mumps

Apparently, Mike (Cyn's son) has the mumps. There's a minor outbreak at UWM. At least it *was* minor - less than 20, last I heard. I think that number is going to go way up, very soon.

Mike drove to southern Indiana this weekend, with two friends. early saturday morning, he awoke with severe ear pain. The clinic gave him antibiotics for an ear infection. A few other syptoms eventually showed up, and a friend's mother (who is a nurse) said they were symptoms of the mumps. And he spent the weekend in close quarters with his friends. When he got home today, his roommate was displaying the same symptoms as he was a couple of days ago.

Transmission:
The mumps virus replicates in the upper respiratory tract and is spread through direct contact with respiratory secretions or saliva or through fomites.

The infectious period or time that an infected person can transmit mumps to a non-infected person is from 3 days before symptoms appear to about 9 days after the symptoms appear.

Mike was here on thursday night. And he had Cyn's car all weekend. Fortunately, that's not very close contact.

this is new

Normal human body temperature is 36.8°C ±0.7°C, or 98.2°F ±1.3°F. The commonly given value 98.6°F is simply the exact conversion of 37°C, and therefore has excess (invalid) precision.

contents of my art supplies drawer

brushes
watercolor set
Ebony pencils
pocket sketchbook
fountain pen calligraphy set
embosser
title for my scooter
X-Acto blades
litho crayons
india ink
nibs/holders
lead/holder
Rapidograph cartriges
colored chalk
gum eraser
two-dollar bill
oil pastels
more X-Acto blades (unopened 100-pack!)
3 protractors
4 French curves
adjustable French curve
drafting tape
7 triangles
2 scales
circle template
ellipse template
lettering guide
drafting brush
compass set

Now, I wonder where my colored pencils are...