Corona Virus

[Davidson Deac II]

2 hours ago, NAS said:

So you're the expert now?  I think I'll trust the CDC and WHO than some random Joe on a forum.

https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6

At the moment I type this, there are 205,452 confirmed cases with 8,248 deaths.  That's more than 4% fatality rate.  Even if we assume 4 times as many unreported cases, that's still 1% or 10x higher than the flu which is at .01%.  

Death rates vary significantly by country and age.  Italy is getting hit hard due to lower capacity of beds and an older population, compared to Germany who has a very low death rate so far.  

You're right that we don't have enough information which is exactly why we need to assume the worse case scenario instead of wishfully thinking this is like a flu.  All the medical experts are saying don't take the chance and stop trying to downplay it.  

 

 

 

No, I am not an expert.  Just trying to get some accurate information. I was asking you what experts you were referencing that were saying the things you mentioned.  What experts are saying the mortality rate is ten times that of the flu?  I am looking at the CDC website and there isn't anything that says its 10 times that of the flu.  You provided a link to a map that doesn't do any comparison to flu deaths and doesn't provide context.   And flu deaths vary depending on the strain.

Edited March 18, 2020 by Davidson Deac II

[NAS]

9 minutes ago, Davidson Deac II said:

No, I am not an expert.  I was asking you what experts you were referencing that were saying the things you mentioned.  What experts are saying the mortality rate is ten times that of the flu?  I am looking at the CDC website and there isn't anything that says its 10 times that of the flu.  You provided a link to a map that doesn't do any comparison to flu deaths and doesn't provide context

https://thehill.com/changing-america/well-being/prevention-cures/487086-coronavirus-10-times-more-lethal-than-seasonal

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-11/fauci-warns-coronavirus-far-more-lethal-than-seasonal-flu

 

Edited March 18, 2020 by NAS

[NAS]

Copied:. Good explanation here:

Feeling confused as to why Coronavirus is a bigger deal than Seasonal flu?  Here it is in a nutshell.   I hope this helps.  Feel free to share this to others who don’t understand...   

It has to do with RNA sequencing....  I.e. genetics.

Seasonal flu is an “all human virus”.  The DNA/RNA chains that make up the virus are recognized by the human immune system.  This means that your body has some immunity to it before it comes around each year...  you get immunity two ways...through exposure to a virus, or by getting a flu shot.  

Novel viruses, come from animals....  the WHO tracks novel viruses in animals, (sometimes for years watching for mutations). Usually these viruses only transfer from animal to animal (pigs in the case of H1N1) (birds in the case of the Spanish flu).  But once, one of these animal viruses mutates, and starts to transfer from animals to humans... then it’s a problem,  Why? Because we have no natural or acquired immunity.. the RNA sequencing of the genes inside the virus isn’t human, and the human immune system doesn’t recognize it so, we can’t fight it off. 

Now.... sometimes, the mutation only allows transfer from animal to human, for years it’s only transmission is  from an infected animal to a human before  it finally mutates so that it can now transfer human to human... once that happens..we have a new contagion phase.  And depending on the fashion of this new mutation, thats what decides how contagious, or how deadly it’s gonna be..

H1N1 was deadly....but it did not mutate in a way that was as deadly as the Spanish flu.    It’s RNA was slower to mutate and it attacked its host differently, too.  

Fast forward. 

Now, here comes this Coronavirus... it existed in animals only, for nobody knows how long...but one day, at an animal market, in Wuhan China, in December 2019, it mutated and made the jump from animal to people.  At first, only animals could give it to a person... But here is the scary part.... in just TWO WEEKS it mutated again and gained the ability to jump from human to human.   Scientists call this quick ability, “slippery”

This Coronavirus, not being in any form a “human” virus (whereas we would all have some natural or acquired immunity). Took off like a rocket.  And this was because, Humans have no known immunity...doctors have no known medicines for it.

And it just so happens that this particular mutated animal virus, changed itself in such a way the way that it causes great damage to human lungs..

That’s why Coronavirus is different from seasonal flu, or H1N1 or any other type of influenza....  this one is slippery AF.   And it’s a lung eater...And, it’s already mutated AGAIN, so that we now have two strains to deal with, strain s, and strain L....which makes it twice as hard to develop a vaccine.

We really have no tools in our shed, with this.  History has shown that fast and immediate closings of public places has helped in the past pandemics.  Philadelphia and Baltimore were reluctant to close events in 1918 and they were the hardest hit in the US during the Spanish Flu.

Factoid:  Henry VIII stayed in his room and allowed no one near him, till the Black Plague passed...(honestly...I understand him so much better now). Just like us, he had no tools in his shed, except social isolation...

And let me end by saying....right now it’s hitting older folks harder... but this genome is so slippery...if it mutates again (and it will). Who is to say, what it will do next.  

Be smart folks...  

#flattenthecurve.  Stay home...  and share this to those that just are not catching on.  

[Happy Panther]

 

[cookinbrak]

48 minutes ago, Happy Panther said:

 

 

Florida needs to be eliminated for allowing this stupidity. The government should cut them off for not shutting it down sooner.

[LinvilleGorge]

[LinvilleGorge]

Eyes on Italy now. New cases have plateaued over the past four days. Hopefully their situation is peaking and they can turn the corner soon 

[WUnderhill]

On 3/17/2020 at 6:00 PM, Paa Langfart said:

 

Good thing literally every player in the NBA can get tested whether they have symptoms or not. Meanwhile, hospitals are just poo outta luck lol.

[PantherCam213]

3 hours ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Eyes on Italy now. New cases have plateaued over the past four days. Hopefully their situation is peaking and they can turn the corner soon 

Where did you hear that?

[App Panther]

3 hours ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Eyes on Italy now. New cases have plateaued over the past four days. Hopefully their situation is peaking and they can turn the corner soon 

Plateaued? I don't think they've peaked.

[LinvilleGorge]

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/italy/

Scroll down to "Daily New Cases". Roughly flat for four straight days now. But, they were roughly flat for the previous three days too and then it spiked to the current level. We'll see.

[LinvilleGorge]

If this take is correct, we're just plain good and proper fuged. We can't go on lockdown for 18 months and still have an economy to comeback to. I don't think society would have it anyway. There would be massive social unrest.

We better hope that there can be some successful anti-virals found and a vaccine fast tracked. Because that paints a picture that would probably make the Great Depression look like a soft quarter in comparison.

[App Panther]

8 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

If this take is correct, we're just plain good and proper fuged. We can't go on lockdown for 18 months and still have an economy to comeback to. I don't think society would have it anyway. There would be massive social unrest.

We better hope that there can be some successful anti-virals found and a vaccine fast tracked. Because that paints a picture that would probably make the Great Depression look like a soft quarter in comparison.

I'm not sure what 'take' your referring to, but if it's the Imperial College study, it has alot of flaws and not being well received in scientific community.

[LinvilleGorge]

2 minutes ago, App Panther said:

I'm not sure what 'take' your referring to, but if it's the Imperial College study, it has alot of flaws and not being well received in scientific community.

Oops, left out the link.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/u-virus-plan-anticipates-18-190626012.html

What very well could be left out of this article is that it very well could be based on a worst case scenario in where there are literally zero developments in terms of fighting this disease from a medical standpoint. I find that highly unlikely given some already promising preliminary returns.