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

[canadaman30]

"The Next Big Thing"
Saw this on Facebook yesterday

Explain why satellite images show massive graves being built in Iran, Italys death count and infection rate is increasing by the day? China death count is far higher then reported, laugh all you want the truth will become very obvious a month from now.

[fishermccann]

I'm with you on that. It's a great headline news story.

His reply to your comment about media sensationalism.

[oaknut]

Explain why satellite images show massive graves being built in Iran, Italys death count and infection rate is increasing by the day? China death count is far higher then reported, laugh all you want the truth will become very obvious a month from now.

Last week in Italy people were appointed to walk through the masses and pick who get a respirator and who dies. A nurse that was working there described it as a war zone. They have all but given up in Italy because they just can't keep up.

Anyone who thinks that remotely resembles the flu has to give it a shake.

Will it be that bad here, I hope not.

People keep talking about seeing less cases in Chinas areas, areas that are still under lockdown, well, no caca. I think things have the opportunity to sweep through a free roaming state far quicker. Look at what China is doing to slow the spread, sanitizing streets and complete lockdowns. Here, "arriving from italy? Please dome sit with the 1600 other people in the airport!"

On a case by case basis this virus is nothing major. It's the speed of transmission that is the issue.

I think everyone should consider that Irans Coronavirus strategy favored economy over travel restrictions, sound familiar?

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[canadaman30]

Last week in Italy people were appointed to walk through the masses and pick who get a respirator and who dies. A nurse that was working there described it as a war zone. They have all but given up in Italy because they just can't keep up.

Anyone who thinks that remotely resembles the flu has to give it a shake.

Will it be that bad here, I hope not.


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Its going to be far worse here because people are not taking this serious and now its far to late to control it.

[Species8472]

If nothing else,this will give us time to develop vaccines the same as H1C1,SARS,MERS until the next big thing comes along,inevitably.

Pretty sure you meant H1N1 which you are correct in saying there is a vaccine for. As for SARs and MERs no vacines or treatment exist for these viral pathogens. They just ran their course before all the smart people could figure one out . Same thing may or may not happen with this one. They are working hard to develop one but no guarantee of success.

[Species8472]

I am sure this has been around for a while now. I got sick back in February. It lasted for 16days..i finely got to see a doctor becouse i was just not gett8ng better. Thy never did any tests.just gave me some antibiotics. .and I finely got over it.

I have no doubt you were sick but if anitbiotics worked it was not Covid-19. Antibiotics have zero effect on viral pathogens. They only work for bacterial pathogens.

[canadaman30]

Will not be surprised if the death count hits 1000/day south of our border at the peak of this outbreak

[js4fn]

And how many thousand of snowbirds are yet to return that could start a new spread

Schools are closed casinos are not lol

[fishermccann]

I have no doubt you were sick but if anitbiotics worked it was not Covid-19. Antibiotics have zero effect on viral pathogens. They only work for bacterial pathogens.

As for your last 2 posts, S8472, accurate, but please do not let facts get in the way of conjecture. It will confuse others.

[trimmer21]

Rebuttal ?

See post #267.