5 weeks ago doctor said i had a virus no cold or flu like symptoms but tiredness difficulty sleeping chest pain and visual changes everything is shaking a bit the doctor does not seem to have anymore answers my question is can the effects of a virus last 5 weeks?
2006-10-03 03:53:09 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
A virus can last as long as it takes your body to fight it off. Viruses unlike bacteria do not have medicine to kill them. Not to get too technical, but viruses do not have the same cell casing protection that bacteria do. Their defenses are much higher and therefore are harder to kill. Once you penetrate the cell membrane of a bacteria and get inside, you can kill it. That's why they tell you to feed a cold (cold are viruses) because you are building up your own body's defenses (immune system) against it.
2006-10-03 04:00:17 · answer #1 · answered by Pretty 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Virus Lasting 3 Weeks
2016-12-12 03:48:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many viruses can last for months, like mononucleosis. While some can last for years and eventually create problems for the body resulting in death, such as HIV. Cold and flu viruses usually only last a couple of weeks. However, if you have a poor immune system all viruses and bacterial infections may last much longer for you than for a person of average immune system health.
2006-10-03 04:04:38 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
once you have a virus you have it for the rest of your life. It just takes different things to activate it again and again. so once you have a cold you have it forever same goes for chicken pox, herpes and cold sores they are all the same just different kinds of the same viral in infection but u can't kill a virus it just mutates into different forms
2006-10-03 04:05:54 · answer #4 · answered by tre_132mp 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've had viral phenonamonia. You could ask the doctor to check for it.
2006-10-03 03:56:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the effects will last until your body throws off the illness.
eat some yogurt containing acidophilus lactobacillus.
2006-10-03 03:58:02 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes it can.............it has to run it's course?????????????
2006-10-03 04:12:37 · answer #7 · answered by VICTORIA L 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋