Well it'll need to get to xxx before anyone pops their clogs statistically. Meanwhile no one with seasonal flu is self isolating and half the country is under water.....
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Well it'll need to get to xxx before anyone pops their clogs statistically. Meanwhile no one with seasonal flu is self isolating and half the country is under water.....
dingodan
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- Feb 16, 2011
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Honestly I think all international travel should (have) be(en) severely restricted. Dealing with an outbreak is hard enough, without pretty much garaunteeing that you could have new cases arriving everyday. The entire response has been reactive, we are chasing this thing down which is kind of useless, we should have been getting out infront of it.
Yes there would have been a cost, short term. I think we will end up paying that price anyway, and for no ultimate benefit.
And how many more will it kill than car accidents, alcoholism, seasonal flu, AIDS, cancer, diabetis etc etc.
Massively stupid panic. Viruses do not want to kill anyone because that kills the virus. Build up immunity and work on a vaccine. Simple.
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Might be time to lay off the Guiness' for a bit mate
It's not just old people with respiratory problems, it's anyone over about 70. That's a fair number of people on this board, and many of our parents etc - people who hopefully have many good years left.
Brian Fantana
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This.
Ⓩ-Ⓐ-Ⓜ-Ⓞ-Ⓡ-Ⓐ;9258220 said:
What because 15 people in the UK have a new type of cold? Ok then.
And how much time, effort and money has been spent fighting cancer etc? Hopefully the worldwide efforts will prove enough to stop millions dying, but if they don't put in the effort then it's certain that many millions will die.
That's incorrect. That's like saying the black death virus didn't want to kill anyone
Soylent Blue
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- Mar 13, 2019
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another good thing is Szuachuan city is going to ban the eating of cats and dogs so i read(GOOD!), its a start.
dingodan
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I have some sympathy with people who think the seriousness of this is being overstated, although I don't agree. But calling it "a cold" and suggesting it does not matter is irresponsible IMO.
The Journal of the American Medical Association:
Coronavirus Infections—More Than Just the Common Cold.
"Human coronaviruses (HCoVs) have long been considered inconsequential pathogens, causing the “common cold” in otherwise healthy people. However, in the 21st century, 2 highly pathogenic HCoVs—severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) and Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV)—emerged from animal reservoirs to cause global epidemics with alarming morbidity and mortality. In December 2019, yet another pathogenic HCoV, 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), was recognized in Wuhan, China, and has caused serious illness and death. The ultimate scope and effect of this outbreak is unclear at present as the situation is rapidly evolving."
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2759815
And how much time, effort and money has been spent fighting cancer etc? Hopefully the worldwide efforts will prove enough to stop millions dying, but if they don't put in the effort then it's certain that many millions will die.
That's incorrect. That's like saying the black death virus didn't want to kill anyone
Common cold - still around. Black Death - not around any more
I can't see it going above 15.Ⓩ-Ⓐ-Ⓜ-Ⓞ-Ⓡ-Ⓐ;9258192 said:
Oh, hold on - within half an hour of his post it's up to 19:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51673068
Soylent Blue
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It is striking young as well, a 23 year old woman died in Qom the other day, Iran.
Soylent Blue
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Nothing like the flu.
Actually, I think the plague is still around.Common cold - still around. Black Death - not around any more
https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/...nly-old-time-disease-still-lurking/435142001/
But regardless whether it is or not, that's not the point. You said "Viruses do not want to kill anyone because that kills the virus." That is wrong. Viruses do not make an attempt not to kill people, in order that they may survive. That's not how it works.
Pah, who cares, she was probably going to die from something anyway
Soylent Blue
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So should everyone who returns from Mexico and Brazil self isolate? Maybe ban them from conferences and sporting events? "Black Death" and "Yellow Fever" sound much worse than corona virus. Or maybe they kill people faster than people can spread them, thus proving my point.
Rodney Thomas
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Nothing like the flu.
Any what does this graph have to do with common influenza?