i did not sleep last night.
i had full blown nightmares after reading the following.
this is def another yearly season of the “fuck yo guts up” bug.
when we travel to work or eat out,
we enhance our chances of getting that gut fucked up.
a few people i know caught this “no sir/no ma’am” violent diarrhea bug going around..

The norovirus, a hypercontagious stomach bug, is sweeping across the Northeast, causing schools to shutter and citizens to suffer from violent diarrhea and other alarming symptoms.

“It is incredibly contagious,” Dr. Alfred Sacchetti from Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Camden, NJ, told ABC News.

“Just one particle of the norovirus that you ingest will get you sick.”

Recent data from the U.S. Centers For Disease Control and Prevention shows that the Northeast — particularly Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York — has the highest positivity rate for the hypervirulent strain.

Cases generally spike around February and March when people are most likely to be holed up indoors and, therefore, are in close proximity to one another.

Sufferers commonly contract the virus by ingesting contaminated foods and liquids, touching tainted surfaces and interacting with people infected with the virus.

According to the CDC, people who get it from other people generally do so by caring for them, sharing food or eating utensils with them, or eating food handled by them.

Once infected, the patient can experience a host of alarming symptoms ranging from violent diarrhea to stomach pain and vomiting, which can cause significant fluid loss and eventual dehydration.

These complications begin within 12 to 48 hours after exposure and can persist for three days.

so in other words:

the words “violent diarrhea” scare me.
the problem i have with these type of viruses is having to go to work,
be on a crowded train,
and simply just being around nasty ass people.
you know some of these folks were raised in filth.

They get so fuckin’ snippy about WFH but when viruses like this run wild,
they expect you to still come to work and spread it around the office.
Like,
who gives AF about a damn sick day when your whole stomach is coming out your ass?
TF?

Foxhole:

Wash your hands thoroughly and carry hand sanitizer
Prepare your own meals until the coast is clear
Wipe the container your food came in down (like what we did with groceries during Rona)
Use a napkin when touching any surfaces on the train
Santize your hands after touching the surface your food came in constantly

if you happen to catch this stomach demon sent from satan’s laboratory:

Ima send you my prayers for your porcelain God
Ginger tea and carbonated water to help settle your stomach
B.R.A.T. DIET (Bananas, Rice, Apple Sauce, and Toast)
Sleep as much as you can
Pop an edible for the nausea
Tell them bitches at your job you are staying home to rest
Catch up on past entries on The Foxhole (What? I had to plug my shit.)
Don’t be outside cause ain’t nothing worse than the bubble guts in public

i think that’s it.
it’s a threesome of rest,
emptying out like you fleeting before a link,
and letting the virus pass.
stay vigilant.

article cc: here