I'll start this blog post with the LGYIK, i.e. the most frequently asked question: Doctor, is there a virus now?
Of course, my partner and all my children immediately know that this was the question when they hear the stereotypical phrase "it's always there" in my phone conversation. And that's when the little devil secretly comes out of me, I try to imagine that someone is asking this seriously, literally. As if I were one of the most initiated virologists to whom the FBI, NASA, or any other organization with a name made up of letters would say in time: "Doctor! There is a virus! Yes, you heard right, there is, and not even one, it has just been detected for you, be be careful! God save the world!" How much easier it would be to ask if there are white-tailed marsupials or Balinese tigers. Science claims that these poor animals will die out in 2019. Shaking my head, I could answer that not really, but here, in Újpalota, there certainly aren't any. But there is always a virus. They have no intention of dying out, in fact there are more and more of them, they are multiplying amazingly, spreading virally. It's also important to know - don't just keep writing nonsense - that more than 90 percent of childhood illnesses are caused by viruses. So, if your child has a runny nose, fever, cough or possibly vomiting or diarrhea, it is almost certain that he has a viral illness. In such cases, early antibiotic treatment is completely ineffective and may even harm our little one. We have a very small number of medicines available against viruses. Symptomatic treatments remain, fortunately, evidence-based science is recommending fewer and fewer of these, as these diseases usually heal on their own.
I actually understand the "is there a virus" question. In fact, I understand the concern behind it. But there is always a virus!
