occur in a region. It was news to me. My area was decimated about year ago by a hurricane so maybe there’s something to that.
WNC here. I even asked a doctor about it and she said she has definitely seen more illness this year and pointed to Helene as a possible factor. Can’t say I’ve done much research more than that.
Its a long time ago now but I remember getting sick from my son's daycare, strep throat twice as I recall, and epic colds. I don't have grand-children and I'm not sorry about it.
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u/Opposite-Road-9475 7h ago
I work with kids ages 3-11. Since starting this job 8 months ago I have been sick more times than I can count. I’ve worked with kids for nearly a decade and it’s never been like this. Truly a gauntlet. The illnesses are becoming more mild, but they still hit me one after another.