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Recently, have you or someone you know suffered from any of the following:

  • Depression
  • Anxiety
  • Easily angered
  • Easily upset
  • Difficulty finding enjoyment
  • Redness of the cheeks or a loss of colour in complexion
  • Difficulty remembering (brain fog)
  • Confusion
  • Untypical red or pussy pimples
  • Head pressure / headaches
  • Stomach pain / bloating
  • Sore throat
  • Runny nose
  • Lack of energy / lethargy
  • Challenged immune system


If you have answered 'yes' to one or more of these, then chances are that you might be suffering from a new stealth virus.

This website will be a work-in-progress to ensure the medical community is aware of the severity of this illness.

I know a lot of you have questions. I will try to answer (and speculate) when possible.

From my research, this is what we know so far:

  • Once you are sick, you remain sick. There is no recovery, only a lessening of symptoms
  • Once you are sick, you are infectious to everyone around you
  • Initial exposure is a feeling of becoming very sick with "the flu". Some people may experience vomiting over a 24 hour period
  • A large percentage (not everyone) will suffer from uncontrollable voice trembling (this typically diminishes)

Some people will suffer from varying degrees of anxiety:

  • continual thoughts of impending doom
  • worried that your whole world will collapse
  • uncertainty of the future
  • worry about loved ones
  • worry about losing one's sanity
  • racing thoughts and unsure why

Some people will develop sensitivities to certain foods.

Because this affects the nervous system, people with the more advanced form may experience the following:

  • Numbness/pins-and-needles in the extremities (hands, feet, legs, etc)
  • Weakness in the legs and joints
  • Mild dizziness to a total loss of balance
  • Numbness/tingling in the face
  • Some people have reported losing consciousness for no reason
  • Some people have experienced heart-related events (i.e. mild heart attack)

BACKGROUND

For years now the Saskatoon Health Region has been warning the public of the following:

"Since 1889, pandemic influenza has occurred every 10-40 years. The last pandemic influenza was in 1968 and experts believe we are now overdue for the next pandemic. It is a question of when, not if."

Unfortunately, that time is now.

This virus does not have the typical symptoms of the usual virus. This virus is subtle, yet invasive enough to do damage. Please make your health care provider aware of the full extent of your symptoms.

I ask that you be patient as I find the time to build this site.

Please leave your comments, questions, or experiences below.

Take care,

Asklepius