BIDS
Now that Dad is coming down with Isaac's ferocious cold, which, by the way, seems to have hit me harder than Isaac, we are in a complete quandary. How has the human species survived if babies are such efficient vectors for virus-delivery? And even more amazing -- how do day cares stay afloat? Are day care workers specially selected for their robust immune systems?
What is more amazing is that Dad and I have not *really* been sick, like stay-home-from-work sick, for about three years, and here you have it. There is the chance as well that we will have more bouts with this stuff in the months (days?) to come. A fellow blogger, also under the weather thanks to his little bundle of joy, has coined a new term for this: Baby-related Immune Deficiency Syndrome (BIDS). We hear you, buddy.
What is more amazing is that Dad and I have not *really* been sick, like stay-home-from-work sick, for about three years, and here you have it. There is the chance as well that we will have more bouts with this stuff in the months (days?) to come. A fellow blogger, also under the weather thanks to his little bundle of joy, has coined a new term for this: Baby-related Immune Deficiency Syndrome (BIDS). We hear you, buddy.
posted by Claire at 9:45 PM
2 Comments:
> How has the human species survived if babies are such > efficient vectors for virus-delivery?
That's exactly what I want to know. I'm truly surprised we're even around to discuss this issue. The answer must be that either we're weaker as a species now because of our modern, sedentary lifestyle and we need medicine more than ever to survive, OR the diseases floating around are a lot worse due to casual antibotic use and the proliferation of antibacterial everything.
benmac (Trixie's Dad)
Hey benmac -- Thanks for visiting our little blog. We think yours is the greatest! We also think you may be right regarding the weaker humans/stronger microbes theory, although it is still a little puzzling to me because our family is not all that sedentary. I have a theory that it all has to do with your baby sleeping through the night, as I have seen that others repeatedly exposed to my baby's illness, such as those who don't have babies themselves, or those with babies who sleep through the night, that these people do not get sick. Perhaps in uncivilized times nature selected for babies who slept through the night because they allowed their parents to also sleep and therefore to take better care of them and also to not get sick themselves.
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