Discussion: 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) #1

[Dave 27]

5 hours ago, nagachilli2 said:

Hey...I thought I was the only microbiologist here, but you and SC seem to know your stuff..😉

Good morning Naga,What's a microbiologist!!!!?😀😀😀

[SierraTM]

Il y a 6 heures, TBG 150 a dit :

I heard reports today about it being pretty age related as to the severity of it. Persons 65 and up suffered more than younger and healthier bodies. 

The less informed are already making this a big political thing. Everything is blamed on politics today.

Yes, this virus is less deadly compared to SARS but more infectious. It will be a problem for those people who are older, those who are much younger (infants) and those with health issues.

According to research done in China, being exposed to a carrier for 15 secs or more can get you infected. Some take days to recover while some take weeks.

Wearing masks alone will not stop you from getting infected tbh.

Most healthy people can overcome their infection with just their own immunity system and medication.

Advice for public

WWW.WHO.INT

 

[StnCld316]

4 hours ago, letsdothis said:

Maybe this will help.

COVID-19 Coronavirus Outbreak

Also, the SARS outbreak in 2002-2003 had about 8100 cases with
almost 800 deaths. That's nearly a 10% mortality rate.

But, in 2012, in Saudi Arabia, there was an outbreak of the MERS
coronavirus. It "only" caused about 2500 cases, but over 34% of
them died.

The 1918 Spanish Flu was the worst. The global death toll for the Spanish flu is thought to be 50 million people, but it might have been as high as 100 million. In other words, between 3% and 5% of the world's population died. In the United States alone 675,000 people died. One third of its population became infected.

This Coronavirus or COVID-19 they don't even have a vaccine so who knows how far this will go and the devastation it will cause but rest assured this is likely far from being over.  History has a way of repeating itself every so many years.

[letsdothis]

Even though the WHO has not, yet, declared this outbreak a pandemic,
(Why won't the WHO officially declare a coronavirus pandemic?), as of
2/26, they did say this.

"The global spread of covid-19 seems to have exploded in recent days,
with outbreaks revealed in Iran and Italy and a massive increase in cases
in South Korea. Tedros Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health
Organization, has warned that such cases “show that the window of
opportunity we have for containing this virus is narrowing”.

In fact, it may already have shut. On 21 February, epidemiologists warned
that we are failing to detect two-thirds of infected people travelling globally,
“potentially resulting in multiple chains of as-yet undetected human-to-human
transmission outside mainland China”. Some of those chains have now been
detected, and, ominously, many cases can’t be traced to their source."

[letsdothis]

2 hours ago, StnCld316 said:

The global death toll for the Spanish flu is thought to be 50 million people, but it might have been as high as 100 million. In other words, between 3% and 5% of the world's population died.

Do you know how many total infections there were? That way, we
could figure the mortality rate.

[Robwin]

4 hours ago, Amy3 said:

 Oh, and I got to meet a famous hot couple! 🤩

 

Oh do tell who this couple were?

[happyone]

Here is a recent study of the flu vs coronavirus (given the data that we currently have)

Is the Coronavirus Worse Than the Flu? We Asked Experts

WWW.HEALTH.COM

---

Is the coronavirus worse than the flu this year? Experts compare the viruses' symptoms, transmission, and fatality rates.

So overall, which is worse: coronavirus or flu?

That's not really an easy question to answer, says Dr. Brown. "It depends on what you mean by worse,” he says. “More easily spread? Then it appears to be coronavirus. Causes more cases of serious illness. Then it’s flu.”

[Robwin]

1 minute ago, Amy3 said:

Very cool people! 🤩 Chris and Heidi Powell

I must admit I spotted her tits first. ☺️

 0

Well to be honest means nothing to me never heard of them whoever they are. Obviously more known across the pond 😁

[Robwin]

Just an update on the Corona virus situation in UK. Just on the news that 15 cases have been diagnosed of which 8 have now been released from hospital as being free of the virus.

[happyone]

18 minutes ago, Amy3 said:

Wow! I didn't know that. He did look a bit haggard. She was sexy! Especiall for a mom with 4 kids.

Sorry , Amy Chris suffered an A fib years ago,  I mixed him up with Bob Harper, who did just recently have a heart attack--he was the fitness trainer on The Biggest Loser TV program

[Robwin]

42 minutes ago, happyone said:

Sorry , Amy Chris suffered an A fib years ago,  I mixed him up with Bob Harper, who did just recently have a heart attack--he was the fitness trainer on The Biggest Loser TV program

Ah well bugger this keep fit lark then seems to be dangerous for your health 😂 

[StnCld316]

8 hours ago, letsdothis said:

Do you know how many total infections there were? That way, we
could figure the mortality rate.

If I get some time I will try and look it up. Back in the years before the Great Depression info on certain things is not all that plentiful.