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Re: Wuhan Coronavirus

Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2020 5:16 pm
by megman
No peak in sight as China reports 5,000 new coronavirus cases

https://news.trust.org/item/20200214061006-7fbtb

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus

Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2020 5:37 pm
by hawkfan8812
Being in the southern Hemisphere, isn't China in the middle of summer currently? Or maybe they are not southern Hemisphere? I don't have a globe near me.

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus

Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2020 5:44 pm
by CaptQuint
hawkfan8812 wrote: Fri Feb 14, 2020 5:37 pm Being in the southern Hemisphere, isn't China in the middle of summer currently? Or maybe they are not southern Hemisphere? I don't have a globe near me.
It's the same season it is here, winter

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus

Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2020 6:00 pm
by Animal
hawkfan8812 wrote: Fri Feb 14, 2020 5:37 pm Being in the southern Hemisphere, isn't China in the middle of summer currently? Or maybe they are not southern Hemisphere? I don't have a globe near me.
southern hemisphere? are you serious?

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus

Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2020 6:03 pm
by Antknot
Flumper wrote: Fri Feb 14, 2020 6:00 pm
hawkfan8812 wrote: Fri Feb 14, 2020 5:37 pm Being in the southern Hemisphere, isn't China in the middle of summer currently? Or maybe they are not southern Hemisphere? I don't have a globe near me.
southern hemisphere? are you serious?
Misspelled sober?

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus

Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2020 6:37 pm
by CaptQuint
Beijing is roughly the same latitude as San Francisco

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus

Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2020 6:55 pm
by Animal
CaptQuint wrote: Fri Feb 14, 2020 6:37 pm Beijing is roughly the same latitude as San Francisco
its an understandable mistake. since i think there are two asian islands that are in the southern hemisphere. Neither of which are the most populous country on the planet.

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus

Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2020 6:56 pm
by CaptQuint
Flumper wrote: Fri Feb 14, 2020 6:55 pm
CaptQuint wrote: Fri Feb 14, 2020 6:37 pm Beijing is roughly the same latitude as San Francisco
its an understandable mistake. since i think there are two asian islands that are in the southern hemisphere. Neither of which are the most populous country on the planet.
Are you sure? Maybe they're just out of town.

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus

Posted: Sat Feb 15, 2020 11:22 pm
by FreakShowFanatic
Biker wrote: Sat Feb 15, 2020 11:02 pm Not the Coronavirus but the strain of flu hitting N Texas is a cunt. On my ass past two day
You're not drinking enough whiskey. Put a little honey in there too. Step it up. :lol:

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus

Posted: Sat Feb 15, 2020 11:29 pm
by FSchmertz
Biker wrote: Sat Feb 15, 2020 11:02 pm Not the Coronavirus but the strain of flu hitting N Texas is a cunt. On my ass past two day
The kids are getting B Victoria, but most likely you've got A 2009 H1N1 Pandemic, which is overtaking Flu B now.

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus

Posted: Sat Feb 15, 2020 11:36 pm
by FreakShowFanatic
I never got the Flu in my life, and I've never gotten a Flu shot. But then again, I'm not a pussy. :lol: Maybe when I get a bit older and my immunity system weakens a bit I'll get the shot.

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus

Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2020 8:16 pm
by Animal
It looks to me like the corona virus has pretty much stopped spreading.

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus

Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2020 12:31 am
by FreakShowFanatic
Flumper wrote: Thu Feb 20, 2020 8:16 pm It looks to me like the corona virus has pretty much stopped spreading.
What I can't believe is how many people caught it on that boat quarantined in Japan. That was like a breeding ground for the virus. I'm not planning to go on a cruise ship any time in the near future.

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus

Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2020 3:33 pm
by Animal
FreakShowFanatic wrote: Fri Feb 21, 2020 12:31 am
Flumper wrote: Thu Feb 20, 2020 8:16 pm It looks to me like the corona virus has pretty much stopped spreading.
What I can't believe is how many people caught it on that boat quarantined in Japan. That was like a breeding ground for the virus. I'm not planning to go on a cruise ship any time in the near future.
I heard someone talking about that virus the other day. They were talking about how it is transmitted and what they have learned, blah blah blah. Anyway, she said that the one thing that is really unusual is how easily it is transmitted from person to person. Not through inhaling (masks don't work), but simply through contact (touching) or cross contact (touching something another person has touched). She basically said that its the most aggressive she has ever seen in terms of that method of contamination.

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus

Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2020 5:00 pm
by Animal
the news the last few days is going apeshit about the spread of Coronovirus. Like its getting out of China and going global, etc. If you look at this chart that we have all been following since it started, the new cases have dropped to only about 1,000 a day. Which is a HUGE drop in the curve.

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus

Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2020 6:06 pm
by WestTexasCrude
Flumper wrote: Fri Feb 21, 2020 5:00 pm the news the last few days is going apeshit about the spread of Coronovirus. Like its getting out of China and going global, etc. If you look at this chart that we have all been following since it started, the new cases have dropped to only about 1,000 a day. Which is a HUGE drop in the curve.
From what I've read, the medical experts are saying that as Spring arrives with warm weather, it's supposed to drop drastically and dramatically. That seems counter to my thinking but I guess virus's like Yellow Fever and Malaria (not really virus) go dormant in the Winter and explode in warm weather only because the carrier's are mosquitoes.

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus

Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2020 6:12 pm
by Animal
WestTexasCrude wrote: Fri Feb 21, 2020 6:06 pm
Flumper wrote: Fri Feb 21, 2020 5:00 pm the news the last few days is going apeshit about the spread of Coronovirus. Like its getting out of China and going global, etc. If you look at this chart that we have all been following since it started, the new cases have dropped to only about 1,000 a day. Which is a HUGE drop in the curve.
From what I've read, the medical experts are saying that as Spring arrives with warm weather, it's supposed to drop drastically and dramatically. That seems counter to my thinking but I guess virus's like Yellow Fever and Malaria (not really virus) go dormant in the Winter and explode in warm weather only because the carrier's are mosquitoes.
think "flu".

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus

Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2020 6:19 pm
by WestTexasCrude
Flumper wrote: Fri Feb 21, 2020 6:12 pm
WestTexasCrude wrote: Fri Feb 21, 2020 6:06 pm
Flumper wrote: Fri Feb 21, 2020 5:00 pm the news the last few days is going apeshit about the spread of Coronovirus. Like its getting out of China and going global, etc. If you look at this chart that we have all been following since it started, the new cases have dropped to only about 1,000 a day. Which is a HUGE drop in the curve.
From what I've read, the medical experts are saying that as Spring arrives with warm weather, it's supposed to drop drastically and dramatically. That seems counter to my thinking but I guess virus's like Yellow Fever and Malaria (not really virus) go dormant in the Winter and explode in warm weather only because the carrier's are mosquitoes.
think "flu".
Yeah, I was thinking that, too. Just wonder why some virus's are active in cold weather and some in warm weather. Wouldn't seem to matter since they all affect warm blooded creatures with self controlled internal temps. I believe I shall now go and "Google".

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus

Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2020 6:23 pm
by Animal
WestTexasCrude wrote: Fri Feb 21, 2020 6:19 pm
Flumper wrote: Fri Feb 21, 2020 6:12 pm
WestTexasCrude wrote: Fri Feb 21, 2020 6:06 pm
Flumper wrote: Fri Feb 21, 2020 5:00 pm the news the last few days is going apeshit about the spread of Coronovirus. Like its getting out of China and going global, etc. If you look at this chart that we have all been following since it started, the new cases have dropped to only about 1,000 a day. Which is a HUGE drop in the curve.
From what I've read, the medical experts are saying that as Spring arrives with warm weather, it's supposed to drop drastically and dramatically. That seems counter to my thinking but I guess virus's like Yellow Fever and Malaria (not really virus) go dormant in the Winter and explode in warm weather only because the carrier's are mosquitoes.
think "flu".
Yeah, I was thinking that, too. Just wonder why some virus's are active in cold weather and some in warm weather. Wouldn't seem to matter since they all affect warm blooded creatures with self controlled internal temps. I believe I shall now go and "Google".
i think for these flu strains it has something to do with humidity. colder air is much drier and that's what they thrive in.

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus

Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2020 7:19 pm
by WestTexasCrude
Flumper wrote: Fri Feb 21, 2020 6:23 pm
WestTexasCrude wrote: Fri Feb 21, 2020 6:19 pm
Flumper wrote: Fri Feb 21, 2020 6:12 pm
WestTexasCrude wrote: Fri Feb 21, 2020 6:06 pm
Flumper wrote: Fri Feb 21, 2020 5:00 pm the news the last few days is going apeshit about the spread of Coronovirus. Like its getting out of China and going global, etc. If you look at this chart that we have all been following since it started, the new cases have dropped to only about 1,000 a day. Which is a HUGE drop in the curve.
From what I've read, the medical experts are saying that as Spring arrives with warm weather, it's supposed to drop drastically and dramatically. That seems counter to my thinking but I guess virus's like Yellow Fever and Malaria (not really virus) go dormant in the Winter and explode in warm weather only because the carrier's are mosquitoes.
think "flu".
Yeah, I was thinking that, too. Just wonder why some virus's are active in cold weather and some in warm weather. Wouldn't seem to matter since they all affect warm blooded creatures with self controlled internal temps. I believe I shall now go and "Google".
i think for these flu strains it has something to do with humidity. colder air is much drier and that's what they thrive in.
OK, that is correct. They had always thought it was things like people being stuck indoors together or less sunlight means less Vitamin D- less immune system, things like that. Colder air is much drier than warm. 2 things. When an infected person sneezes (for example), they eject the viruses. In warmer moist air they clump together and usually just fall to the ground. In drier air, they separate to individuals and can float in the air for hours or days. Second, in drier air, the outer "skin" of the viruses are hard which allows it penetrate the host more easily and fight off immune systems. In moist air, the outer "skin" liquifies (sp) making it much harder to do those 2 things.

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus

Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2020 7:50 pm
by megman
I'll just leave this here....

https://www.wired.com/2009/05/iceplague/

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus

Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2020 7:59 pm
by Stapes
My lungs aren't the greatest after 20 years of crawling around in insulated attics and dust. Not sure I would survive a real serious pandemic

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus

Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2020 9:15 pm
by FreakShowFanatic
Stapes wrote: Fri Feb 21, 2020 7:59 pm My lungs aren't the greatest after 20 years of crawling around in insulated attics and dust. Not sure I would survive a real serious pandemic
dibs on your record player.

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus

Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2020 9:18 pm
by FreakShowFanatic
Flumper wrote: Fri Feb 21, 2020 3:33 pm
FreakShowFanatic wrote: Fri Feb 21, 2020 12:31 am
Flumper wrote: Thu Feb 20, 2020 8:16 pm It looks to me like the corona virus has pretty much stopped spreading.
What I can't believe is how many people caught it on that boat quarantined in Japan. That was like a breeding ground for the virus. I'm not planning to go on a cruise ship any time in the near future.
I heard someone talking about that virus the other day. They were talking about how it is transmitted and what they have learned, blah blah blah. Anyway, she said that the one thing that is really unusual is how easily it is transmitted from person to person. Not through inhaling (masks don't work), but simply through contact (touching) or cross contact (touching something another person has touched). She basically said that its the most aggressive she has ever seen in terms of that method of contamination.
After following this for a while and reading a lot of the news about it that sounds to be right. The problem is how extremely contagious this virus is.

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus

Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2020 9:33 pm
by WestTexasCrude
With all the World wide concern and fear about this Chinese virus outbreak, can you imagine the reaction to the Great 1918-20 Influenza Pandemic (Spanish Flu). After 4 years of World War with 10's of millions dead, it struck. Estimated 500 million infected- almost 30% of the World population. Death toll estimates range from 50 million to possibly 100 million all within 24 months before it vanished forever. American death toll was almost 700,000. What made it especially scary was that instead of the usual pattern of most influenza's victims being children, elderly, people in poor health.etc- this one was deadly to the young, prime of life, perfectly healthy part of the population. They still don't know why.