We had an intelligent pediatrician growing up, and my mom wasn't any dummy either, so if we had a cold, we got chicken soup. The doctor didn't want to see us unless the fever was over 101 and we had other symptoms.
I've tried telling my friends that run to the doc for an antibiotic shot every time they have a cold that a) it won't work and
they're fucking up their immune systems.
I still find it hard to believe that doctors will give these people antiobiotics for viruses, it's cowardly of them, or just lazy. They should, instead, explain to people the difference between a viral and bacteriological infection and that the best treatment for a cold is homemade chicken soup and some nasal spray. I also use Eucalyptus bath crystals in a warm tub.
I think that this new pneumonia we're seeing is the direct result of antibiotic abuse worldwide. This is just the tip of the iceberg, I'm afraid. There are tons of viruses mutating out there now and someone had better come up with some new antibiotics or lots of people are gonna die.
Last edited by originalheather at Mar 29 2003, 01:14 PM