Virus infection

I went to the doctor yesterday to check up a rash I had since Monday. I thought it wasn't anything serious but it turned out to be Herpes Zoster or otherwise known as shingles. It is cause by the same virus as chickenpox but i only infects people who have already gone through chicken pox. More information please surf http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shingles . I knew this particular disease because it attacks people with AIDS. I watched a lot of AIDS awareness videos when i was in school. After chickenpox has subsided, the varicella zoster virus (VZV), the virus that causes chicken pox, remains dormant in ones body after suppressed by the immune system, but due to compromises in the immune system the virus will reactivate and cause Herpes zoster. What i mean by compromises is, from time to time, our immune system might get week because some reasons such as stress, weather etc. So there is a bigger chance to contract Herpes zoster at these times. Its not particularly dangerous but if left untreated it can effect the nerve system in a really bad way. But don't worry, i wont turn into a zombie, like Resident Evil. But it will hurt a lot since its related to the nerve system.

However the events that lead to the discovery of this virus infection were really interesting. Its like i was really destined to discover this virus and get treatment before it got bad. hmm, where do i begin...keep in mind i didnt think the rash was a serious problem

Tuesday night :

1. Liu Shu (AIESEC Trainee from China) took the adapter for the rice cooker to charge his mp4 player, so i could not cook rice

Wednesday :

2. I did could not cook rice to bring too work for lunch. So i went out for lunch with my colleagues. Lunch costs 5 euros so bringing rice from home really saves money. but im glad that day i went for lunch with my colleagues.

3. During lunch i asked Dominik about the rash i had and ask him how the procedure to go to the doctors and claim under insurance. I just casually asked in case i need to go to the doctors. he didn't know and told me to ask Mrs Hausdourfer (the office/HR manager). But since i didn't think it was urgent so i decided to ask her later in the evening, besides she was pretty busy most of the time.

4. Turns out that Dominik did tell Mrs Hausdourfer about what i said. Turns out that her son had the same infection not long ago. At first she also thought it was not serious, but after her son checked it out at the doctor, Mrs Housdourfer became more alert to the symptoms. She quickly came ad looked at my rash and said that we must go to the doctor.

5. Its good that Dominik told her right after lunch because

• i had only registered for insurance quite recently and have not received a medical card or any sort. So Mrs Hausdourfer had to call the insurance company and ask them to fax a letter to confirm my insurance. If she was informed later, there would not be enough time to take action, since the next day was a public holiday and i cant get the letter on a public holiday.
  
• All the clinics are closed on Wednesday evening (don't ask me why). So if Mrs Housdorfer was not informed i for sure couldn't know that there is an emergency clinic. Besides i wouldn't even know the procedure to begin with.

So, if either ONE of these events had not happen, I would be suffering for the rest of the week without medication... Seriously, if Mrs Housdourfer's son did not get the same infection, she wouldn't take my rash so seriously. If i cooked rice for lunch i wouldn't have gone for lunch and have the conversation with Dominik and he wouldn't have told Mrs Housdourfer. Everything is linked to each other....like a conspiracy.

Thats why, no matter how bad the events that happen to you are, don't despair, hang on, because it maybe meant to happen to allow a good result to happen, like what has happened here in my little ordeal ...think about it...

Tchuss