Dirty Rush: It’s Contagious: Things we dread… when throughout the Sorority it SPREADS!

Summary

Podcast Summary:

Two Ts In A Pod – Dirty Rush: It’s Contagious: Things We Dread… When Throughout the Sorority It SPREADS!
Release Date: January 31, 2026
Hosts: Gia Giudice, Daisy Kent, Jen Kessler
Podcast: Two Ts In A Pod (iHeartPodcasts)

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Episode Overview

This episode dives into the less glamorous side of sorority life: the rapid—and often unavoidable—spread of illnesses and infections in communal college living. Gia, Daisy, Jen, and a series of callers candidly share personal stories (sometimes horrifying, sometimes hilarious) about catching and dealing with everything from meningitis and norovirus to hand, foot, and mouth disease and STDs, all while living in close quarters with dozens of other young women. The culture of party-going, sharing drinks, and living in confined spaces makes sorority houses prime territory for disease outbreaks—and the hosts and callers pull back the curtain to reveal just how wild, gross, and memorable these experiences become.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Realities of Disease Spread in Sorority Life

• The episode opens with Daisy and Gia acknowledging the “dirty” side of living in a sorority house: “We are talking about the grossest, the sicknesses, the nasty diseases. Right? The dirty diseases that start to spread through the house.” (Daisy, 03:18)
• Daisy admits she didn’t recall getting seriously ill, but notes, “If you Google, like, SDSU meningitis 2017…that’s, like, all over the news…me and one other girl…” (Daisy, 03:53)
• The “contagion” theme is explored largely through stories of outbreaks and intense fear of catching whatever is making the rounds in the house.

2. Personal Stories: Outbreaks & Trauma

Meningitis Outbreak

• Daisy’s Story: Daisy recounts being hospitalized for meningitis her freshman year—the severity and the fear instilled across campus (“all these girls were showing up getting spinal taps”—Daisy, 04:18).
• Hospital confusion, repeated misdiagnosis, and ultimate isolation were traumatic:
  “They were like, you guys, like, everybody has to, like, put on masks or…Everyone that came in was in, like, full on, like, covered and everything, and nobody could come in and see me.” (Daisy, 06:50)
• The event sparked mass panic: “So many girls…even if they had a headache…would go to the hospital…” (Daisy, 03:53)

Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease (Rebecca, Caller)

• Rebecca details catching what she thought was only a children’s illness, after a fraternity did an event at a local preschool (“Our brother frat…had done an event with the local preschool. And we had kind of heard that maybe hands, foot and mouth is going around, but…you have to go to the pre party in exchange.” Rebecca, 09:42)
• She describes the symptoms:
  “My like spot that I is like my weakness is like my throat…so he’s like, you have like all these like red dots, like in the back of your mouth…” (Rebecca, 10:54)
  “It starts in your mouth…then goes to your hands…like blisters.” (Rebecca, 12:04)
• The disease causes her to fly home, traumatizes her roommates, and gives her scars:
  “It honestly felt 10 times worse than strep throat…I literally found a picture the other day…it, like, came back in my flashback memories. I was like, please never show me that ever again.” (Rebecca, 13:06)

Norovirus (“The Most Contagious Stomach Flu”, Caller Savannah)

• Described as “food poisoning times a million” (Charlotte, 20:57), norovirus tore through sorority houses:
  “Picture, like, the absolute worst stomach bug, stomach flu, like food poisoning times a million. Unfortunately, it's extremely, extremely contagious. And living in a sorority house obviously is probably the worst place to have something like that spreading.” (Charlotte, 20:57)
• Many girls had to quarantine in guest rooms, one hospitalized for dehydration, and everyone’s biggest fear was simply being near a bathroom at all times.
  “I was basically bedridden for 72 hours. The only time I got up was to use the bathroom, and it was always in a panic.” (Charlotte, 23:09)

Herpes, Crabs, and STDs (Charlotte & Jen)

• “There was a lot of herpes that went around both and down there.” (Charlotte, 35:39)
• Story of oral herpes spreading through communal drinking shared at parties:
  “There was a guy in the fraternity…no one knew but he had a active cold sore herpes on his lips and we were all sharing and…some people did not (get lucky). And my friend woke up like a couple days later and she had a herpe on her mouth as well, as four other girls we know in different sororities who were also there that night.” (Jen, 36:11)
• Jen and Daisy discuss crabs (pubic lice), the importance of using condoms, the prevalence of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and how certain infections “stay with you for life.”
  • “Condon can’t save you from crabs. I even think you can get it…bugs can jump off onto a toilet.” (Daisy, 38:25)

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Memorable Quotes & Moments

• On the randomness and inevitability of getting sick:
  “I’m also a hypochondriac…whenever anyone got anything, I thought I had it.” (Daisy, 08:09)
• On dorm panic following a medical outbreak:
  “Literally so many girls from sdsu, especially in my sorority, even if they had a headache…would go to the hospital and the only way to test for it is to get a spinal tap.” (Daisy, 03:53)
• On sorority partying vs health:
  “We have to go to the pre party and then after, like, we'll just go out…we're obviously like all sharing drinks and blah, blah…” (Rebecca, 09:42)
• On how fast norovirus spreads in group living:
  “Honestly, people started dropping, like flies…I think the same thing happened in a different sorority, like, weeks later. And so it's crazy that it just like managed to make its way through and just like, take it out.” (Charlotte, 25:17 & 30:21)
• Sage advice:
  “You should not be sharing drinks and you should be wearing condoms.” (Jen, 37:33)
  “Safety girls. Well, that's awful.” (Daisy, 39:06)

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Important Segment Timestamps

• Intro and Theme Introduction: [02:54]
• Daisy's Meningitis Story: [03:18]–[08:04]
• Rebecca's Hand, Foot, and Mouth Story: [08:50]–[16:13]
• Savannah on Norovirus Outbreak: [20:43]–[30:48]
• Charlotte and Jen on Herpes and STDs: [35:26]–[39:06]

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The Episode’s Tone & Closing Thoughts

Spirited, unfiltered, and slightly irreverent, the conversation is equal parts gross-out, confessional, and service announcement for what NOT to do in Greek life. Hosts and callers alike don’t hold back—there’s an openness to both the messy realities of being young and away from home for the first time, and the importance of learning boundaries about your sexuality, health, and personal hygiene.

Bottom Line:
Sorority living is a breeding ground for more than just “sisterhood.” If it can go around, it likely will—so take care, trust your instincts, stay safe, and maybe think twice before sharing that fifth of vodka.

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Transcript

[Daisy Kent]

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[Rebecca]

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[Gia Giudice]

Welcome to Dirty Rush, the truth about sorority life with your hosts, me, Gia

[Daisy Kent]

Giudice, Daisy Kent, and Jennifer Kessler. Welcome back to another episode of Dirty Rush. Sorority houses are known for sisterhood parties and non stop cha. But what happens when something way less fun starts spreading?

We are talking about the grossest, the sicknesses, the nasty diseases. Right? The dirty diseases that start to spread through the house.

The worst, the outbreaks no one wants to have or ever know about. I'm honestly, on this episode, I feel like I'm probably going to learn about some that I don't even know.

Yeah. Yeah. I don't remember Daisy, like, really looking back, getting sick in the house. I really don't. But, I mean, it was a long time ago, but I know that you actually got really sick.

Yes, I got so sick. It was my freshman year, and living in the dorm, I actually got meningitis and a meningitis, like, outbreak at my school. If you Google, like, SDSU meningitis 2017. Like, there's a bunch of articles, and it was like, me and one other girl, and it was like, all over the news on that time when we got, like, admitted to the hospital, and it was crazy. And then literally so many girls from sdsu, especially in my sorority, even if they had a headache, because that's one of the signs of meningitis, would go to the hospital and the only way to test for it is to get a spinal tap. So, like, all these girls were showing up getting spinal taps.

My God. Yeah. Wow. Wait a second. So how did you figure it out? Do you just, like, what happened with the symptoms, the initial symptoms?

I was in the library studying with my roommate, and then we went back. It was probably like midnight. And I was like, my head's kind of hurting, but I used to always get headaches. So I took some Advil or Tylenol, fell asleep, woke up at like 3, and I was like, oh, my gosh, it hurts so bad. So took more of whichever one I didn't take.

[Charlotte]

And.

[Daisy Kent]

And then I woke up in the morning and I was like, I cannot go to class. And she was like, you have to like, we. We're gonna have a quiz today. And so then I went to class and I was like, sitting there, and it was like, biology. Yeah. And it was like, biology World of Animals. I had a hat on and my sunglasses, and I just, like, was not paying attention. And all of a sudden, I, like, turned to look at her, and there was just a shocking pain. Like, it was the worst headache I've ever heard. And it just, like, went down my spine, and I just got up, and I walked straight to the doctor on campus. And I was like, something's really wr. They were like, we think you might have meningitis. And so then.

Wow.

Sent me to a hospital. And then that hospital said I just had a migraine and to go home. So then I went home to my dorm room, and I was sitting there, and all of a sudden, like, I. This was probably, like, a couple hours after I had left the first hospital. And I was sitting there, and I was like, I. All of a sudden, I couldn't feel like I couldn't move, and I was, like, laying in bed. It was crazy. So then a guy that lived down the hall came to our room. He was, like, one of my really good friends. Picked me up, like, carried me downstairs. My roommate's brother was a senior at the time when we were freshmen, and so he came and picked us up. Drove me to, like, a different hospital that he knew was, like, a better one. I think we were at Scripps there. But then they, like, right away, like, they took me back right away. And then I, like, budget the whole, like, everyone in the line, and they just, like, brought me back. And then we were in there, and it was like, my roommate, her brother, and then a nurse. And then a doctor came in. He's like. And they were like, there were a couple other nurses in there. He was like, everyone needs to get out. Besides, like, my roommate and the nurse.

They were like, you guys, like, everybody has to, like, put on masks or. Right? It's like, yeah, everyone.

Everyone that came in was in, like, full on, like, covered and everything, and nobody could come in and see me.

[Charlotte]

Yeah.

[Daisy Kent]

I can't even imagine being a friend. Yeah, right. And get menitis. My husband got meningitis, and it was bad. I didn't actually. Men. But he talks about it, how it's really a. It's not fun at all. It's horrible and scary, so. Oh, yeah. I can't imagine little Daisy. Little freshman Daisy getting.

I know. It was crazy. And then my mom flew out, like, right away because you can, like, dive from it, so.

I know. So was it your first semester? Do you remember?

Yeah, it was My first semester, it was end of October because I remember being so bummed that I missed Halloween.

Yeah, that's like, the worst. I just can't imagine. You're brand. Everything is brand new. You're trying to have a good time, you're trying to acclimate, and then this. I'm surprised you went back. And if I was your mother, I probably wouldn't have let you.

I know. It was crazy. I went home for, like, a good amount after because I was, like, so weak and I had lost so much weight, and so I, like, needed to, like, get healthy.

Well, listen, we're gonna bring in our first caller to tell us another crazy story. This is like, I'm. I'm feeling like I'm glad we scheduled it now because I haven't had anything to eat in a couple hours, and I probably won't. I'm also a hypochondriac. Well, we can talk about that later. But, like, in college, whenever anyone got anything, I thought I had it. If I was sick in college, I would get. Oh, my God, I would lose my mind. Like, oh, my God, this is it. This is, you know, this is the big one.

[Charlotte]

Yeah.

[Daisy Kent]

And I'm like, yeah, well, good thing you're not. Good thing you're not going into college right now after talking about all.

Thank you. Well, still probably gonna be busy tonight thinking, like, oh, I think that headache went right down to my spine. Yeah, right. Okay, you guys. So we are going to welcome in Rebecca.

Hello, Rebecca.

Rebecca.

I feel like so many weird things happen in college. So tell us about what you experienced.

[Rebecca]

I feel like I definitely got a fair share of diseases while I was in college. From black mold into my dorm to also hand, foot, mouth.

[Daisy Kent]

Hand, mouth. My kids got that. That's. I thought that was like just a little kid's disease. That disease.

[Rebecca]

It's from preschoolers, actually. And it was crazy because I was still living in the dorm. So I was in a triple. And it's kind of one of like the nicer ones. Like, all the other ones have communal bathrooms, but ours bathroom was inside our dorm, which I was like, thank goodness, because I was already so nervous about going and, like, having communal bathrooms. But I had two other roommates. We were in bunk beds and we were going out.

[Daisy Kent]

We.

[Rebecca]

It was post initiation. I think this was like. This was fresh new year. So 2022. Yeah, we had just been initiated and we were like, going out and it was like the pre parties and exchanges. I know the best times. Our brother frat was sae and they had done like an event with the local preschool. And we had kind of heard that maybe hands, foot and mouth is going around, but in order to go out, oh my God, school, you have to go to the pre party in exchange. So we were like, what if we get it? Like, we have to go out like us freshmen, like, following all the rules, right? Like, we have to go to the pre party and then after, like, we'll just go out, we'll have fun and do whatever. And so we're obviously like all sharing drinks and blah, blah. And the next week, I am so sick. And for me, I'm one of those people, like, my like, spot that I is like my weakness is like my throat. Like, I will get stress throat, a terrible, like, sore throat. And that's when I know I'm like, sick, sick. And so I was going in, I was like, okay, maybe it's just strap. Like, we'll see. And like, my roommates was a doctor, so we were FaceTiming him and he was like, here, like, open your mouth. Like, let me see. Like, what are you feeling? Like before, I was going to like, the local, like, school nurse, like, Calpoli, I was like, please, if I need anything, rather than going there. So he's like, you have like all these like red dots, like in the back of your mouth. And I was like, oh, my gosh. I feel like that's not strap. I feel like maybe it could be mono, but like, I had it once, like in high school. So I was like, I feel like you only get that once. Right?

[Daisy Kent]

Right?

[Charlotte]

Yeah.

[Rebecca]

And so anyway, I. It was like set in our group me like a hundred times. Like, all the guys have hand. And so I told my roommate that and I told her dad and he was like, didn't want to say it to me, like on the FaceTime. So he was like texting her on the side. Like, I think she has that.

[Daisy Kent]

Like, why wait? Because it's just like you think that he thought you were going to think it's so grosser.

[Rebecca]

Like, who just freak out. Like, I don't want to be the barrier of bad news. Like, you can tell her.

[Charlotte]

Yeah.

[Rebecca]

Plus it's like me telling my mom. I was like, mom, I have hands, foot, mouth. She's like, you're lying. Like, that's a joke. Like, preschoolers get that. Like, how did you. And I was like, no, like, seriously, I have it. And so I went to the doctor, like the next day and like, it kept getting worse. Like, I had it all over my Hands. It looked like.

[Daisy Kent]

It's, like blisters, right?

Yeah.

[Rebecca]

So it starts in your mouth, I guess, like, depending on the person, it starts in your mouth, and then, like, goes your hands. And then my roommates were like, you need to, like, leave.

[Daisy Kent]

Like, we.

[Rebecca]

It's like, such a tight area in there. You feel like you're in, like, one little, small, like, cubicle, and it's like. Yeah. And so luckily, I told my mom. I was like, mom, like, I think I need to fly home, because, one, I don't want to give my roommates this. And two, I'm literally thought I was gonna die because it was so bad. Hands were itching. They were hurting. It was, like, blisters. And it was like, my freshman year, I was like, I. Class started.

[Daisy Kent]

That's horrible.

[Rebecca]

I know.

[Daisy Kent]

How long did it last for?

[Rebecca]

It honestly lasted, like, a good chunk of time. I. They put me on, like, antibiotics, and it, like, started to get better, but then I had, like, these weird, like, scarring on my hands, and, like.

[Daisy Kent]

Yeah.

[Charlotte]

Are you still.

[Daisy Kent]

You're not still scarred from it, are you?

[Rebecca]

No. Thank gosh. Imagine four years later, five years later.

[Daisy Kent]

Yeah.

[Rebecca]

And then in my mouth, it, like, started to get better, but it, like, honestly felt 10 times worse than strep throat because I think, like, bumps in there, like, it's so funny. I literally found a picture the other day. It, like, came back in my flashback memories. I was like, please never show me that ever again.

[Daisy Kent]

Like, oh, my gosh. So it's still, like, traumatic.

Were you. Was your roommate freaking out? Like, don't give it to me. Or did they handle it?

[Rebecca]

They were very sweet. It was, like, me and one girl that, like, chose each other from, like, Instagram, and then, like, our, like, random roommate who was the sweetest girl ever, but she, like, did not rush a sorority. Like, she didn't understand the concept of, like, going out and, like, doing all that stuff. So she's, like, this, like, I think, scared her even more and, like, validated her decision why she, like, did not want to rush and, like, go through any of it or even, like, go out.

[Daisy Kent]

Right.

[Rebecca]

I was like, gosh, no. You have to still, like, this is just, like, the most extreme thing ever.

[Daisy Kent]

Right?

[Rebecca]

I was more at the beginning, like, what is this? Like, I had not really even heard of it, like, seen it.

[Daisy Kent]

Oh, for sure. I don't think I knew what that was. I actually learned what it was last year because I was watching this Netflix show. What is it called? Oh, it's called, like, Receivers, about, like, Different NFL receivers. And it was like Almond Ross. St. Brown had it during one of the games, and he was like, it was the most painful thing, like, catching the ball.

[Rebecca]

I feel like it spreads so easily, too, especially with it being on my hands.

[Daisy Kent]

Yeah.

Did all the boys know, like, were they. Were they all getting sick?

[Rebecca]

Yes, they were, like, all six. So, like, after it was, like, probably, like, a week since they had done, like, the, like, little charity, like, event. I think they had to go, like, and, like, read books to, like, the little kids, which was so. We're like, oh, my God, how sweet of them. And then.

[Daisy Kent]

Right.

[Rebecca]

Bring us this, like, nasty thing. But I mean, like, I feel like that's kind of like what you get from, like, sharing things at, like, free pricing exchanges and stuff.

[Daisy Kent]

Oh, for sure. And I feel like at college, everyone's just like. They're just going out, and even if they're sick, people still go out.

[Rebecca]

Still go out. And, like, just, like, don't even think twice. Which I feel like. Oh, gosh, you didn't really even think about that. But it honestly lasted for them, like, a good period of time because it was like, all of them living in the chapter house, and then it was like, some of them had it, and then, like, another group people had it because, like, they didn't know they had it, and they just kept spreading it all over.

[Daisy Kent]

Did your friends have it?

[Rebecca]

Yes, a lot of my friends have it. They did stay in one room together. I'm like, no, I need to go home. Like, I am, like, so, like, grossed out about that stuff. And I, like, couldn't even believe I had it. I was like, I go home and, like, be nurtured by my mom and,

[Daisy Kent]

like, yeah, oh, my gosh, for sure. That sounds so painful.

[Rebecca]

Yeah, it was definitely painful. One of, like, the most painful, like, sicknesses I've had.

[Daisy Kent]

You know, it's funny because I remember, like, I don't even remember that my kids had it, but I know all. There are so many little ones that got it. When my kids were growing up, I didn't even realize it was so painful. I thought it was just, like, you would all of a sudden see, like, a rash on their. The bottom of their foot or something. Was that. But I can be remembering it wrong.

[Rebecca]

Yeah. I don't know. Maybe, like, as you get older, it's like, either like, more intense, less intense, like, who knows? Or if I've had it. But I was like, yeah, you didn't get this in preschool. Now you're getting it your freshman year. Of college.

[Gia Giudice]

Right?

[Daisy Kent]

Right. Yeah, it's so crazy.

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[Daisy Kent]

Okay, we have our next caller in and it is Savannah. So Savannah, I heard a little bit prior only like the name of what it is, but what is Norovirus?

[Charlotte]

Yeah, so Norovirus was something that I think spread through my school. Last year in the spring, it was spreading around the US And a lot of people had really, really crazy cases of it. But basically picture like the absolute worst stomach bug, stomach flu, like food poisoning times a million. Unfortunately, it's extremely, extremely contagious. And living in a sorority house obviously is probably the worst place to have something like that spreading.

[Daisy Kent]

Definitely.

[Charlotte]

Yeah.

[Daisy Kent]

I was, I was just thinking, because I don't Even know, I'm 57, I don't really even know what it is. I don't remember ever having it or my kids having it. But literally, weirdly, today I was with this woman and she was carrying something called like prequel in her car. Like, oh, what's that? She said it's to prevent neurovirus. And I Am constantly putting it on my hands because I'm so paranoid about it. I'm thinking, what is the big deal about neuro? I don't. I never really, like, I never really heard of it. Had you, Daisy?

No, I haven't. Until literally right before we got on this.

Right.

[Charlotte]

It had a similar spread in terms of the spreading of it. I think, honestly, the closest equivalent would be Covid, just in terms of how quickly and how easily it can spread. But it's. It's just. It affects a very different part of your body. It affects.

[Daisy Kent]

Right.

[Charlotte]

Basically, if you were to get food poisoning, that's exactly what would happen to you. So it's the full, like, throwing up, stomach issues.

[Daisy Kent]

Yeah, yeah. Oh, you got. Do you know, like, I mean, it was. I know you said it's so contagious, but was there one person who. Or were you the first person you knew that got it? Did you spread it anywhere?

[Charlotte]

The funny story is I actually didn't even know I had it, which I think might be the worst part, because I genuinely thought I had food poisoning. And when you have food poisoning, obviously, you know, you are personally affected. And it's awful, but at least, you know.

[Daisy Kent]

Yeah, it doesn't.

[Charlotte]

You're right. I thought that I was, like, just dealing with a really bad bout of, you know, some sort of expired burrito situation.

[Daisy Kent]

Yeah.

[Charlotte]

But it turns out I actually was basically bedridden for 72 hours. The only time I got up was to use the bathroom. And it was always in a panic. It was always in a rush.

[Daisy Kent]

Oh, for sure. Were you, like, so dehydrated?

[Charlotte]

Oh, my God. I. I remember, like, uber eatsing. Like, uber eatsing. That's not even a term. But, like, I just remember constantly having to have gatorade in my room. And the only thing for 72 hours I could stomach was saltines. But I really just thought that I had some sort of bad food poisoning. And then the next week, I ended up going to my sorority house for dinner and I sat down with three of my friends and they were all chat, chatting, and I was late to the conversation, so I didn't know what they were talking about. And they were saying, oh, my gosh, like, I'm so glad I'm better. It was so hard last week to be in the guest room and I'm listening to them. I'm like, what do you mean? And they had said that multiple of the girls in the house had to quarantine in guest rooms of our sorority house because it had spread through. And we Exchanged side effects. And it turns out all of us had the exact same experience and then all been feeling the same way for at least three days straight.

[Daisy Kent]

In my sorority, we, like, all had, like, everyone kind of, like, shared, like, the bathroom, and it was like, stalls. Is that how yours was?

[Charlotte]

Yeah. So our. Our bathroom situation is each bathroom has, like, three. Not really stalls, but each has, like, three private bathrooms in the same area as, like, the showers and stuff. So there's just, like, absolutely no. Like, there's no way to avoid cross contamination or anything like that.

[Daisy Kent]

Like, if you go. I mean, you thought you had food poisoning, do you go to. Does the doctor. I don't know, like, take a swab or to even know that you have it?

[Charlotte]

Yeah. So it is, like, a similar. It's a similar process to Covid. I don't. Yeah, it's a similar process to Covid in which, like, you can go to the doctor and ask for a test. Most of the time, what they'll tell you is. Is simply to quarantine. And it's just something that as soon as you get it, like, you. There's kind of no hope to avoid. It's like, if you're exposed to it, you're gonna get it.

[Daisy Kent]

Oh, my God. That's awful. So, like, you're in the house about giving it to other people. Did it go. Did it just spread so quickly?

[Charlotte]

Yeah. So honestly, people started dropping, like flies. I remember. I mean, since I didn't live in the house, I didn't even realize, like, how bad it was until the next week. Yeah, I literally was off the grid for, like, a week. Like, I swear my friends were like, where are you? Are you okay? I'm like, I am bedridden. Like, I cannot move. I had to. Obviously, professors let them know I couldn't come to. Like, I literally didn't go to class for three days because I was worried if I wasn't next to a bathroom, like, something was, like. It was. It was bad in terms of it actually, like, spreading through my sorority house. I think it was a bit of a similar situation because two years prior, in my sorority house, we had a different chef, and apparently he was unfortunately known for oftentimes giving, like, uncooked chicken. And, yeah, girls were used to getting food poisoning, and so I think that's horrible. It was bad.

[Daisy Kent]

How many times before you fire the guy?

[Charlotte]

I know he will. He did get fired, and the new chef is awesome, but I think some of those older girls were like, oh, my gosh. The new chef is also yeah, like, it's from that. It's from that. And so, again, no one really knew because I think kind of similar to what you guys were saying, like, who we've. I, like, who knows what norovirus is? Like, I don't think. Didn't have the same sort of effect as Covid in terms of, like, everyone knowing about it. So a lot of people just assumed, like, oh, it's not anything, like, super crazy.

[Daisy Kent]

Did anyone have to go to the hospital?

[Charlotte]

One girl had to go to the hospital. Yeah.

[Daisy Kent]

Okay.

[Charlotte]

One girl was in the hospital for a week, and I think it had more to do with dehydration and a lack of fluids that she had to be pumped up to an iv.

[Daisy Kent]

Oh, for sure.

And everyone had me, like, the worst stomach stuff, nausea and throwing up. To me, that's the worst. I mean, yeah, there are things that are worse, but, like, worse than a throat thing. Worse than. Like, it's just like, that. The nausea is so horrible. I can't imagine it going on for that many days.

[Charlotte]

Right. Yeah, it's bad. It's also bad because even for me, for three days, to not have proper food and not have proper nutrients.

[Daisy Kent]

Right.

[Charlotte]

You genuinely can tell, like, oh, this. Like, I don't feel myself. And I can't imagine, like, my friend who was in the hospital for a week, I remember she came back and everyone was, like, just feeling super, like, are you okay? Like, are you? Just because it's. It is scary. It's also scary to. To think it's something that you'll pass in, like, 24 hours and then sticks with you for a while.

[Daisy Kent]

Oh, it's crazy because. How long did you say it was? Like, three days.

[Charlotte]

I had it for three days, and I think I had it. Honestly, three days was insane, but I think I had it better than most because I was in my own quarantine. I lived in a. Like, a small room, and I was able to just kind of hunker down for a couple days and just, like, literally talk to no one, do nothing.

[Daisy Kent]

Imagine, like, being sick and then the girl next to you is puking next to you. I mean.

[Charlotte]

Yeah, yeah.

[Daisy Kent]

Feeling sick, like, that is, like, horrible. Like, right when you're like. Like until you're, like, right about to throw up, just, like, sitting there, like, you can't think of anything.

[Charlotte]

The nausea was so. Honestly, so bad, and unfortunately, I don't know what I did to deserve it. I had more of the stomach rather than the nausea. So, like, okay, like, I had, like, cramping that I Cannot even explain the amount of pain. It was. Oh, my God, it was so bad. It was genuinely the type where, like, the only thing you can do to have any sort of relief is like, fetal position. Like, that's your only.

[Daisy Kent]

Oh, my God.

[Charlotte]

Yeah.

[Daisy Kent]

At any point did you think about going to the hospital?

[Charlotte]

Honestly, I made a mental note. I said, if this goes past 72 hours, I need to like. Yeah, doctor. Because it was at the point where, like, I was more so worried about not getting proper nutrients and, like, being able to. Oh, like anything.

[Daisy Kent]

I mean, that's a long time without having any food or water.

Did your mom freak out?

[Charlotte]

Oh, my God. I tried. Well, I tried to explain it to my parents and they were more. My mom has, like, the craziest, like, gag reflex. She was like, no, she literally didn't let me explain it. She was like, I am so sorry you're going through that and hung up the phone. She's like, I can't. I can't listen. I can't listen. So I think they didn't really get how bad it was because I almost. I don't want them to freak out. They're not like, they don't live in the city with me, so, like, there's nothing they can really do about it. And honestly, I think my mom was grateful I didn't give her more details. Yeah.

[Daisy Kent]

Did they ever even send her the podcast? Did the school ever send out something like, on campus, like, saying this is going around?

[Charlotte]

To be honest, my school sends things like that all the time. All the time. It's not just like, health wise, but they're just constantly sending news blasts. Constantly sending like, yeah, safety updates and news about the local area. And I think if anything like that was actually sent, no one would have even like, read the email. Like, it's like, I don't think anyone would have. Would have kept an. Kept an eye out for any sort of update.

[Daisy Kent]

Yeah.

[Charlotte]

And I think the same thing happened in a different sorority, like, weeks later. And so it's crazy that it just like managed to make its way through and just like, take it out.

[Daisy Kent]

Yeah, well, I mean, listen, it's something to remember. Maybe it's a great memory. You can commiserate with all the other girls. Right. Think I ever got anything when I was in living in the sorority house? I don't think I did, but yeah. I mean, it just sounds so miserable.

[Charlotte]

Yeah, it's definitely a fun. Maybe not something I'll remember positively, but it's definitely something I'll remember exactly. I'll Remember it.

[Daisy Kent]

Sorry.

[Charlotte]

Yeah.

[Daisy Kent]

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[Jill Winterstein]

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[Jill Winterstein]

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[Ben Higgins]

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[Daisy Kent]

Our next caller is Charlotte and I think she has quite the story for us. Hi Charlotte.

[Jen Kessler]

Hi Daisy. Hi Jen.

[Daisy Kent]

I'm a little scared of what's to come.

Me too.

[Jen Kessler]

I went to a big party school and there was a lot of herpes that went around both and down there.

[Daisy Kent]

Nasty.

[Charlotte]

No?

[Jen Kessler]

So for the oral story I have, we obviously went to fraternities all the time and this was before COVID This was before people cared about germs and we would share a like, you know, fifth of alcohol. We would all pass it around and drink.

[Daisy Kent]

Oh for sure. That's what we did all the time, right?

[Jen Kessler]

Didn't pour it in cups or anything. And there was a guy in the fraternity at the time, my friends and also I was there that night. None of us knew but he had a active cold sore herpes on his lips and we were all sharing and I somehow got lucky and some people did not. And my friend woke up like a couple days later and she had a herpe on her mouth as well, as four other girls we know in different sororities who were also there that night.

[Daisy Kent]

And is it like, once you get it, you have it for life?

[Charlotte]

Yeah.

[Jen Kessler]

So it would, like, flare. It's flared up ever since then. They will continue to get these herpes. I don't know if, like, I don't know the details, but they still have issues with it.

[Daisy Kent]

Oh, my God.

[Rebecca]

So sad.

[Daisy Kent]

Can it show up down there if you get it up here?

[Jen Kessler]

No, you can't. I don't think it can. But I do have friends as well in college who would hook up with guys who would have a. Like a scab, a flare up, like, down there and wouldn't do anything about it and wouldn't wear a condom. So I've had multiple friends in my sorority who also have gotten herpes down there and now have that forever.

[Daisy Kent]

Because these guys, condoms, girls, like, I have. You have to give me their phone numbers. I'm furious.

[Jen Kessler]

I know.

[Daisy Kent]

I don't understand. Where is their mothers?

I know.

[Jen Kessler]

You should not be sharing drinks and you should be wearing condoms.

[Daisy Kent]

Amen.

This is like, oh, my gosh.

You probably learned that lesson. If you get herpes sexually transmitted, you probably, like, from pike will wear a condom then, I would think, for the rest of your life. So.

[Charlotte]

Yeah.

[Jen Kessler]

Were herpes a big thing when you were in college?

[Daisy Kent]

No. At least I. I mean, I didn't get it. We. There was a lot of crabs. I mean, do you guys have crabs?

No.

[Jen Kessler]

Gonorrhea and chlamydia, but not crab.

[Daisy Kent]

Yes. You know, yeah, there was. Crabs was huge. And crabs. I don't know if there are some girls listening who are freshmen or whatever. Just. Just be careful because. Yeah. In your pubes. Oh, my God.

Also, like, college guys, like, they. They get around.

So, like. Yeah, yeah. But listen, a condom can't save you from crabs. I even think you can get it. This is a lot, you guys. But, like, bugs can jump off onto a toilet. Oh, my God.

[Jen Kessler]

I've even heard of pubic license.

[Daisy Kent]

Puberty. That's what I think. That's what it is.

[Jen Kessler]

The same thing.

[Daisy Kent]

It must be.

[Rebecca]

I don't know.

[Daisy Kent]

Not to mention so many of these things are sexually transmitted. I mean, like, the HPV of it all. You guys probably got Gardasil, I would think. Right? So there's no Gardasil. When. You know. And HPV is serious and it's.

Yeah.

So, yeah. The moral of the story, listeners, is, Daisy, be safe. Wear protection. Safety girls. Well, that's awful.

Yeah.

Yeah.

[Jen Kessler]

I just had to share that with you guys.

[Daisy Kent]

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[Jill Winterstein]

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[Rebecca]

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[Rebecca]

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[Jill Winterstein]

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[Charlotte]

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