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Coronavirus (COVID-19) is too exciting for adults to discuss (CLOSED)

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Bucklion said:
As to the second part of your question, we don’t know yet. Viral persistence varies widely by virus. Key facts we don’t know yet are a) how long does the virus persist in people once they are “over it”, b) can you get it again, or does it act like a self vaccine after you’ve had it, and c) how long is a person still contagious after being “over it” (directly related to a).
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Just to add to this answer, the thing that is “not terrifying at all” is viral recrudescence. There’s no evidence yet that it will act like shingles, herpes, or Brill-Zinsser...but it is always a possibility.
 
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Bucklion said:
As to the second part of your question, we don’t know yet. Viral persistence varies widely by virus. Key facts we don’t know yet are a) how long does the virus persist in people once they are “over it”, b) can you get it again, or does it act like a self vaccine after you’ve had it, and c) how long is a person still contagious after being “over it” (directly related to a).
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And how many strains of it are there at this point (some folks think at least 2) and does that impact any of these things above.
 
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This dude here has some different thoughts on the Ohio Dept of Health 100K estimate. He might be a real epidemiologist... who knows. :lol:
 
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Bucklion said:
c) how long is a person still contagious after being “over it” (directly related to a).
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read something yesterday that some research is showing that this thing doesn't "shed" much within 48 hours of actually having the symptoms.

so reading that as a laymen it seems like once you get sick, it quickly isn't (as) contagious.

Again, with what they think they know right now.
 
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AKAK said:
And how many strains of it are there at this point (some folks think at least 2) and does that impact any of these things above.
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Mutation is a high level concern, because that’s how the flu keeps ahead of the vaccines. Even if a COVID vaccine is created, tested, and approved...will it be for the strain people are still getting?
 
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Bucklion said:
Mutation is a high level concern, because that’s how the flu keeps ahead of the vaccines. Even if a COVID vaccine is created, tested, and approved...will it be for the strain people are still getting?
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wife told me they tried a known vaccine on the guy they have at Penn and it was promising (whatever the hell that really means) so it could be the cure/mitigator is already in the cabinet somewhere.
 
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Bucklion said:
There’s no evidence yet that it will act like shingles, herpes, or Brill-Zinsser...but it is always a possibility.
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Just as long as it doesn't act like space herpes.

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heisman said:
Why would I need to go to Italy? According to Dewine, over 100k have it in Ohio without a single death. Total fear mongering.

https://www.foxnews.com/health/ohio-likely-has-100000-coronavirus-cases-top-health-official-says
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Definitely a far different media reaction to this pandemic than the one in 2009. There was no panic, just 60 million cases and 12,000+ deaths in the US alone.

From April 12, 2009 to April 10, 2010, CDC estimated there were 60.8 million cases (range: 43.3-89.3 million), 274,304 hospitalizations (range: 195,086-402,719), and 12,469 deaths (range: 8868-18,306) in the United States due to the (H1N1)pdm09 virus.
 
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Interesting read...
Lupus is an autoimmune disease
The most common medication given to Lupus patients is Plaquenil (generic name Hydroxychloroquine)
It is known to be effective yet even the rheumatology profession readily admits it isn't sure why it works
It is a VERY common drug used to immunize against malaria
S Korea is using a mix of Hydroxychloroquine and zinc and finding it very effective for those diagnosed as positive !!!
 
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Jagdaddy said:
The freezers in morgues seem to disagree. Anyway, regardless of what the eventual severity turns out to be, if, at minimal inconvenience to myself, I can take simple steps to insulate others who are more vulnerable than myself to this new thing for which there is not yet a vaccine than a basic modicum of respect for other human beings suggests that I should do so.
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The freezers in morgues also say that 5-10x more people died of the flu.
 
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