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Tenneessee: The Picket County school system announced on Wednesday that all students will be staying home on Thursday and Friday “due to sickness.” Overton County Schools announced a similar decision on Tuesday.

Source of information.

1. WSMV.

https://www.wsmv.com/2026/03/05/second-midstate-school-district-keeping-students-home-avoid-spread-illness/

Update: March 5th

Its hard to believe just three days ago on March 2nd my loved one was under anesthesia having gall bladder surgery. She is doing oh so well! I remind myself its only been three days... so I write everything down .. gotta remain true to science and continue my masking around her and in the rooms she frequents so I simply can remain strong and illness free myself so I may continue to serve and protect.. typically if she was to develop any symptoms of most airborne illnesses or airborne diseases it would most likely be 3-5 days after initial infection...

however ...time varies depending on the virus or bacterium...

"for many common airborne illnesses. While the specific time varies depending on the virus or bacterium,

a 3–5 day window is a typical, average incubation period for many respiratory infections.
   
COVID-19: Symptoms typically appear 2 to 14 days after exposure, but with newer variants (like Omicron), the incubation period is often shorter, typically 3 to 4 days.
   
Influenza (Flu): Symptoms usually appear 1 to 4 days after exposure, with 2 days being the most common timeframe.
   
Common Cold: Symptoms often begin 1 to 3 days after exposure.
   
RSV: Symptoms usually appear about 4 to 6 days after exposure."

...Its all about masking and staying safe for that insidious incubation period.
The kicker here is that covid man! "Symptoms typically appear 2 to 14 days after exposure" While 14 days is rare "If you have been exposed to COVID-19, it is recommended to monitor for symptoms during this 14-day window.

To remind myself of the reality of time Here attached is March 2 2026 my loved in hospital bed just coming off of anesthesia in a very busy hospital after gall bladder surgery ... and here's me comfortable enough masking around her at home March 4rth, 2026...

...I'm gonna keep masking to stay safe and to stay strong! I'm masking accordingly to the scientific data that exists about incubation period. I am somewhat of a man of science and know that the only thing that separates me from falling prey to a possible covid infection is my mask. I wouldn't be able to  care for my loved one as well if by some chance she was exposed and infected with covid.Even if this is unintential or unlikely she got infected by a virus in the hospital settings and areas we follow science and play it safe by not taking chances whatsoever..

....its about the nature of viruses and how science works that we obey.. we obey laws of science not wishful thinking.. . We hope for the best.. but we defend ourselves none the less. There's no one to back me up if we get sick... I'm masking brothers and sisters! It will only make me stronger and more capable of being there for my loved ones if I mask according to the laws of how viruses work.

The modern Hippocratic Oath emphasizes prevention as a key responsibility, often stated as:
"I will prevent disease whenever I can, for prevention is preferable to cure". This pledge highlights that a physician's duty includes promoting health and avoiding illness, rather than only treating sickness...

.. that is what I am doing now by masking: I am preventing disease and illness and obeying and respecting the laws of viruses and their incubation periods when I mask!

The Masked Man

P.S.
Imagine also if I just threw caution to the wind and sat there in a waiting room totally maskless persons? Sitting there for hours with possibly sick people being boisterous, gregarious, or chewing the cud.. that's what kills people. My loved one gets out of surgery and then I come down with whatever was in the waiting room and give it to her , someone who is just recuperating from having gall bladder surgery and is 77 years old.. of course I masked in the waiting room. I couldn't live with myself if I hadn't masked around all the sick people..lol.. bless everybody's hearts but that's the real deal. She  will be 78 in less than a week! and I think we are gonna make it!  All I'm saying They don't tell you to mask in the waiting room but they should.

Colorado officials declare measles outbreak in Adams County after third person connected to school contracts illness.

Source of information.

1. CBS News.

https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/colorado-declare-measles-outbreak-third-person-broomfield-high-school/

3 measles cases reported in Placer Countym, California.

Source of information.

1. Ed Source.

https://edsource.org/updates/3-measles-cases-reported-in-placer-county-raising-californias-total-to-24

Measles outbreak prompts health alert in World Cup host Jalisco, Mexico...

ZAPOPAN – The Mexican state of Jalisco on Thursday issued a health alert and mandated the use of face masks in schools as a measles outbreak hit the state capital, a key host city for the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Measles outbreak prompts health alert in World Cup host Jalisco, Mexico

Public school students and teachers wear mandatory face masks amid a measles outbreak, during a ceremony at their school in Guadalajara, Mexico, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026.

Jalisco is the epicenter of the outbreak, with 1,163 cases confirmed this year and 2,092 suspected cases, according to Mexico's government.

The measles outbreak in Mexico began last year in the northern state of Chihuahua, after a Mennonite child fell ill while visiting relatives in a region in Texas that was suffering an outbreak. Cases surged in Mennonite communities — which have high rates of vaccine hesitancy — and have rippled out across Mexico in the country's biggest outbreak in decades.

LINK:
https://www.ksat.com/news/world/2026/02/05/measles-outbreak-in-mexico-prompts-health-alert-in-world-cup-host-jalisco/