Why Do Browntail Moth Hairs Itch? Warning: If you currently have respiratory issues from these hairs, get off the web and dial 911. I got a few of these browntail moth hairs on me and wondered what all of you wonder. Why does this cause my skin so many issues? Is it just mechanical? Little sharp browntail hairs stabbing into your skin. Ow. End of story? Nope. " The present findings are consistent with the idea that the nettling hairs may serve as microneedles from which irritant substances may be liberated when penetrating into the skin, and that the resulting inflammatory reactions are attributable to combined mechanical and toxic effects ." So even as the skin is healing, the toxic effects happening under your skin are continuing. All of the current treatments are basically treating the skin itself without treating the underlying toxins. Oh, I know. Roll your eyes. "Toxins" is a very broad term. So what are we dealing with in these little hairs? I found
It's still early in the COVID-19 epidemic to really say for certain whether people can have COVID-19 in a truly chronic manner . But it is silly to say that the process is mysterious or even puzzling. Within the huge patient base of COVID-19 sufferers around the world, a few patients are more than likely to have lingering symptoms. All disease processes follow a spectrum and clearly COVID-19 runs the gambit from asymptomatic to death. So a few people will likely fall into the "not dying and not fully well" spectrum. A few people of the millions who have been infected will mean thousands of individuals will suffer a more low grade, chronic form of the illness. Despite the clear likelihood of its occurrence, we're seeing a disturbing pattern of disbelief about chronic COVID-19. Laypeople are largely disbelieved by both medical personnel and their families. That disbelief leads to a lack of follow up and testing so that we can know if someone who continues to have symp