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Shaggy
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Yeah you know guys, we have it under total control. We are the best prepared and the most well equipped..
We just kinda.. you know.. let it infect a nursing home, the worst place to have it..
these idiots continue to say "low risk". too many selfish people traveling and spreading it thinking "it cant happen to meeee"
We just kinda.. you know.. let it infect a nursing home, the worst place to have it..
these idiots continue to say "low risk". too many selfish people traveling and spreading it thinking "it cant happen to meeee"
bingo. Mortality rate seems high but there must be plenty of undiagnosed people with mild symptoms. It’s probably around 1% or less and obviously older people with other conditions are going to die at a higher rate.
So the NC patient that tested positive visited the Washington nursing home and came through RDU in late Feb. Yeah it's no telling how many are walking around with this thing
Heelyes
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30 first responders that were at the nursing home are in isolation and 12 show symptoms. Why is this being so mismanaged? There are pictures of them removing infected patients with no gloves. WTF
WOW!! From New England Journal of Medicine.
From the initial date collections the death rate for coronavirus for 0-9 years is at 0%.
The death rate for those 10-39 is .2%
Forgive me if this has already been posted.
From the initial date collections the death rate for coronavirus for 0-9 years is at 0%.
The death rate for those 10-39 is .2%
Forgive me if this has already been posted.
I think we will know where we stand in the US by the end of the week. Either we will see a huge jump in cases or we will not and it will signal a very large percent very mild or asymptomatic or it just be hard to see lots of spread here.
NoSnowATL
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Yea if I was 70 or older I wouldn’t leave my house ever again or have people over. Death wish just going outside.
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pcbjr
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Dadgum ... I'm fugged ... 100+ not even on the scale ...
snowlover91
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Nah he’s fine I just talked to him yesterday.
Shaggy
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Nah not enough testing going on to make a difference.
GeorgiaGirl
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I'm not sure this has been posted yet in here, so I'll drop this twitter thread off...
Very frustrating for someone that is actually sick and has something that could exacerbate this virus, and it lends more credence to the idea that we're probably not going to know the true numbers for this virus in the end.
Very frustrating for someone that is actually sick and has something that could exacerbate this virus, and it lends more credence to the idea that we're probably not going to know the true numbers for this virus in the end.
NoSnowATL
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What are theses people getting treated with? Vit C? Tamaflu? Elderberry? I haven’t seen a lot of talk about the treatment.
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Jon
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Most likely supportive care. Maybe antivirals although that’s depending on the protocol at the hospital. They could be using some experimentally, I’m not sure.
Usually the body ends up fighting viruses pretty effectively, it’s the secondary infections such as viral pneumonia turning into bacterial pneumonia that’s the concern...such as getting bilateral pneumonia and leading to ARDS (Acute respiratory distress syndrome). This then requires mechanical ventilation, and then organs start to fail, because your lungs can’t oxygenate your blood properly, which leads to organ failure (kidneys first as they’re farthest from the heart and lungs)...at that point you’re likely looking at being hooked up to an ECMO, which is life support. An ECMO machine handles the functions of your heart and lungs for you.
More here:
ARDS https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acute_respiratory_distress_syndrome
ECMO https://uihc.org/health-topics/family-guide-ecmo
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Shaggy
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These posts are pointless. Theres zero need to post this unless you have patient to patient comparisons. Sure the flu has killed a lot of people but that is totally irrelevant to the current situation. Just today the WHO raised the death rate of covid-19 to well more than the seasonal flu.
WHO says coronavirus death rate is 3.4% globally, higher than previously thought
World health officials say the death rate for COVID-19 is 3.4% globally, higher than previous estimates of about 2%.
I am good at this point, prior to and here after been keeping up with a lot of the peer reviewed documentation. I have a pretty significant background in biology and chemistry with a focus on biochem, with several graduate level courses in molecular genetics, biochem and virology. Just in to the incubation period, full disclosure, traveled from RDU to SEA 2/20 and back 2/29, non-stop, spent most of my time in Portland - Multnomah Country, a 150 mile drive south from SEATAC, adjacent to Clackamas county, but I had no less than 4 visits to Clackamas. SEATAC on the way back was epic busy for an airport, Int terminal and we saw 1 Korean Air land from Inchon and another triple 7 depart for Singapore. I can get in to the specifics on incubation period but this is not the platform, standard deviation within -1 to 1 falls around 3-7 days.
Disagree. Tests or no tests, with as many cases that are possible some if them should need hospitalization. If another week passes without some sort of surge, either it's not spreading here or its mostly un-noticeable. Either or both would be good news.
mcgin
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UAB Leads a New Anti-Viral Drug Trial to Combat the Coronavirus
The University of Alabama at Birmingham is leading a new anti-viral drug trial in Wuhan, China to combat the coronavirus outbreak.
wbhm.org
Shaggy
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UAB Leads a New Anti-Viral Drug Trial to Combat the Coronavirus
The University of Alabama at Birmingham is leading a new anti-viral drug trial in Wuhan, China to combat the coronavirus outbreak.
That article is dated almost 3 weeks ago. Any known results from the trial?
Shaggy
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Maybe this explains why some people hardly get sick while some are critical and die. Maybe there are 2 strains?
www.yahoo.com
Researchers identify two coronavirus strains as China cases dwindle
Scientists in China studying the outbreak of disease caused by the new coronavirus say they have found that two main strains of the virus are circulating in humans and causing infections. The researchers, from Peking University's School of Life Sciences and the Institut Pasteur of Shanghai...
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Deleted member 1449
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Probably nothing related but my 8 year old son just woke up with a fever of 103. No other symptoms. I can’t wait for this cold/flu season to end.
Maybe this explains why some people hardly get sick while some are critical and die. Maybe there are 2 strains?
Researchers identify two coronavirus strains as China cases dwindle
Scientists in China studying the outbreak of disease caused by the new coronavirus say they have found that two main strains of the virus are circulating in humans and causing infections. The researchers, from Peking University's School of Life Sciences and the Institut Pasteur of Shanghai...
Smart move by China and one I've been waiting on. They have to come up with a reason why so many people died in Wohan and no where else. SK is at 5.5k infections with still less than a 1% serious/critical rate.
snowlover91
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This isn’t good.
“The first coronavirus patient in New Hampshire — an employee of Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center — defied instructions from public health officials to stay away from other people.
In a statement, the state Department of Health and Human Services said the patient attended an invitation-only private event Friday “despite having been directed to self-isolate.”
www.nbcnews.com
“The first coronavirus patient in New Hampshire — an employee of Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center — defied instructions from public health officials to stay away from other people.
In a statement, the state Department of Health and Human Services said the patient attended an invitation-only private event Friday “despite having been directed to self-isolate.”
N.H. coronavirus patient breaks isolation, potentially exposing others
Most states have laws against breaking an isolation order.
NoSnowATL
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These posts are pointless. Theres zero need to post this unless you have patient to patient comparisons. Sure the flu has killed a lot of people but that is totally irrelevant to the current situation. Just today the WHO raised the death rate of covid-19 to well more than the seasonal flu.
WHO says coronavirus death rate is 3.4% globally, higher than previously thought
World health officials say the death rate for COVID-19 is 3.4% globally, higher than previous estimates of about 2%.www.cnbc.com
We can agree to disagree.
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People aren't going to self-isolate here. Also, people aren't going to even go to be tested if they fear either being quarantined or having to pay large sums of money because they are uninsured or underinsured. We just have to hope that it's mild when we and/or someone we love eventually get it.
smast16
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I think this will be the kicker for the US. There may be someone who was in or near a 'Hot Zone' who has a mild cough. I don't go to the ER for lab tests every time i get a tickle in my throat.
We just aren't testing the General Public at this time. This thing is probably already wide spread and we just don't know it.
smast16
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I took too long organizing my thoughts on a response and you beat me to it. lol
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Son has confirmed case of Flu A! Not that we expected Corona.
NoSnowATL
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Is the testing more expensive then going to the doctor and getting tested for the flu? I feel like you can say the same thing about the flu with your statement. I’m not downplaying this virus but it feels like it will be another flu shot in 1-2 years the government will want you to get.
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NoSnowATL
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Hope he feels better soon! The flu is awful this year.
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