russel
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Not to mention skip fulls of cheap hifi.
Coronavirus - the new strain
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Not to mention skip fulls of cheap hifi.
Bob McC
Living the life of Riley
The 1918 pandemic was so bad because it didn’t target the elderly or infirm. It targeted the young, strong adults with healthy immune systems that overwhelmed them in its response to the virus.
Roger Adams
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With Asia exporting so much to the US these days, is it asking too much as Donald cynically attends a "Pro Life" rally?
gassor
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Most of the deaths so far have been in the elderly or those with chronic lung disease.
Roger Adams
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...and amount to circa 10% of the gun related deaths in the USA over the same period. Should not Texas be on lockdown?
gassor
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Or maybe every gun should be contaminated with the virus.
Dowser
Learning to bodge again..
READ THE WARNING ON THE LABEL FOR CHRIST'S SAKE!
Ohhh - Cream Soda - what muck that was! We had a „free“ supply for a while - we had competitions to see who could down a whole bottle in one go without the fizzy gas exploding and participant becoming a sticky sweet mess.
russel
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Some viruses are only infectious when symptoms appear, like SARS.
Mullardman
Moderately extreme...
For what it's worth.. and It's not worth much due to lack of info...
I calculated the mortality at a little under 3%, based on 50+ reported deaths and around 2000 confirmed cases. This would put it at about 3 times the deaths from 'seasonal' Flu. However.. it seems that the effects are variable so that it may be that many cases are going unreported. It also seems, as mentioned above, that this one 'gets' older people, especially those with immune deficiency or chronic respiratory problems.
At this time of year, I do my best to avoid crowded public transport.. which isn't too difficult as I'm retired. I also become paranoid about putting my hands anywhere near my mouth, nose or eyes, unless they've been recently washed.... this to avoid transfer from door handles..rails on buses etc.. I also get my Flu jab every year.
Interesting point I read about the Flu Jab.. It won't stop you getting Coronavirus. but at least you won't be clogging up Hospitals with the symptoms of a largely preventable disease.
I calculated the mortality at a little under 3%, based on 50+ reported deaths and around 2000 confirmed cases. This would put it at about 3 times the deaths from 'seasonal' Flu. However.. it seems that the effects are variable so that it may be that many cases are going unreported. It also seems, as mentioned above, that this one 'gets' older people, especially those with immune deficiency or chronic respiratory problems.
At this time of year, I do my best to avoid crowded public transport.. which isn't too difficult as I'm retired. I also become paranoid about putting my hands anywhere near my mouth, nose or eyes, unless they've been recently washed.... this to avoid transfer from door handles..rails on buses etc.. I also get my Flu jab every year.
Interesting point I read about the Flu Jab.. It won't stop you getting Coronavirus. but at least you won't be clogging up Hospitals with the symptoms of a largely preventable disease.
moffer
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Mullardman
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Don't leave the house!!!
2ManyBoxes
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The bit that concerns me was on the BBC news - the virus is infectious before the carrier shows any symptoms and the incubation time before you get any symptoms is up to 2 weeks. That means that there could be a lot of people walking around spreading it who don't know that they've got it. It also means that checking someone's temperature is only partially effective, that won't pick up on people who are asymptomatic.
I don't think anyone's mentioned yet how it is spread from person to person. If it's airborne then we might be eating our words, we could really be in deep shit. If it's by contact then all you have to do is religiously wash your hands thoroughly before handling anything that's going in your mouth.
The key information is how infectious people are during the incubation period. That isn't known yet.
On the other hand, the elderly and infirm die from flu every year. I had a really nasty flu last year that I can well imagine finishing someone off who has respiratory problems or is frail. What makes this one so different?
I don't think anyone's mentioned yet how it is spread from person to person. If it's airborne then we might be eating our words, we could really be in deep shit. If it's by contact then all you have to do is religiously wash your hands thoroughly before handling anything that's going in your mouth.
The key information is how infectious people are during the incubation period. That isn't known yet.
On the other hand, the elderly and infirm die from flu every year. I had a really nasty flu last year that I can well imagine finishing someone off who has respiratory problems or is frail. What makes this one so different?
Tarzan
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davidsrsb
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As the number of victims is growing rapidly, it will take a while for the number of fatalities to catch up, the mortality rate seems closer to 10% among those detected with it. In Malaysia we have several cases only detected by lab analysis, no symptoms at all (relatives of known cases), which means the actual number infected is much higher.
This virus is likely to hit both the PFM demographic and the aged music stars we love
This virus is likely to hit both the PFM demographic and the aged music stars we love
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