TMac
AH veteran
Oregon’s first confirmed case was in a school about 3 miles away. All the kids sent home, after the school worker was diagnosed, the cat’s out of the bag here. So we’ll soon see what this is all about.
I don't remember SARS but I've said the same thing to my family. "They said the swine flu was gonna kill us all. Nope. They said the bird flu was gonna kill us all. Nope. Mad cow disease, ebola, the zika virus, all of those were gonna be the end of the world. Nope." And yes, China's got a LOT of people dead, but this is a country with terrible healthcare for your average person, where they still treat with useless quack "Chinese Medicine" because they don't have sufficient legitimate medicine, and where there is so much damn air pollution that the majority of the population is likely to have pre-existing respiratory issues that this virus would make worse, plus average sanitation and food quality is probably pretty low compared to most Western nations. No wonder their death toll is so high.Anyone remember SARS, swine flu, bird flu? Nope.
I think that if I was living in Africa and had lived through the rampant malaria, Ebola outbreaks, and the rest of the tropical diseases one hears about, I wouldn't so worried about the coronavirus. But that's just me.Is Africa immune or inept?
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I think that if I was living in Africa and had lived through the rampant malaria, Ebola outbreaks, and the rest of the tropical diseases one hears about, I wouldn't so worried about the coronavirus. But that's just me.
........The seasonal flu requires around 1% of those infected to go to the hospital. It looks like COVID 19 may require around 15% of those infected to go to the hospital. With a significant number requiring a respirator. This has the potential to overload the medical facilities of first world countries...... .
. . . there are times when the American people need to turn off the politicians and the talking heads on the news and listen to scientists and medical professionals. I am sick of the ignorance regarding scientific fact. . .
Is Africa immune or inept?
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Apparently Covid 19 can’t survive outside the body at temperatures greater than 24 Celsius.
Apparently Covid 19 can’t survive outside the body at temperatures greater than 24 Celsius. Not many places in Africa at the moment that aren’t warmer than that by some stretch so that may explain it. They did flag one guy here in SA that tested positive on return from Italy and have isolated him and all who came into contact with him.
Apparently Covid 19 can’t survive outside the body at temperatures greater than 24 Celsius. Not many places in Africa at the moment that aren’t warmer than that by some stretch so that may explain it. They did flag one guy here in SA that tested positive on return from Italy and have isolated him and all who came into contact with him.