Corona Virus # 3

[Big Barn]

So we may not see a death rate anywhere near as serious as Wuhan because fewer here have had pollution or smoking stress comparable to Wuhan.


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Good thing we only have obesity related stresses.

 

[JohnMacca]

I saw two different things about warm weather.
1) I read that there have been cases in Australia and Brazil which are at the end of their summer.
2) I saw a speculation that the outbreak would be much less along the equator because people get so much sun that their bodies are making plenty of vitamin D.

Chris

The majority of the cases in Australia so far have been people coming into the country from "hotspots". So I don't think the weather here would have had a chance yet to impact on the spread or survival rate, one way or another. BTW the temperatures across most of the country are past the summer peaks. (Averaging daily maximums of 25 - 35 C, maybe?)

This news page Coronavirus numbers spike in Sydney as health authorities confirm another human-to-human infection - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) from the Australian ABC (the govt owned national broadcaster,) lists some international flights that had infected people on them.

Heard on the radio this morning that the total cases was now over 40, with person to person spread occurring from people coming into contact with those from overseas.

 

[ovrszd]

Thread pruned. Please continue original discussion, again...

Thanks for what you do Moss. When these things get started I rarely know WTH is going on.

But at least the thread is still open.

 

[ovrszd]

Not germane to the discussion anyway. I prefer to stay on subject.

You are the one that went down that rat hole by separating Mahindra tractor owners.

Now you want to stay on subject. :confused2:

 

[ovrszd]

Good thing we only have obesity related stresses.

My 40 year old Doctor lectures me once a year about this. He's justified to do so. I'm 5'10", 195lbs. I need to lose 30. I know I'd be much better off.....

 

[pennwalk]

I heard an interview with the county executive of Kings county WA. I think that is the county around Seattle. He said that they hope to focus on protecting the most vulnerable people and try to slow the spread in hopes that medical treatments will be developed. My wife and I were talking about what we could do to protect our vulnerable family member. Having someone die would be horrible if we could have done something. i wish i had an idea of the time frame of this contagion. Weeks,months, a year???

Chris

 

[Big Barn]

Personally I would much rather have a loved one die from the flu as opposed to a horrible debilitating slow death that many of us have experienced first hand. ALS, Alzheimer’s, cancers, Parkinson’s diseases to name a few....

 

[ovrszd]

Personally I would much rather have a loved one die from the flu as opposed to a horrible debilitating slow death that many of us have experienced first hand. ALS, Alzheimer’s, cancers, Parkinson’s diseases to name a few....

I agree.

God, please spare me from a lengthy disabled dwindling death.

 

[Ford850]

Personally I would much rather have a loved one die from the flu as opposed to a horrible debilitating slow death that many of us have experienced first hand. ALS, Alzheimer’s, cancers, Parkinson’s diseases to name a few....

I agree 100%.

 

[Big Barn]

I'm glad that there doesn't seem to be panic around here. I think people are concerned. Looks like people may be trying to take measures to be prepared. Hand sanitizer is in short supply in the stores I have been in. The local paper said n-95 masks are pretty much out of stock. I have been trying to get a stock of non perishable food in case we can't get out for a couple of weeks. If things get worse than that I'm not sure what we will do.

Chris

Obesity related deaths far outnumber flu related deaths and you don’t see people rushing to get gym memberships or cut down food portion sizes.