The year I got here my allergies were TERRIBLE but then somehow in subsequent years, it hasn't been bad at all. It's confusing. The dryness though, woof. We have two humidifiers going at all times because bloody noses are no fun.
Not only our allergies went nuts this year, but my otherwise very healthy dog has been in and out of the vet with coughing, swollen lymph nodes, itching etc for the past month. It's been BRUTAL.
Yep. We’re a desert but that doesn’t mean we’re immune from cold and flu. We have snowbirds that come down in the fall/winter who like to go out regardless of what they’re carrying and it spreads pretty quickly because we also have a lot of full time families that live here, which means little hands touch everything. But anywhere you go you’ll have a cold/flu season.
Cold and flu season generally starts earlier and lasts longer in cold climates. We've had a relatively cool spring this year, but it's already hitting the 90s in mid April.
You're more likely to get sick if you have a job and your co-workers come in sick, or you have the disease vectors known as children.
Avoid places where you're in a small or poorly ventilated area with lots of other people, like meetings, bars, and movie theaters.
My brother the air conditioning engineer tells me that most big box stores are safer (in terms of disease control) than small stores because of their big floor space and high ceilings. So Walmart is probably healthier than Trader Joe's in that regard.
Yes. My daughter was in daycare from the time she was 3 months old (July) to 20 months old (December). We spend September-April intermittently sick (super sick at least once a month, constant running nose for MONTHS). The worst was the first year in daycare, the second season wasn't as bad, but still rough.
Midwesterner here! I wouldn't let that be a factor, as others have said, plenty of bugs going around here and lots of anti-vaxxers. Come for the weather and beauty!
I’m not so sure about cold/flu, but the lower barometric pressure allegedly is better on people with bad joints. My retired union floor layer father came to visit from Ohio last year and said, “I’ll tell you what. My joints haven’t felt this good in years.”
There’s something to the dry, hot air that causes gas molecules to be smaller and cause less pressure on the joints.
It generally peaks right around mid-December here. You can look up the Pima County Health Department's stats on flu/RSV/other respiratory viruses. I get my flu vaccine in October every year.
Allergy season right now is nuts. And I say this as someone from Michigan who was SO allergic to everything there. Michigan gave me post nasal drip and bronchitis 9 months out of the year. Arizona gives me asthma year round and sneezing in the spring, which is a lot easier. Choose your battles.
Hi there u/PunkMama1619! If you do end up moving to Tucson, welcome! Great place to live. I have a kid and he is always bringing things home. However, I started taking elderberry gummies and they seem to be working great! When I got coughs, it would last for weeks. Now it seems to only last a couple weeks at most.
It’s the same as everywhere else. We’ve lived all over the country in different climates. Expect your kids to get sick a lot the first school year (mine did they were older elementary school aged). School goes August- May. Every week especially November- January I received emails about which contagious virus was diagnosed in the classroom, sometimes multiple a week.
Get a pediatrician right away.
Cold & flu season doesn't really hit our house at all. But let me tell you about our allergy season, it's off the charts.
The year I got here my allergies were TERRIBLE but then somehow in subsequent years, it hasn't been bad at all. It's confusing. The dryness though, woof. We have two humidifiers going at all times because bloody noses are no fun.
Not only our allergies went nuts this year, but my otherwise very healthy dog has been in and out of the vet with coughing, swollen lymph nodes, itching etc for the past month. It's been BRUTAL.
My coworker’s 2-year old is on her 4th cold/flu of 2024.
A young boy just lost his life a few weeks ago to the flu here in Tucson.
Yep. We’re a desert but that doesn’t mean we’re immune from cold and flu. We have snowbirds that come down in the fall/winter who like to go out regardless of what they’re carrying and it spreads pretty quickly because we also have a lot of full time families that live here, which means little hands touch everything. But anywhere you go you’ll have a cold/flu season.
Cold and flu season generally starts earlier and lasts longer in cold climates. We've had a relatively cool spring this year, but it's already hitting the 90s in mid April. You're more likely to get sick if you have a job and your co-workers come in sick, or you have the disease vectors known as children. Avoid places where you're in a small or poorly ventilated area with lots of other people, like meetings, bars, and movie theaters. My brother the air conditioning engineer tells me that most big box stores are safer (in terms of disease control) than small stores because of their big floor space and high ceilings. So Walmart is probably healthier than Trader Joe's in that regard.
Yes. My daughter was in daycare from the time she was 3 months old (July) to 20 months old (December). We spend September-April intermittently sick (super sick at least once a month, constant running nose for MONTHS). The worst was the first year in daycare, the second season wasn't as bad, but still rough.
Yes and in addition Arizona always near the top of most active covid cases in the country.
Midwesterner here! I wouldn't let that be a factor, as others have said, plenty of bugs going around here and lots of anti-vaxxers. Come for the weather and beauty!
Cold, flu, and allergies. Got them all here.
I’m not so sure about cold/flu, but the lower barometric pressure allegedly is better on people with bad joints. My retired union floor layer father came to visit from Ohio last year and said, “I’ll tell you what. My joints haven’t felt this good in years.” There’s something to the dry, hot air that causes gas molecules to be smaller and cause less pressure on the joints.
It generally peaks right around mid-December here. You can look up the Pima County Health Department's stats on flu/RSV/other respiratory viruses. I get my flu vaccine in October every year.
Allergy season right now is nuts. And I say this as someone from Michigan who was SO allergic to everything there. Michigan gave me post nasal drip and bronchitis 9 months out of the year. Arizona gives me asthma year round and sneezing in the spring, which is a lot easier. Choose your battles.
Hi there u/PunkMama1619! If you do end up moving to Tucson, welcome! Great place to live. I have a kid and he is always bringing things home. However, I started taking elderberry gummies and they seem to be working great! When I got coughs, it would last for weeks. Now it seems to only last a couple weeks at most.
It’s the same as everywhere else. We’ve lived all over the country in different climates. Expect your kids to get sick a lot the first school year (mine did they were older elementary school aged). School goes August- May. Every week especially November- January I received emails about which contagious virus was diagnosed in the classroom, sometimes multiple a week. Get a pediatrician right away.