Coronavirus Basics Too Many People Never Learned

[TBoneTX 45,571]

This has some worthy thoughts in it.  Comments?

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Coronavirus Basics Too Many People Never Learned

by Jonathon Moseley - May 23, 2020

 

As a nation and a society, we found ourselves not fully prepared for the sudden global pandemic of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19.  One of many ways that our society is struggling to keep up is for the public to understand basic concepts about medication and how to battle this new virus.    [...]

 

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[Steeleballz 7,550]

16 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

This has some worthy thoughts in it.  Comments?

 

 

 

 

    A bit partisan, but mostly good points. It is worthwhile remembering that anyone can get severe symptoms, and hypercytokinemia seen with novel infections is often something associated with people who are younger and with healthy robust immune systems. Also having prexisting conditions doesn't mean you will get the most severe form of the disease, but it will make recovery more difficult if you do. There are many things that statistically give someone a poore prognosis, still many people with preexisting conditions will have mild illness and recover and sometimes people in good health with will progress to severe life threatening illness.

 

 

[Voice of Reason 10,298]

7 hours ago, Steeleballz said:

 

 

    A bit partisan, but mostly good points. It is worthwhile remembering that anyone can get severe symptoms, and hypercytokinemia seen with novel infections is often something associated with people who are younger and with healthy robust immune systems. Also having prexisting conditions doesn't mean you will get the most severe form of the disease, but it will make recovery more difficult if you do. There are many things that statistically give someone a poore prognosis, still many people with preexisting conditions will have mild illness and recover and sometimes people in good health with will progress to severe life threatening illness.

 

 

Got any links or examples of the bold statement?  

[Neonred 3,576]

12 hours ago, Steeleballz said:

 

 

    A bit partisan, but mostly good points. It is worthwhile remembering that anyone can get severe symptoms, and hypercytokinemia seen with novel infections is often something associated with people who are younger and with healthy robust immune systems. Also having prexisting conditions doesn't mean you will get the most severe form of the disease, but it will make recovery more difficult if you do. There are many things that statistically give someone a poore prognosis, still many people with preexisting conditions will have mild illness and recover and sometimes people in good health with will progress to severe life threatening illness.

 

 

So in summary, some people will get sick and some won't.  Of those that get sick, some will get very sick and and could even die.

 

Thanks for the clarification.

[Nature Boy 2.0 8,376]

10 hours ago, Voice of Reason said:

Got any links or examples of the bold statement?  

Why Do Young, Healthy People Die from COVID-19?

http://protomag.com/articles/why-do-young-healthy-people-die-covid-19

 

Why are young, healthy people dying of coronavirus? The symptoms to look out for

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/body/why-young-healthy-people-dying-coronavirus/

 

Hundreds of young Americans have now been killed by the coronavirus, data shows

 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/04/08/young-people-coronavirus-deaths/

[Steeleballz 7,550]

4 hours ago, Neonred said:

So in summary, some people will get sick and some won't.  Of those that get sick, some will get very sick and and could even die.

 

Thanks for the clarification.

 

   Pretty much what the article was saying. Having just saw a 28 year old guy not make it this weekend, after fighting for weeks and really looking like he was going to pull through, it reminded me that it's always pertinent to reiterate that no one is invincible. I hate for people to take the approach that they don't have any health issues so they are not at risk. 

 

  It's nice that some are in a place where they can joke  about this, but that's not me. 

[Voice of Reason 10,298]

45 minutes ago, Nature Boy 2.0 said:

Why Do Young, Healthy People Die from COVID-19?

http://protomag.com/articles/why-do-young-healthy-people-die-covid-19

 

Why are young, healthy people dying of coronavirus? The symptoms to look out for

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/body/why-young-healthy-people-dying-coronavirus/

 

Hundreds of young Americans have now been killed by the coronavirus, data shows

 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/04/08/young-people-coronavirus-deaths/

Thanks.  Hadn't looked into younger deaths in over two months.  According to the last article, Under age 20, only 9, or 0.009%. In their 20s, 45 or 0.045%.  About 759 (with normal variance in numbers based on poor reporting) under age 50.  That's about 0.76%, meaning that 99.24% are over 50. 

[yuna628 9,686]

Here is the case breakdown statistics for MD which is still very much a hotspot according to Birx. And we can see that reflected still in the daily numbers (there is a lag of reporting on the weekends, but on weekdays we have over 1000 cases a day). ICU bed utilization is down which is what the governor was looking at, but there seems to be nothing stopping the rate of infections so far. We are increasing testing every day and now anyone, even those without symptoms can get one. DE has a similar issue and is helping to cover some of our ES counties. The majority of our deaths are in the older range, but what we don't have a breakdown on is how many in what age range are hospitalized - there I can tell you the numbers are all over the place. Also keep in mind the negative tests don't breakdown if they are repeat tests.

 

https://coronavirus.maryland.gov/

[Voice of Reason 10,298]

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CDC Confirms Remarkably Low Death Rate - Media Chooses To Ignore COVID-19 Realities

 

 

https://www.zerohedge.com/health/cdc-confirms-remarkably-low-death-rate-media-chooses-ignore-covid-19-realities