Corona Virus

[Ja Rhule]

Just now, 4Corners said:

Where is your medical degree from? 

Holiday Inn :p

[raz]

15 minutes ago, kungfoodude said:

So then influenza is a far greater threat than COVID-19? Because the worldwide annual  estimates for influenza deaths are 250-700k per year. 

I assume that means that is worse than COVID-19 by your logic, right? 

dude, never go full retard.    (and yes, i do realize i've done just that many times)

[kungfoodude]

2 minutes ago, TheRumGone said:

This just started dude. How are you not getting this? The major problem with covid 19 is that asymptomatic people have heavy viral loads and it is more contagious then the flu, swine flu SARS or Mers. 
 

children get infected and barely have any symptoms. They are super spreaders. Why are countries completely shutting down around the globe like its wartime. You are being naive as hell.

It just started? You mean like.....when it was discovered roughly 2.5 months ago? SARS lasted about 7 months. MERS lasted about 7 months. Already trucking towards the halfway point if those are anything similar(which SARS appears to be). 

It is more transmissible than SARS or MERS(based on initial information from China) but FAR less deadly. 

Take the time to look at the mortality rates of all of these diseases. COV19, SARS, MERS, influenza(pick your variety) they all tend to have SIMILAR spikes in mortality to the SAME general demographics(which some obvious variations). 

So, if you are in a high risk demographic, you should be very worried. If you are NOT in a high risk demographic, you should be very CAUTIOUS. See the difference?

 

[4Corners]

Just now, Ja Rhule said:

Holiday Inn :p

Kungfoodoodoo or whatever his name is...probably works at like Discount Tire and dude is over rattling off a medical research opinion like he is the Surgeon General - I don’t even know if I’d trust the SG’s opinion on this matter because he looks like he may have been compromised by trump. 

[kungfoodude]

6 minutes ago, 4Corners said:

Where is your medical degree from? 

I don't have to have a medical degree to literally read the information from the CDC and WHO. I am guessing you need that degree to make sense of simple instructions/information? Why doesn't that surprise me.

Edited March 16, 2020 by kungfoodude

[kungfoodude]

1 minute ago, 4Corners said:

Kungfoodoodoo or whatever his name is...probably works at like Discount Tire and dude is over rattling off a medical research opinion like he is the Surgeon General - I don’t even know if I’d trust the SG’s opinion on this matter because he looks like he may have been compromised by trump. 

Well we could discuss UNC's last place ACC finish. At least you should have some insight into that. 

[kungfoodude]

6 minutes ago, Bronn said:

No. We know the flu. We expect it every year.

This is new, and still a relative unknown.

As were SARS and MERS. As are new flu strains. This isn't supernatural, it happens and it will happen again. 

[TheRumGone]

1 minute ago, kungfoodude said:

It just started? You mean like.....when it was discovered roughly 2.5 months ago? SARS lasted about 7 months. MERS lasted about 7 months. Already trucking towards the halfway point if those are anything similar(which SARS appears to be). 

It is more transmissible than SARS or MERS(based on initial information from China) but FAR less deadly. 

Take the time to look at the mortality rates of all of these diseases. COV19, SARS, MERS, influenza(pick your variety) they all tend to have SIMILAR spikes in mortality to the SAME general demographics(which some obvious variations). 

So, if you are in a high risk demographic, you should be very worried. If you are NOT in a high risk demographic, you should be very CAUTIOUS. See the difference?

 

What happens if 150 million people get infected and it has a death rate of 1%? Is that not significant to you? Then on top of that what about the people that don’t die of the virus but die because they can’t get care at the hospital. Those death rates won’t even be counted. What death toll is insignificant for you? 
 

in France 50% of the people in ICU’s are under 50. That should scare you. 
 

im hoping you are right and we just see a big spike and then it goes away but literal scientists are warning that this is gonna get really really bad.

two ER doctors are in ICU in Seattle from it already. Our healthcare system could collapse.

[LinvilleGorge]

Get it together y'all. This is getting close to being sent to the TB. Take your personal sniping there. No one else cares about y'all's dick measuring contest.

[4Corners]

15 minutes ago, kungfoodude said:

Well we could discuss UNC's last place ACC finish. At least you should have some insight into that. 

We picked a good year to have a bunch of injuries. 

[Harbingers]

Oh boy this is worse than the TB.

[kungfoodude]

19 minutes ago, TheRumGone said:

What happens if 150 million people get infected and it has a death rate of 1%? Is that not significant to you? Then on top of that what about the people that don’t die of the virus but die because they can’t get care at the hospital. Those death rates won’t even be counted. What death toll is insignificant for you? 
 

in France 50% of the people in ICU’s are under 50. That should scare you. 
 

im hoping you are right and we just see a big spike and then it goes away but literal scientists are warning that this is gonna get really really bad.

two ER doctors are in ICU in Seattle from it already. Our healthcare system could collapse.

1% of 150 million people is not significant to me. There are roughly 8 billion people on this planet. Anything shy of about 10-15% mortality rate I do not find PERSONALLY significant(this is my personal opinion and I am very sure not shared by many). Especially when that rate does not happen in my demographic.

People are also flocking to ICU's because they are very scared about this pandemic. Even people without this virus at all are because they are SCARED. Why do you think I am preaching to be reasonable? I have a stuffed up nose and a little bit of a scratchy throat, should I book it down to the ER to get tested because it's coronavirus or maybe look at the vehicle outside covered in pollen and just take an educated guess which is more likely the cause?

I am also hoping that I am right, I personally BELIEVE I will be correct and I don't want to see spikes in mortality rates. I don't believe our healthcare system is on the verge of collapsing, although it could be if undue panic spreads(and why in the world would people flock to one of the highest risk areas for infection like THE HOSPITAL??). Why do you think I keep preaching the need for being levelheaded? If panic spreads rapidly then you really are going to see widespread issues with the healthcare system. As it turns out(yet most Americans refuse to believe), we DON'T have a great healthcare system in this country. 

Again, be CAUTIOUS, don't be STUPID, but don't PANIC either. Neither of those two is going to be helpful.

 

Edited March 16, 2020 by kungfoodude

[Harbingers]

11 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Get it together y'all. This is getting close to being sent to the TB. Take your personal sniping there. No one else cares about y'all's dick measuring contest.

We already have our own thread too!

[kungfoodude]

18 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Get it together y'all. This is getting close to being sent to the TB. Take your personal sniping there. No one else cares about y'all's dick measuring contest.

I'll just add him to the ignore list. I only kept him around because I like to see him freak out and defend UNC without using any logic. I won't engage further. 

Edited March 16, 2020 by kungfoodude