SARS Pt. 2 - Wuhan Boogaloo

[TheReal_ND]

We need large amount of TP for our large ass.

[Ph64]

https://www.boston.com/news/health/2020 ... eks-in-u-s

Until a few days ago, the CDC had specific, narrow criteria for who should be tested for possible coronavirus infection — and most tests had to be sent to Atlanta due to faulty tests sent out to state labs. The focus was on people who had been to China or been in contact with someone who had traveled there. As a result, people with respiratory infections and fevers were not being widely tested for coronavirus. Last week, the CDC altered the criteria to expand testing.

Clinicians always have discretion to request testing, the CDC has said. A top CDC official said last week that no such requests for testing have been turned down.

Even so, a 56-year-old woman in Chevy Chase, Maryland, who recently returned from Northern Italy, where the virus has spread dramatically, and who has suffered from a cough and flulike symptoms for 10 days, told The Washington Post that she could not get a coronavirus test at a hospital because she was not hospitalized or severely ill.

“It’s almost impossible to get a damn test,” she said. The woman, a consultant who spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of online harassment, said she normally commutes by train to downtown Washington to work but has self-quarantined since returning from Italy. Had she not chosen to do so, she said, “I could have been passing this all over D.C.”

A 30 year old man who flew from virus-stricken Japan into Newark, New Jersey’s airport on Tuesday said he checked into NYU Langone’s emergency department in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, with a 102-degree fever and cough. But because he did not meet the criteria as set at that time by the CDC — he lacked chest pains or shortness of breath — he was not tested for covid-19.

The man, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he did not want to be associated with the outbreak, told The Washington Post he would be self-quarantined in his Brooklyn apartment for the next two weeks.

“My thought process was: Whatever I had, now it’s starting to get worse, so I better go to the hospital.” He wrote about his experience on the social media site Reddit.

After he arrived at the hospital, he was tested for flu strains and dozens of other microbes, all of which came back negative. A chest X-ray also returned negative. On Thursday he was informed that the CDC had not approved his case for testing because his symptoms were too mild.

He was sharing his story because he “wanted people to realize that there are probably more people like me.” His flight from Japan into Newark on Tuesday was full, he said.

“At no point am I saying ‘I have coronavirus.’ I’m just saying I have symptoms that are like it, and no one is testing me,” he said.

"His flight from Japan... Tuesday..."

For the life of me I can't figure out how this could have gotten here so easily... Anyone have any ideas?!??

[de officiis]

[TheReal_ND]

Finally. Now that our pet Africans are in danger world leaders will act "collectively and fast"

[Xenophon]

I noticed that while Italy has more cases than Iran, Iran has more reported deaths than Italy. I also saw a video of Iranians licking some temple for some reason, and it got me thinking about personal hygiene. I imagine Iran and China have similar outlooks on hand washing, bathing, etc. It seems like in nations that take personal hygiene seriously, the virus doesn't spread nearly as fast and isn't nearly as serious.

Some encouraging data coming out of china is that the recovery rate has now passed the infection rate, although I half expect another change in how new cases are reported to spike that number (and my blood pressure) up.

[Montegriffo]

I noticed that while Italy has more cases than Iran, Iran has more reported deaths than Italy. I also saw a video of Iranians licking some temple for some reason, and it got me thinking about personal hygiene. I imagine Iran and China have similar outlooks on hand washing, bathing, etc. It seems like in nations that take personal hygiene seriously, the virus doesn't spread nearly as fast and isn't nearly as serious.

Some encouraging data coming out of china is that the recovery rate has now passed the infection rate, although I half expect another change in how new cases are reported to spike that number (and my blood pressure) up.

Standards of hygiene affect the spread of the disease but the death rate is affected by other factors. Age, medical condition and quality of healthcare for example.
It is therefore not surprising that Iran has a higher death rate than Italy.
Once the virus spreads across Africa with its poor healthcare and nutrition you will see much higher death rates than those in Europe.

[Montegriffo]

Also, the number of recorded cases in a country is dependent on that countries ability to test for the virus. Iran is likely to have very many more unreported cases than Italy.

[Xenophon]

Whelp, it's in my state now. About an hour away from me.

It's been real, boiz.

[pineapplemike]

[Ph64]

Whelp, it's in my state now. About an hour away from me.

It's been real, boiz.

At this point even if the news says your state doesn't have it, they're lying. Every state has it, they just aren't testing for it. I've got hand wipes in the car, stopped at the grocery store this morning for water and cat litter, wiped my hands/steering wheel/shifter before I even started the car.

It's not an hour away, it's just down the street... You just don't know it.