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Coronavirus Coronavirus: In-Iowa General Discussion (Not Limited)
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Somehow I typed older and see autocorrect changed it to loser. Will have to change that and check this one. Did not mean that.
This is true but doesn’t take away from the fact that we’re finding out the Coronavirus death rate is substantially lower than initially estimated.
but it’s only a factor of how many people you test. It’s not prescriptive of how seriously we should take it.
I definitely think it's important...that's the best information I've seen for getting some form of idea of 'this is where we possibly are, this is what could occur from it'. It's just one study though so there needs to be more of a sample size and hopefully that happens sooner, and happens everywhere.
With the recent stuff about how *now* apparently heat and sun could very well have an effect, I'm watching the southern states including Florida. Death % vs. confirmed cases is at just under 3% in a state that's top ten in population and population density. You'd think their numbers were higher just by chance.
Wish there were a way to track when someone's been infected. First confirmed case in WI was February 5th. If that antibody study holds up, it's been through a lot of people here.
Who knows though.
It's 'Don't wear masks' and then it's 'wear masks.' 'Dip your groceries in Lysol as soon as you get them off the shelf' and then it's 'Just be sure to clean the packaging, the area, and rinse your fruit'.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/sunlight...ould-still-last-through-summer-200745675.html
Not sure if this has been posted yet - they tested 200 people on the streets in Chelsea Massachusetts, a really hard hit area, and found 30 percent had antibodies https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bo...sea-show-exposure-coronavirus/?outputType=amp
Ha, I was kinda wondering but just figured hey, we all have our perspectives. I have a close family friend that snowbirds down there but he's also very social.
I had an online 'get together' with 5 friends the other night and 2 hours was enough talking for me so maybe that's why a ton of people in a hot area isn't very appealing.
There was something a couple weeks back about research into viral load and comparing how quickly the disease spreads and how serious the cases turn out to be. I don't know if I read it here or not. But the gist was that a place like New York could have an infection point (such as a subway system) so heavily trafficked and so concentrated in disease on surfaces or for direct transmission so quickly that a couple super spreaders could infect much more quickly than models would be expected to show. It was research into the fact that you don't just need to come into contact with the virus to get sick but that people who got it bad may have encountered a lot more of the virus.
Those same several COVID super spreaders could not recreate those conditions in a place like Iowa, so the spread of the disease would more closely follow traditional models. But you see how it could occur in a place like a packing plant.
Outdoor would be nice but be careful spreading theories.
Iran, recently Brazil haven’t fared that well.
Next allergy season is going to be fun. Cough a couple times and you may get beat up by someone close to you.
I will let you tell what an apple dipped in Lysol tastes like.
Also tough of a convenient disinfectant wipe to carry if you want something smaller. This little alcohol rub packages they have in med kits would be small emergency ones if you need one.
That's why I put *now* as it's different than what's been said before. It's not going to go away, might slow a bit but that also comes from people not being huddled inside together. There should be continued and more testing and preparation for the fall if it does slow down.
Polk county now has a care facility outbreak. Saw that an Iowa prison has a confirmed case now too. The spread is hitting some bad places.
http://kcci.com/article/care-facility-in-polk-county-reports-covid-19-outbreak/32197642?src=app
http://kcci.com/article/care-facility-in-polk-county-reports-covid-19-outbreak/32197642?src=app
I actually take a little ziplock with wipes with me to places and use the wipe as a barrier to open up doors with. Use 'em to wipe down my car inside and door handles etc. Way over the top--what are the chances someone has slobbered on, sneezed, coughed or even breathed on my car door handles?
Doesn’t hurt. Besides it gives you something to do also. Can only watch tiger king so many times.
Depends on your definition of nice.
If nice is a blue car that gets me places, it's nice.
It seems likely the Die4Cy reference below was to an article I linked from the NY Times Opinion section, as well as to a video. I will try to tie these links together with my own experience, below this first quote.
Note: Anyone can get to each original post by pressing the tiny up arrow symbol within each quote.
My quote below has a link to that NY Times op-ed. It seems they won’t let you access the full article now without giving them an email address and registering at the NYT website. You can if you do, or are already registered and just sign in.
Just below the quote though is a link where it seems you can access it without any hassle.
Again, the op-ed is also freely available here:
https://dnyuz.com/2020/04/01/these-coronavirus-exposures-might-be-the-most-dangerous/
Li Wenliang, the doctor in China who raised early awareness of the new coronavirus, died of the virus in February at 34. His death was shocking not only because of his role in publicizing the developing epidemic but also — given that young people do not have a high risk of dying from Covid-19 — because of his age.
Is it possible that Dr. Li died because as a doctor who spent a lot of time around severely ill Covid-19 patients, he was infected with such a high dose? ...
From a policy perspective, we need to consider that not all exposures to the coronavirus may be the same. Stepping into an office building that once had someone with the coronavirus in it is not as dangerous as sitting next to that infected person for an hourlong train commute.
... In healthy people ... immune systems respond as soon as they sense a virus growing inside. Recovery depends on which wins the race: viral spread or immune activation. [emphasis added]
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Below is a link to a video I linked just prior to the above op-ed, which explains how CV enters and damages the lungs. Note, you might have to press the little speaker symbol to turn the sound on.
How Coronavirus Attacks the Body
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Below is a post on my personal experience.
It was unusual at the time, but other facts suggesting that it could have been CV were clear only in hindsight, that I didn’t mention below. Note that at the same time, I was running 12-15 minutes 2-5 times a week, often into a stiff north wind — after a long period of inactivity due to a torn rotator cuff — why I figured it was just a cold. By the time CV was looked into, I had run 40 miles the prior week, and walked 20 miles that Sunday. In addition to my physical therapy, this was a process of getting back into shape.
It wasn’t done to beat CV, but could only help.
Applying what’s said in the sources above, if it was CV, it seems it never got much below my nose and mouth.
Note: Anyone can get to each original post by pressing the tiny up arrow symbol within each quote.
My quote below has a link to that NY Times op-ed. It seems they won’t let you access the full article now without giving them an email address and registering at the NYT website. You can if you do, or are already registered and just sign in.
Just below the quote though is a link where it seems you can access it without any hassle.
Again, the op-ed is also freely available here:
https://dnyuz.com/2020/04/01/these-coronavirus-exposures-might-be-the-most-dangerous/
Li Wenliang, the doctor in China who raised early awareness of the new coronavirus, died of the virus in February at 34. His death was shocking not only because of his role in publicizing the developing epidemic but also — given that young people do not have a high risk of dying from Covid-19 — because of his age.
Is it possible that Dr. Li died because as a doctor who spent a lot of time around severely ill Covid-19 patients, he was infected with such a high dose? ...
From a policy perspective, we need to consider that not all exposures to the coronavirus may be the same. Stepping into an office building that once had someone with the coronavirus in it is not as dangerous as sitting next to that infected person for an hourlong train commute.
... In healthy people ... immune systems respond as soon as they sense a virus growing inside. Recovery depends on which wins the race: viral spread or immune activation. [emphasis added]
*****
Below is a link to a video I linked just prior to the above op-ed, which explains how CV enters and damages the lungs. Note, you might have to press the little speaker symbol to turn the sound on.
How Coronavirus Attacks the Body
*****
Below is a post on my personal experience.
It was unusual at the time, but other facts suggesting that it could have been CV were clear only in hindsight, that I didn’t mention below. Note that at the same time, I was running 12-15 minutes 2-5 times a week, often into a stiff north wind — after a long period of inactivity due to a torn rotator cuff — why I figured it was just a cold. By the time CV was looked into, I had run 40 miles the prior week, and walked 20 miles that Sunday. In addition to my physical therapy, this was a process of getting back into shape.
It wasn’t done to beat CV, but could only help.
Applying what’s said in the sources above, if it was CV, it seems it never got much below my nose and mouth.
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Wow. I run and walk, have lived in a small town my whole life. I can't even imagine being in that situation with only crowded areas. I do feel fortunate at this time in my life.
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