China Corona Virus #2

[Steppenwolfe]

Coby, can you edit your post above? The entire last half was unnecessary.

And yet so true...

 

[747driver]

Richard, remember how many shots we had before going to SEA? They knew quite some time ago about things like this.

All those shots they gave us built up a good immune defense...as i usually don't get sick other than a cold. Guess i missed the shot though for Agent Orange exposure !!

 

[newbury]

Let's try this again. Hopefully we can keep this one going.

I'm not a "News Hound". I keep up with this topic here on TBN. Some very intelligent and investigative men have contributed to this topic. I'd like to continue to benefit from their knowledge and research.

Any updates today?

CDC is indicating it may be spread by droplets

Person-to-person spread
The virus is thought to spread mainly from person-to-person.

Between people who are in close contact with one another (within about 6 feet)
Via respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs or sneezes.
These droplets can land in the mouths or noses of people who are nearby or possibly be inhaled into the lungs.

So for those of us in rural areas just don't get close to people.

Operations Dashboard for ArcGIS

good map.

But can we trust the CDC?

 

[Molalla1]

All those shots they gave us built up a good immune defense...as i usually don't get sick other than a cold. Guess i missed the shot though for Agent Orange exposure !!

:laughing: . . . not to laugh driver . . .

 

[oldballs]

I see this as just another "flu" season with a different strain. Without the statistics, I imagine the number of people world wide that get some flu bug that is going around is about the same every year and the death rate varies too, from year to year.

So , to me, it's just another year. Not everybody, even in the USA, gets an annual flu shot; and those that do may get the flu anyway.
The US Army flu shot in the 50's made me sicker than having the flu. Thus, i did not take the shot later on as a civilian.

Now, I get the Senior Shot and it does not make me ill.....and I haven't had the flu in years.

I do agree that this whole subject has political ramifications that should not be ignored. A Communist country has a dictator answer to health issues. ... be it ordinary health care or sterilization (for example), or incarceration of sorts.

Cheers,
Mike.

 

[YanmarFever]

Canadians being told to prepare for a possible novel coronavirus pandemic
Canada tells people to stock up for pandemic
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Leaked Documents Reveal Coronavirus Infections Up to 52 Times Higher Than Reported
Leaked Documents Reveal Coronavirus Infections Up to 52 Times Higher Than Reported Figures in China’s Shandong Province

 

[ovrszd]

Good to hear from you Mike.

Hey, there's a Gardening thread going on now. I'll find it and link to you. You are a Master Craftsman Gardener in my eyes!!

 

[rekees4300]

Here's a good article on what may be happening in North Korea. "Experts say an outbreak in North Korea would be devastating for a population already suffering from malnutrition and poor health."

"State media and officials have repeatedly stressed there are no cases in the country" ... BS is SOP in that hellhole

Coronavirus: Could North Korea handle a Covid-19 outbreak? - BBC News

 

[CobyRupert]

Glad to see the President’s and administration’s press conference.
That’s it’s being taken seriously.

 

[/pine]

O/T but related...
Since this (COVID-19) virus is being called "flu like"... and compared to the flu in the ways to help prevent and limit exposures...it brings up a pet peeve of mine.

Everyone will tell you the best way to keep the flu etc. from spreading is to stay home and away from others while contagious...but to get the most effective after the fact treatments/drugs etc. you have to have go out and visit a doctor and get a prescription for things like 'Therafluｮ' or Tamifluｮ etc., etc...meaning you can't have it on hand and be able to take it as soon as the symptoms are obvious which is recommended by the makers to be the most effective...

Since this COVID story began I have not heard anything about mutations or mutating so based on that this particular bug when contained may be gone from any natural exposures in the future...

Some more information

The latest data from China stem from an analysis of nearly 45,000 confirmed cases, and on the whole suggest that the people most likely to develop severe forms of COVID-19 are those with pre-existing illnesses and the elderly.

While less than 1 percent of people who were otherwise healthy died from the disease, the fatality rate for people with cardiovascular disease was 10.5 percent. That figure was 7.3 percent for diabetes patients and around 6 percent for those with chronic respiratory disease, hypertension, or cancer.

While overall, 2.3 percent of known cases proved fatal which many experts say is likely an overestimate of the mortality rate, given that many mild cases might go undiagnosed patients 80 years or older were most at risk, with 14.8 percent of them dying. Deaths occurred in every age group except in children under the age of nine, and, generally speaking, we see relatively few cases among children, World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said last week.

Citation: (2 days old) Why Some COVID-19 Cases Are Worse than Others | The Scientist Magazine(R)