Coronavirus

BadIdeaGuy

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I'm going on vacation.

To put things in perspective, the measles alone killed over 100,000 worldwide last year, and 16,000 in the US from regular flu.
I'm far less worried about the virus than I am about the public's reaction to the virus.
Coronavirus preparation: Some stores selling out of essentials

People panic easily.
If everyone were to buy two times as much food as normal, in preparation, stores would have a hard time reacting quickly.
 

Wally

BrownCafe Innovator & King of Puns

Wally

BrownCafe Innovator & King of Puns
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quad decade guy

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Actually the masks do help.
When they say a virus is airborne, what they mean is that it is small enough to travel through the air on respiratory saliva and mucus droplets from people sneezing and coughing. The masks filter the spit particles so you don't breathe them in.



The problem is that coronavirus has something called ADE (Antibody-Dependent Enhancement).
The normal immune system response to infection is to develop antibodies that fight the invading virus. But coronavirus actually uses these antibodies against the host to facilitate subsequent infections.
Basically, it becomes more and more lethal each time you get it.


Point was-unless you never breathe any more free air, you are vulnerable. Point was.
 
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