MERs/Coronavirus - watching? Will it change your behaviour if it shows up in Canada?

Here are numbers that make sense. It will be interesting to see in a years time if the covid-19 actually made a difference or the people that died were destined anyway.

Canadians already face deadly coronaviruses — routinely — with little anxiety or fear. The flu, short for influenza, causes about 12,200 hospitalizations and 3,500 deaths in Canada each year, according to the Canadian government. Influenza and pneumonia are ranked among the top 10 leading causes of death in Canada. Worldwide, seasonal flu causes an estimated 250,000 to 500,000 deaths annually.

https://nationalpost.com/news/damned...#comments-area


https://ipac-canada.org/influenza-resources.php

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Well,there's one thng for certain with the "self isolating" thing. Next November,the baby boom will be epic.

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Well,there's one thng for certain with the "self isolating" thing. Next November,the baby boom will be epic.

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In 2033 I heard the new generation of teens will be called the quaranteens.


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Well,there's one thng for certain with the "self isolating" thing. Next November,the baby boom will be epic.

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And the divorce rate !!!

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Well,there's one thng for certain with the "self isolating" thing. Next November,the baby boom will be epic.

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Mother Nature's way of replacing the old guard.

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This is something we have never seen before this is history and hope it only plays out once in my lifetime. This could be the top of the viruses in the past century.
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Not even close when you include the 20th century. The Spanish flu killed off 50 million at the end of the 1st world war. Probably transmitted by soldiers going home after the end of the conflict. That's more casualties than all the wars in modern history combined.

I see conservation areas are being closed
You have to wonder why but I suppose there’s a lot of stupid ppl that could get hurt and cause more grief than it worth

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This is something we have never seen before this is history and hope it only plays out once in my lifetime. This could be the top of the viruses in the past century.

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Not even close when you include the 20th century. The Spanish flu killed off 50 million at the end of the 1st world war. Probably transmitted by soldiers going home after the end of the conflict. That's more casualties than all the wars in modern history combined.[/QUOTE]

You have to remember back then it was way easier to die. The technology today is 100 x better. Most died in there homes it's not like that today . And could be the equivalent of the Spanish flu. Your odds of living are way better today than way back then.

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https://www.webmd.com/lung/coronavirus#1

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A coronavirus is a kind of common virus that causes an infection in your nose, sinuses, or upper throat. Most coronaviruses are not dangerous.

Some types of them are serious, though. About 858 people have died from Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), which first appeared in 2012 in Saudi Arabia and then in other countries in the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and Europe. In April 2014, the first American was hospitalized for MERS in Indiana and another case was reported in Florida. Both had just returned from Saudi Arabia. In May 2015, there was an outbreak of MERS in Korea, which was the largest outbreak outside of the Arabian Peninsula. In 2003, 774 people died from a severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak. As of 2015, there were no further reports of cases of SARS. MERS and SARS are types of coronaviruses.

But in early January 2020, the World Health Organization identified a new type: 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in China. By late January, there were 300 confirmed cases in China and a death count that was still in the single digits, but rising. And despite airport screenings, a traveler had brought the first case to the U.S."




The radio today said there are apparently atleast 6 individuals in Canada being watched for Novel Coronavirus, if it shows up with the Wood working show, Fishing Show, Sportsmans show etc. etc. coming up....
https://www.internationalcentre.com/events


would it change your plans to attend these? Would it change any of your other plans? Can't say SARs changed any of my plans that I remember but I thought I would ask anyway.



P.S.
.... in Alberta but MAYBE coming here ...
Tapeworm in coyotes that can cause fatal tumours in people 'has spread all over Alberta'

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calga...dogs-1.5224864

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Well.... this thread started January 23 and I asked if it will change your behaviour....

obvious answer is yes! More than I could have imagined! Canada has about 1,500 CONFIRMED cases and 20 deaths so far, the drop of the stock market ... oh man if I knew then I would have sold everything.... big losses, then throw in the new terms, people going into isolation, the utter incompetence of our federal gov't and disregard for public safety and more lies, the Sportsman show and events cancelled, toilet paper hoarders emerged, just how contagious this virus really is was unknown ...... two months and things have changed!! .... and there are 3" of fresh snow.... that may not have changed much I guess in two months... 2 more months.... more changes... and hopefully no more snow then!