Corona and other diseases

[Iceman]

More than 1,000 cases in Italy now. That’s gone up super fast.

 

[terry78]

 

[Ozbridge]

Covid 19 isn’t just influenza 2.0. It’s (1) much more contagious with R0 ranging from 2-4 (different peer reviewed papers give different figures) instead of 1 like normal flu, (2) it’s much more lethal with mortality rate being 2% instead of 0.1%, (3) infected people can transmit easily even when they’re asymptotic and feel fine so they could go out and about spreading it everywhere, (4) all those numbers are only estimates because we don’t know much about it yet, so it’s difficult to handle a large outbreak and (5) we have no vaccine for this strain yet, and vaccine will take until next year to be approved and mass produced, (6) it can mutate to be much more virulent than it is now.

The threat to a young, healthy person is relatively low, but it is a risk elderly and immuno compromised people can’t really afford to take, not to mention the pressure put on existing health care system that can have a spill over effect to other patients.

I’m not fear mongering or doom saying but the common seasonal flu that infects millions of people a year with 0.1% mortality and a new virus that has the potential to infect very quickly with 2% mortality and no vaccine yet shouldn’t be compared with each other.

 

[Schlosser85]

More than 1,000 cases in Italy now. That’s gone up super fast.

Pope has canceled events for the last three days since being sick at Mass. Vatican says he has a cold. Could be unrelated but sowing speculation of course.

 

[Pennywise]

Coronavirus Updates: No Known Source for New Cases in U.S. and U.K.

 

[terry78]

Well everybody that starts to get a cold or something is gonna be freaking out. Enjoy dealing with that **** for the next several months.

 

[Iceman]

Pope has canceled events for the last three days since being sick at Mass. Vatican says he has a cold. Could be unrelated but sowing speculation of course.

Hopefully he’s fine. It would be a bit of a symbolic hit if he got it.

 

[samsnee]

First US death has been reported in Washington State

 

[terry78]

Of course.

 

[Lilbaz]

Well everybody that starts to get a cold or something is gonna be freaking out. Enjoy dealing with that **** for the next several months.

Get a flu jab if you can. Helps everyone out.

 

[Legendver2]

COVID-19 Vaccine Shipped, and Drug Trials Start

From Time.com, so I'd imagine it's pretty legit.

 

[Schlosser85]

I guess that’s a good sign.

 

[Morg]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/poli...c882a-5b25-11ea-9b35-def5a027d470_story.html?

Yep, we be boned

 

[squeekness]

Why anyone believes him is beyond me.

 

[Pennywise]

https://nypost.com/2020/03/01/australia-confirms-first-death-from-coronavirus/

 

[Schlosser85]

First confirmed case in New York state, a woman in her thirties who apparently contracted coronavirus while traveling in Iran and is reportedly not in serious condition.

 

[psylockolussus]

More than 1,000 cases in Italy now. That’s gone up super fast.

It is alarming that both Italy and Iran are already up there in the top four with confirmed cases, especially both countries are quite far from China.

Correct me if I'm wrong but this is already worse than the Sars Outbreak in 2003, right?

 

[Iceman]

It is alarming that both Italy and Iran are already up there in the top four with confirmed cases, especially both countries are quite far from China.

Correct me if I'm wrong but this is already worse than the Sars Outbreak in 2003, right?

Yeah, once it takes hold in a country it seems to get serious very quickly. I’ve read it’s already worse than SARs and it’s still only a couple of months since we heard about it.

 

[Schlosser85]

It is alarming that both Italy and Iran are already up there in the top four with confirmed cases, especially both countries are quite far from China.

Correct me if I'm wrong but this is already worse than the Sars Outbreak in 2003, right?

Death rate is lower but more contagious.

 

[psylockolussus]

I've read that survival rate of Ncov is better but damn, more than 80,000 cases vs Sars' less than 9,000 cases. In my opinion, its worse that it affected more people and countries. It's very Alarming.

I've read somewhere that the source of the virus might be from pangolins which are ant eaters but its not yet 100% confirmed.

Also this reminds me of the movie Contagion. Crazy that diseases can be passed from animals to humans.

 

[Shinobi Shaw]

Welp.

Before NYC becomes Raccoon City, just wanted to say it’s been real hypesters.

 

[samsnee]

Eh I wouldn’t worry yet. The elderly and those with medical conditions should be concerned.

 

[spiderman2]

It is alarming that both Italy and Iran are already up there in the top four with confirmed cases, especially both countries are quite far from China.

Correct me if I'm wrong but this is already worse than the Sars Outbreak in 2003, right?

I dont even remember this Sars thing. I dont think i ever heard of it in till i saw people bring it up in this thread and a few other forums around the internet. Last thing i remember was they were worried bird flu would kill millions and it didnt.

 

[Zorro]

Just read about the 2nd death in the us. How many cases are in the US so far? Also heard a dog has it but forgot where

 

[Schlosser85]

Just read about the 2nd death in the us. How many cases are in the US so far? Also heard a dog has it but forgot where

Last I saw 74, and Hong Kong