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EllieBC

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8. I remember hearing something similar once about small pox.

Reply to htuttle (Original post)

Tue Mar 24, 2020, 04:20 PM

Mar 2020

There was a guy on CBC radio, I don’t know if he was an author or what he was, and it was like probably at least 10 years ago now and he was talking about how at the height of the smallpox outbreak a lot of doctors said that they could tell if a patient has smallpox before they started exhibiting symptoms by a certain look they had in their eyes. And these doctors really couldn’t elaborate on it except to just explain that it was like a far off distant look with anxiety and panic even if the person wasn’t showing signs of anxiety and panic.

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Nurses claim a previously unreported coronavirus symptom in tearful CNN interview [View all] htuttle Mar 2020 OP

If red eye were the only symptom, what were marybourg Mar 2020 #1

The source was CNN. The CNN video is there on the linked page. n/t thesquanderer Mar 2020 #10

CBS affiliate posted CNN article Roland99 Mar 2020 #2

Here's the link to the CNN story Leith Mar 2020 #3

Who the hell goes to the hospital for red eyes? IronLionZion Mar 2020 #4

It's from CNN, not "fake news conservative media" thesquanderer Mar 2020 #11

New York Post and Newsmax are the ones sharing this story IronLionZion Mar 2020 #12

And RawStory, obviously. But the source is more important than the sharers. n/t thesquanderer Mar 2020 #18

I'll trust CDC and NIH to tell us the truth n/t IronLionZion Mar 2020 #21

I was an eye dr in nursing home for years GusBob Mar 2020 #5

Well in my area I would go with allergies as the pollen around here has been thick enough that it cstanleytech Mar 2020 #7

Since it clogs the lungs, oxygen depletion is probably the answer. appleannie1 Mar 2020 #14

Its a guess and not a very good one GusBob Mar 2020 #17

Oxygen depletion is a coronovirus symptom. Could they have oxygen depltion and the red... LAS14 Mar 2020 #15

See post 2 GusBob Mar 2020 #16

Maybe a heliotrope rash, like in poly/dermatomyositis? elias7 Mar 2020 #22

Makes no sense as if red eyes were a symptom then then the WHO would have said so as there is zero cstanleytech Mar 2020 #6

Good point GusBob Mar 2020 #9

I remember hearing something similar once about small pox. EllieBC Mar 2020 #8

I have 'dry eye' since I had cataracts removed. Mine are always red. appleannie1 Mar 2020 #13

Check this out LiberalArkie Mar 2020 #19

Your point? cstanleytech Mar 2020 #20