r/albania 1d ago

Ask Albanians Hey guys is there some virus going around in Albania?

Some of my relatives that have been there this summer got all kinds of stomach issues and it seems to be contagious

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u/Lydeeh Tiranë 1d ago

It's the same as every year around this period. To me it seems like some sort of stomach flu or stomach bug as they call it. Sudden feeling of being unwell, no energy, vomiting/diarrhea.
Transmits very easily, goes away in a couple of days.

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u/Deli_Pjetra 1d ago

Many viruses, the biggest one we made it Prime Minister

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u/Kongzillaaaa 1d ago

Yoo😂

Ngl, having a PM that has his own podcast is dope

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u/Deli_Pjetra 1d ago

Yeah, try living in Albania and you’ll see how dope it is

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u/valentinolv Korçë 1d ago

Haven’t lived out there but have family that does and yeah it’s anything but dope

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u/HeisenBerger420 1d ago

Ive had it for 3 days seems to be getting better now, eat fiber and bland foods not many spices (rice and grilled chicken is my go to choice). Eat a few gut friendly stuff, yogurt and some pickle juice and youll be fine, if you get diarrhea or vomiting make sure to drink plenty of fluids afterwards

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u/alive28 1d ago

What country are you from? Me and a few other people got stomach issues from some bacteria from some water that albanians can drink because their stomachs are used to it but ours couldn't handle it.

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u/Stoic_Coder012 Jugor 1d ago

I'm albanian and a month ago approx we drank some of what we call "uje burimi" meaning a water that came from the mountain from natural source not the tap water, and later some days I became weak my stomach was dizzy and the other 3 relatives of mine had diarrhea vomiting etc etc, so I wanna come to the point that it is bad for us as well, when it comes to food and drinks there should be no funny stuff in there. p.s We made a complaint to the local health authority and nothing is going to happen ofc we know but we still did just because they bring you natural water from deposits and they may poison others too

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u/alive28 19h ago

we drank the mountain water before and it was fine but this we suspect we got from filtered water, after that we just bought bottled water to be safe

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u/Puzzleheaded-Win9898 18h ago

The water could be from the mountain but it can get contaminated on the way down

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u/Stoic_Coder012 Jugor 16h ago

It rarely is because of that because that's one of the cleanest forms of water and if that was the case they wouldn't provide it becauee all their clients would die, natural source water is one of the best there is

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u/AlfredPenisworth 1d ago

Wait what water is that?

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u/alive28 19h ago

it was filtered water

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u/Scared-Ad-3320 1d ago

Yes I had really bad puke two days ago. I had fast food just the night before and I thought maybe I got poisoned, but people have been talking about some virus spread. It was weird cuz it lasted just one day, I feel okay now :0

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u/JelloEvery8728 1d ago

Yes there is a virus going around some in my family are sick and also a couple of my friends

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u/ripviserion 1d ago

yes, everyone I know got sick. It's was my turn too today haha

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u/EvaMango 1d ago

Dont eat ice cubes

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u/Ardian_ 1d ago

From the symptoms I had, first vomiting and bloated stomach along with diarrhoea and lots of gas, 2nd couldn’t sleep, 3rd any smell made me want to vomit more, 4th body fatigue, 5th headache, 6th sweating and shivers.

All of that happened in the first day, 2nd day in the afternoon I was all fine again 😅

I didn’t get tested for what it was, but from the symptoms I thought it might have been the flu or influenza.

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u/brushcrush3 1d ago

I got really sick, puked my soul out and had a really high fever, a friend at the apartment had also contracted it. So I guess the answer is - yes.

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u/Professional_Fault55 21h ago

I had it too!! It was very sudden, puke my soul out too and then I was fine in 24hrs. Really weird

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u/Valtasek 1d ago

Yes, my fiancee just had it. And I had the same shit last year around september.

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u/wargandhi88 1d ago

Probably yes, i also had stomach problems all week

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u/Big_Flatworm_402 Malësor 1d ago

Yes everyone I know is suffering from this virus that you mentioned. You need to go and visit a doctor. Get well soon.

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u/Albdre Korca 1d ago

Influenza A reporting in

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u/NoScreen54 1d ago

dude, i had this shit too. many of my friends and relatives have had it, this was last week though. i dont know if it is still going on

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u/almo2026 1d ago

Yeah can confirm was in Vlore and went from healthy to leaky AF with nausea, lethargy and chills, lasted 24hrs then it happened to my friend as well. Thought it was food poisoning but we both ate different meals so must be a virus 🦠

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u/Electronic_Ad_6171 1d ago

Yes, there is one, if you catch it you become a sheep.

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u/Neat_Error_8141 1d ago

Yes! I got the same thing (stomach flu) last week (Sunday night through Tuesday night).

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u/Toni78 1d ago

Yes there is. It’s exactly what you described.

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u/Plastic_Match_8657 23h ago

Enteroviruses are common in this time of the year

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u/Flat-Bonus2395 22h ago

Just got back from my vacation in Albania (Vlore) and had diarrhea the whole day yesterday. I'm feeling a bit better today. I started feeling off the day I was leaving, probably because I drank water the day before from a fresh water source by the sea, where I saw people filling their bottles and gallons. That must have been it, since I drank bottled water throughout my entire stay until then.

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u/haris888 22h ago

Me and my friend also had diarrhea and had to vomit the whole night. It was first me with unconsciousness included, and then him. We ate almost the same food. Seems like it is really a contagious virus. Now our ofmther friend is sleeping the whole day, we wonder what is going on😅

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u/Ok-Faithlessness1399 22h ago

i puked my soul out yesterday had 3 iv drops in the hospital in vlore !! is crazy ( first visit to albania ) one to remember haha

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u/CheesecakeWest899 10h ago

I had covid two weeks ago in albania

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u/DarkestSurface 4h ago

Me and my brother just got it

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u/Dlsa_ 1d ago

Yes

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u/nice94bogu 1d ago

Yeah we have a lot. Mixed

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u/AlfredPenisworth 1d ago

Yes, kids and adults both experiencing this

Po, si te rriturit dhe femijet te prekur

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u/Prestigious-Poem-953 1d ago

I heard that a lot of people who were swimming in Vlore came down with a stomach bug. With the beaches being so crowded it wouldn’t surprise me

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u/Junior-Cake-1135 1d ago

I was in vlorë last week and got a stomach bug! Everyone in the hostel I stayed in was throwing up and bed bound

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u/Strange-Oil1930 1d ago

Yes, it’s called. We’re getting horny. And it’s a rock solid.

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u/AfterSwordfish6342 Përmet 1d ago

Nope

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u/AlfredPenisworth 1d ago
  • presents reality from reddit basement
  • refuses to elaborate

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u/AfterSwordfish6342 Përmet 1d ago

What is there to elaborate? How do you elaborate not being sick, or not knowing anyone thats sick?

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u/AlfredPenisworth 1d ago

You don't. You also don't say 'nope' to 'is there some virus around'.

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u/AfterSwordfish6342 Përmet 1d ago

You kinda do, he asked random people so hes getting random responses he then has to aggregate to get a good result

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u/AlfredPenisworth 1d ago
  • Is asked if there's some virus around
  • Has no information so answers 'nope'
  • Refuses to elaborate, aggregate this yourself

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u/AfterSwordfish6342 Përmet 1d ago

Dude how tf am i supposed to elaborate the nonexistemce of something. Please explain this to me and also to all scientists around the world they really wanna know how you proove a negative

Wheres your information from? Nothing in the news and all people around me are healthy

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u/Drejtori Kerkoj sekretare 1d ago

Jan semur njerzit rresht me kto qe thot ky. Stomak,te vjella diarre dhimbje koke. Jo te gjitha bashk por naj simptom 2 zakonisht.

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u/PecoMinella 1d ago

po ky virus quhet : ke 3 alternativa, duhet te zgjedhesh dy.

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u/AfterSwordfish6342 Përmet 1d ago

Se di un nuk njof njeri qe esht semure

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u/Drejtori Kerkoj sekretare 1d ago

Ska ardhur akoma ne permet semundja. Pytje jasht teme si esht rruga ne permet se dua ta vizitoj? Eshte krejt asfalt apo ka gropa e kshu?

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u/AfterSwordfish6342 Përmet 1d ago

Un rri n tirane plak po nejse

Ka vite qe esht rreg, e mire esht

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u/Drejtori Kerkoj sekretare 1d ago

Ke vendos permet te emri ku di un ku jeton ti. Rrofsh

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u/Vissi001 1d ago

Rruga per Permet eshte e rregullt me asfalt dhe sinjalistike vetem tek ura ka ca gropa dhe nje pjese e rruges (fillimi sa ben dalje nga aksi kryesor) eshte goxha e ngushte. Update-in e fundit per rrugen e kam nga viti kaluar.

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u/Drejtori Kerkoj sekretare 1d ago

Sbesoj te jet prishur se ska qarkullim te madh andej. Te falenderoj shum

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u/Vissi001 1d ago

Me beso ka qarkullim sa te duash. Me ka ikur truri tek llixhat ne Benje. Gjerman dhe austriake pafund me rulota dhe motorra. Mund te ishim max nja 10 shqiptare dhe 100 turiste.

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u/Drejtori Kerkoj sekretare 1d ago

Dhe un qe dua te iki tani ne sezon. Qr deshka marr me terezi me nejt naj nat vlore a diku me afer. E kam afer 4 ore larg nga ku jetoj.

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u/Vissi001 1d ago edited 1d ago

Eshte pak larg me Vloren. Te bie me mire ne Gjirokaster. Nqs e ke ne terezi futja nga Permeti ne Korce nga rruga vjeter. E kishte postu Fevziu para ca kohesh ne ig si rruga me e bukur ne Shqiperi.

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u/Drejtori Kerkoj sekretare 1d ago

Deshka terezis kjo se qenka bukur nvideo. Cik ore shum po un per pamjen dua te iki dhe te vizitoj vende te reja qe ka vendi yne.

Faleminderit

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u/WinterVivid8621 1d ago

No wtf u just got food poisoning maybe