So, how ‘bout that carona virus?

[Cliff Booth]

We have mountain lions around here. They rarely attack anyone. People that get attacked by mountain lions are almost always provoking the cat. (Like the people who want to have their pictures taken with the cute buffalo or moose). The key to not getting mailed by Bambi or Dumbo, is to understand the animals you might have to deal with. The reason we don't have a problem with the plague around here is that we understand the plague, the fleas and the prairie dogs that carry both.

You survive nature by understanding it...not by prepping

That’s a load off my mind. I never approach wild animals. Should be safe from the Coronavirus.


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[rebel]

Not sure I understand the question then.

Alan

It’s alright. It’s pretty clear that you don’t and won’t. Eventually it will. As it will for all of us.

[Alan R McDaniel Jr]

wow.... that's deep...

Alan

[Alan R McDaniel Jr]

There's an interactive map in this article that will show #cases, active cases, deaths and most importantly, the #of those who have recovered from the virus.

do not download map


Of course everyone will draw their own conclusions. Mine is that there seems to be a significant number of recoveries. I would still like to see demographics on those who have died. I think it will be very telling.


Alan

[Alan R McDaniel Jr]

and then I find this

https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoff.../#4ebf863a3253


Alan

[Cliff Booth]

Someone was wanting Johns Hopkins info. Here you go:

A few things from Dr. Amesh Adalja at JH. It's more infectious and deadlier than flu. In the next 12-18 months around 600-990,000 dead and half the country infected. He uses a fairly low (in comparison to others) mortality rate of 0.6% for his predictions.

He didn't really talk about it, but that would completely overwhelm our hospitals.

[Alan R McDaniel Jr]

Until I found out that the map I was looking at was possibly malware, .... my interpretation was that spread and new infections were plateauing/slowing and recoveries were increasing...

Alan

[Rick]

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019...ses-in-us.html

Form your own opinions. I'm not about to worry about some guy predicting a disease that we only have less than a two month history on.

[Phaedrus]

I don't drink Corona so hopefully I'm safe!

[BENESSE]

Well, there's no dispute the situation is changing daily in the US and for the worse. There are some crucial things we could be doing better. And IMO, that includes suspending travel from ALL foreign countries. Why the heck exempt UK, when people can just fly there and out to the US.

https://nypost.com/2020/03/12/fauci-...se-is-failing/

[Alan R McDaniel Jr]

Second graph is encouraging.

https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/gr...ak/4945223002/

Alan

[Rick]

They just closed most of the schools here and eliminated all assemblies over 250 people around here.

[nell67]

They just closed most of the schools here and eliminated all assemblies over 250 people around here.

Yea, Louisville is shutting down everything. Even Kentucky Derby events scheduled thru April 5th.

[Cliff Booth]

Second graph is encouraging.

https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/gr...ak/4945223002/

Alan

That is probably more a function of limited testing than any meaningful reduction in spread.

[Alan R McDaniel Jr]

Second graph is encouraging.

https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/gr...ak/4945223002/

Alan

Not so much any more....


Alan

[rebel]

And IMO, that includes suspending travel from ALL foreign

https://nypost.com/2020/03/12/fauci-...se-is-failing/

I did that 6 weeks ago

[BENESSE]

HIV drugs used to treat Corona successfully. I would think in dire circumstances and in the absence of a vaccaine this makes more sense than most things.

https://nypost.com/2020/03/12/hiv-dr...rus-treatment/

[BENESSE]

Being deathly ill and hearing "more testing is needed" despite some successes of the experimental treatment is idiotic. Why not let people decide for themselves along the lines of "the right to try"?

[Alan R McDaniel Jr]

Dr. Oz said, "If you are sick, take 80 milligrams of zinc daily, 250 milligrams of vitamin C twice daily, 250 milligrams of beta-glucan daily and take elderberry syrup or lozenges four times a day for five days ".

Well, he is a doctor....

I already take the Zinc (50 mg) and Vit C (1000 mg x 2 daily) as a matter of course but I know nothing about the other two.

Alan

[WolfVanZandt]

You folks realize this will be an every year thing. Of course, people won't lose their minds about it every year because the mass hysteria will have died down.