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Thought I saw somewhere the news that there might not be enough migrant workers to do the harvesting.
"Corn, $0.50 a ear, you pick"
Thought I saw somewhere the news that there might not be enough migrant workers to do the harvesting.
Some preliminary work show that hydroxychloroquin might help with the disease by way of it's mechanism as a zinc ionophore (immunomodulator to limit the cytokine storm). It's a theory, at this point, but the drug seems to be showing efficacy in preliminary studies at 400mg twice the first day, and 200mg twice a day for the next 4 days. Then it stays in the lungs, probably a long time, but certainly at the high level for 5 days. Search Didier Raoult choroquine. Also, quercetin (OTC) is also a zinc ionophore, but the dose in the study was huge (3 to 7 grams a day), so I'm not sure that's anything to think about.
Also early, but the drug favipiravir looks like it has efficacy. It was a small, but double blind study against a different (and 'known ineffective') anti-viral drug.
So, stay home, not just because you'll "flatten the curve", but they might find a drug for you.
For those of you who are upset about people hoarding TP, save your outrage for people (doctors complicit with patients) that are starting to dry-up the supply of hydroxycloroquin (that's really needed for critical patients).
Many news outlets are reporting loss of sense of smell and taste as a harbinger of Covid-19 cases that take a turn for the worse. Interestingly, loss of taste and smell are also key signs of a zinc deficiency. Zinc helps with immunity. Zinc lozenges are known to inhibit other types of coronaviruses from replicating.
It doesn't hurt, and might help, to make sure you have a healthy diet with adequate zinc intake right now.
Many news outlets are reporting loss of sense of smell and taste as a harbinger of Covid-19 cases that take a turn for the worse. Interestingly, loss of taste and smell are also key signs of a zinc deficiency. Zinc helps with immunity. Zinc lozenges are known to inhibiting other types of coronaviruses from replicating.
It doesn't hurt, and might help, to make sure you have a healthy diet with adequate zinc intake right now.
[March 22] Anecdotal evidence is rapidly accumulating from sites around the world that anosmia and dysgeusia are significant symptoms associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Anosmia, in particular, has been seen in patients ultimately testing positive for the coronavirus with no other symptoms. We propose that these symptoms be added to the list of screening tools for possible COVID-19 infection. Anosmia, hyposmia, and dysgeusia in the absence of other respiratory disease such as allergic rhinitis, acute rhinosinusitis, or chronic rhinosinusitis should alert physicians to the possibility of COVID-19 infection and warrant serious consideration for self-isolation and testing of these individuals.
Loss of taste and smell are also a sign of too much zinc
Please, don't conflate taking zinc lozenges with simply ingesting zinc as a mineral. Two different worlds. I think it's already been referenced here that the zinc lozenges work as they kill/maim microbes caught in your throat. ie kill on contact. Simply eating a lot of nuts (high zinc) or taking a zinc pill wouldn't do that.
Please don't discourage people from getting adequate amounts of zinc in their diet or discourage from other posters from making tips that might help and have no downside.
From what I read zinc does have side effects so you do have to be careful with zinc and avoid getting too much. Best read up on it before taking.Many news outlets are reporting loss of sense of smell and taste as a harbinger of Covid-19 cases that take a turn for the worse. Interestingly, loss of taste and smell are also key signs of a zinc deficiency. Zinc helps with immunity. Zinc lozenges are known to inhibit other types of coronaviruses from replicating.
It doesn't hurt, and might help, to make sure you have a healthy diet with adequate zinc intake right now.
There's been a run on hydroxychloroquine with dentists writing scripts for themselves and friends, as potential prophylactic for the virus.
Lupus patients who require it are finding it backordered in many places.
They found that the coronavirus can survive for 17 days. You read it right; 17 days.
I need to rethink my Amazon deliveries and other surface contamination related strategies...
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/23/cdc...bins-up-to-17-days-after-passengers-left.html
They found that the coronavirus can survive for 17 days. You read it right; 17 days.
I need to rethink my Amazon deliveries and other surface contamination related strategies...
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/23/cdc...bins-up-to-17-days-after-passengers-left.html
If you listen to the COVID-19 podcast I linked above, you will find that the mere presence of virus on a surface does not automatically mean you can catch the disease from it. They are still doing research on the amount of virus required to be infectious, and the article you linked said that the amount of virus on the surfaces decreased over time. So I would not assume that leaving packages outside for 17 days is necessary or even a good idea.
Interesting article In The New Yorker. It seems that contamination is most likely when you spend 30 minutes within 6 feet of an infected person without a mask. I think this assumes no physical contact.
https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/keeping-the-coronavirus-from-infecting-health-care-workers
“In Hong Kong, “close contact” means fifteen minutes at a distance of less than six feet and without the use of a surgical mask; in Singapore, thirty minutes.”
.”Those of us who must go out into the world and have contact with people don’t have to panic if we find out that someone with the coronavirus has been in the same room or stood closer than we wanted for a moment. Transmission seems to occur primarily through sustained exposure in the absence of basic protection or through the lack of hand hygiene after contact with secretions.”
If you listen to the COVID-19 podcast I linked above, you will find that the mere presence of virus on a surface does not automatically mean you can catch the disease from it. They are still doing research on the amount of virus required to be infectious, and the article you linked said that the amount of virus on the surfaces decreased over time. So I would not assume that leaving packages outside for 17 days is necessary or even a good idea.They found that the coronavirus can survive for 17 days. You read it right; 17 days.
I need to rethink my Amazon deliveries and other surface contamination related strategies...
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/23/cdc...bins-up-to-17-days-after-passengers-left.html
Thanks for the link. That makes sense to me, because gatherings seem to be a major culprit in transmission - gatherings where people are face-to-face socializing or working or in meetings/conferences/classes for a period of time. As well as medical and personal care situations of course.Interesting article In The New Yorker. It seems that contamination is most likely when you spend 30 minutes within 6 feet of an infected person without a mask. I think this assumes no physical contact.
https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/keeping-the-coronavirus-from-infecting-health-care-workers
“In Hong Kong, “close contact” means fifteen minutes at a distance of less than six feet and without the use of a surgical mask; in Singapore, thirty minutes.”
.”Those of us who must go out into the world and have contact with people don’t have to panic if we find out that someone with the coronavirus has been in the same room or stood closer than we wanted for a moment. Transmission seems to occur primarily through sustained exposure in the absence of basic protection or through the lack of hand hygiene after contact with secretions.”