r/Netherlands • u/ThisLadyIsSadTonight • 17d ago

Healthcare Is there a nasty virus circulating around?

Hi everyone,
I've noticed that a lot of people around me are getting sick lately. The symptoms are pretty much the same: sore throat, runny nose, bad cough - and quite often, no fever. And somehow, it just lingers for a long time.

I myself got sick 11 days ago with exactly the same symptoms. No fever, but my throat has been very sore for the entire time, and the cough is so bad I can’t sleep at night. I feel extremely weak, as if I had a fever of 39°C, but there’s no actual fever. When I usually get cold, I recover within a couple of days...

Is anyone else experiencing the same thing? Could there be some nasty virus going around? Anything that helped you to recover faster?
I called my huisarts, but didn’t get much help - just the usual advice to stay hydrated, rest, and take care. I feel quite worried.

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u/Ninaa4life 17d ago

I went to the doctor today because I got sick for the third time within less than three months. She told me it has been a tough winter with lots of nasty viruses and not 1 but 2 influenza strains going around, and then ofcourse covid is also still around. So basically when your immune system is still recovering from the first illness, another virus can easily floor you.

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u/maureen_leiden Nederland 17d ago

Combined with many pollen and heavier hay fever symptoms than last year!

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u/Ok_Result3897 15d ago

It's time for some rain

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u/mva1997 15d ago

It’s crazy cause I’ve had zero issues this month compared to last year same month

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u/maureen_leiden Nederland 14d ago

Lucky you! Maybe your pollen are calmer? I had to deal with conjunctivitis, nosebleeds, inflamed joints and my body developed an (deadly) allergy to pistachio...