brewer12345
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Nw, I think your numbers are off. Hubei alone reported over 2000 cases last night.
With my reduced immune system, I would be the unlucky one to have a common cold going through TSA, and get quarentined for 14 days.
There’s a good podcast interview with science writer David Quammen on Fresh Air https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsa...he-last-outbreak-to-move-from-animal-to-human He provides good background on viruses, how they move from animals to humans.
That was my first thought as well. Specifically the horseshoe bat, which carried SARS and was found to carry a virus similar to 2019nCoV back in 2017."Bartender......can we get a refill here please?"
That was my first thought as well. Specifically the horseshoe bat, which carried SARS and was found to carry a virus similar to 2019nCoV back in 2017.
According to Quammen, the virus probably isn’t transmitted directly from bat to human, but to another animal which acts as carrier. Until that link is found, it’s impossIble to stop the spread.
This seafood market had various wild animals. Some Chinese believe consuming these wild animals give them virility.
They not only eat bats but they will eat the "amplifying" animal, that is some larger animal which gets infected by bats.
One suspect amplifying animals in this case are civets...
If it does not kill you, it makes you stronger.
Have you noticed that none of the virus epidemics have originated in India? The social space in India is very small. I believe that is because they are essentially vegetarians.
^^^ I guess you do not want to get "stronger".
FIFYInequality and global warming are other cited factors for the probability of [-]greater viral epidemics in the future[/-] everything bad ever.
Authorities are still struggling to ascertain the true extent of the epidemic, which had infected (link in Chinese) 34,598 people and killed 723 in China as of Friday, according to the National Health Commission (NHC). In Hubei, the province at the epicenter of the outbreak, reports of overwhelmed hospitals, scarce medical supplies, and overly stringent diagnostic criteria have complicated efforts to determine the scope of the disease.
This means buying extra N95 facemasks, disposible gloves, tyrek protective coveralls as emergency supplies for myself and my family in the event the local hospital and authorities run out of supplies. Fairly inexpensive insurance since a typical N95 mask is $2, disposal gloves are $1, face shield is $10 and a tyrek protective coveralls are $10. In other words, the protective equipment that the chinese doctors were wearing to evaluate the patients, I intend to get the same protective equipment for myself and for my family.
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Authorities are still struggling to ascertain the true extent of the epidemic, which had infected (link in Chinese) 34,598 people and killed 723 in China as of Friday, according to the National Health Commission (NHC). In Hubei, the province at the epicenter of the outbreak, reports of overwhelmed hospitals, scarce medical supplies, and overly stringent diagnostic criteria have complicated efforts to determine the scope of the disease.
... I read that some sick chinese people waited outside the hospitals because there were not enough room inside...
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If there is an outbreak in my town or city, I decided to convert my van into a hospital bed with my camping potty toilet and wait outside for an evaluation and treatment. Only if my situation is severe, would I enter a hospital but I will be fully protected. This means buying extra N95 facemasks, disposible gloves, tyrek protective coveralls as emergency supplies for myself and my family in the event the local hospital and authorities run out of supplies. Fairly inexpensive insurance since a typical N95 mask is $2, disposal gloves are $1, face shield is $10 and a tyrek protective coveralls are $10. In other words, the protective equipment that the chinese doctors were wearing to evaluate the patients, I intend to get the same protective equipment for myself and for my family.
Have to wonder if the drop in daily cases actually a drop in infections, or, is it more a case as an upper bound in how many cases can be tested and confirmed on a daily basis.It looks like all the lockdown in Wuhan plus the raised awareness of the virus in China is paying off. The rate of infection is no longer accelerating.
2/9/2020 - 37.2K cases in mainland China
2/8/2020 - 36.8K
The increase is now 400/day. Compare this to the number 1 week ago.
2/2/2020 - 17.2K
2/1/2010 - 14.3K
The rate was 2.9K/day 1 week ago, and has dropped to 400.