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03-19-20 02:06 #45
Posts: 1257Originally Posted by TyDown [View Original Post]
In immunology viruses are the devil because unlike say bacterial infection where the bacteria are a living organism inside our body. The virus is the devil and takes possession of the cells soul (figuratively speaking) by changing the RNA sequence and causing the cell to misbehave.
So while I believe that these people in West Africa maybe developing specific immunities to many things that exist in their environment. When something new comes along that immunity is not necessarily helpful. Viruses are the devil. So for example when this microbiologist chose to be use such hyperbole when he said they are immune to everything. I would have ask him why so many have died from AIDS related illness, brought on by infections of the HIV - a virus
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03-19-20 01:53 #44
Posts: 1042Originally Posted by YippieKayay [View Original Post]
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03-19-20 01:07 #43
Posts: 5465Tomorrow's Headlines
Originally Posted by FunLuvr [View Original Post]
World leaders lift all restrictions
Dow surges
Medical experts baffled
Fun Luvr receives Presidential Medal of Freedom, Nobel Prize for Medicine and blowjob from Ivanka Trump
An infectious disease expert at John Hopkins, who asked to remain anonymous, said "frankly we're all embarrassed. We've spent weeks looking at all the data and it turns out a guy, whose hobby is fucking prostitutes, had the answers all along."
Don't worry. Later tonight I'll give you an opportunity to bust my balls.
It doesn't matter whether the world is overreacting. That train has already left the station. None of this is going to stop on a dime. We're in this for probably a minimum of 2 months and all your comparisons to the flu won't change a thing.
Why waste time on "it's all blown out of proportion?" That won't put toilet paper on the roll. The best you can hope for is being able to tell everyone "I told you so" in a few months.
Time is better spent figuring out what you need to do to get through this. Just a few weeks ago I wrote about the weakness of the US supply chain. Yes. I'm a fucking prophet. Shortages are already an issue. Don't expect it to get better.
What are your vulnerabilities? What types of sanctions will have the greatest affect on you? How is your cash supply? How is your food supply? Do you know any Mormons you can move in with?
I sincerely hope you're 100% correct, but it still doesn't change the issues we are facing.
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03-18-20 21:44 #42
Posts: 1137Originally Posted by FunLuvr [View Original Post]
The Spanish flu wasn't just 1918, it was also spreading in 1919 and 1920. It killed anywhere from 50 million to 100 million people.
I'm not going to argue the point anymore. If your head is so far up your ass you think everyone is overreacting then I'd suggest buying a tin foil hat and joining a flat earth society.
EDIT:
In this article an expert tells you why you have your head up your ass: https://www.macleans.ca/opinion/covid-19-has-the-potential-to-become-as-severe-as-the-spanish-flu/
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03-18-20 20:47 #41
Posts: 1042Originally Posted by TyDown [View Original Post]
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03-18-20 20:37 #40
Posts: 1042Originally Posted by YippieKayay [View Original Post]
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03-18-20 20:31 #39
Posts: 5465Originally Posted by FunLuvr [View Original Post]
Globally there have been about 200,000 coronavirus cases (known). There have been nearly 8,000 deaths.
Here's the really fun part that you should love. It's called "extrapolation."
If, instead of 200,000 cases, we reach 20 million cases, how many coronavirus deaths can we expect? (Jeopardy theme plays.).
"What is 800,000?
"That is correct. How much did you wager".
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03-18-20 20:19 #38
Posts: 5465Originally Posted by LivingFossil [View Original Post]
Then, you will sit in the airport, probably in a special waiting area set aside for people not allowed in, including potentially infected people, waiting for your flight back to the US.
Just not sure why anyone would pay to do that.
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03-18-20 17:05 #37
Posts: 503Originally Posted by FunLuvr [View Original Post]
I suspect that the living conditions in Thailand, Philippines, India, China, etc. Are less than ideal, but there is something to be said about being "to clean" and your immune system becoming very weak, your immune system needs to be "exercised" so to speak. If you don't use it, you lose it, is one line of thought.
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03-18-20 16:18 #36
Posts: 1137Originally Posted by FunLuvr [View Original Post]
As of right now the total number of deaths stand little under 8,000. It has just started to spread outside of China. I hope the death toll remains low, but this isn't promising. If left unchecked it would be MUCH higher.
EDIT: also look at the confirmed cases in the last 15 days. It accounts for HALF of all cases confirmed. The pandemic doubled in two weeks... really not a good sign.
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03-18-20 16:13 #35
Posts: 1042Originally Posted by YippieKayay [View Original Post]
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03-18-20 16:02 #34
Posts: 1137Originally Posted by FunLuvr [View Original Post]
This isn't just one strain of the virus. We're going to see three or four waves over the next two years. A vaccine may help lower the spread but its highly infectious (R2. 2 which means everyone spreads it to two other people at least). Things are not going to be normal this year. Maybe sometime next year if enough herd immunity has built up. In the meantime western industrialized countries are trying to avoid a situation like the one in Italy, hence social distancing, to slow the spread.
I'm not wishing ill on any of these countries. I just wouldn't use their data to get the measure of things.
Originally Posted by FunLuvr [View Original Post]
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03-18-20 15:43 #33
Posts: 1042Originally Posted by YippieKayay [View Original Post]
In my opinion, there has been an over-reaction in many areas to the coronavirus. Since October, there have been an estimated 22,000 deaths in the US from the flu. There have been 116 deaths from the coronavirus since it was detected in the US. All restaurants haven't been ordered closed because of the flu. But, it is what it is and we all have to wait it out and hope for the best outcome.
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03-18-20 10:42 #32
Posts: 1257Originally Posted by LivingFossil [View Original Post]
https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/c...ans/index.html
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03-18-20 03:46 #31
Posts: 168Originally Posted by Coupe66 [View Original Post]