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| Cerebus:
--- Quote from: Mr. Scram on March 29, 2020, 12:37:09 am ---When supposed hospital staff talks about a virus living one can't help to be very skeptical. How do we know this isn't one of the thousands of seemingly official chain mails being sent around? --- End quote --- We can quibble about whether is virus is 'alive' or not, but in material intended for general consumption I don't have a problem with people using the terminology and would have a problem if people used convoluted language to get around calling a virus 'live' rather than aiming for comprehension by all and sundry. Where I get a bit antsy about this is: --- Quote ---The virus hates heat and dies if it is exposed to temperatures greater than 27 degrees C. --- End quote --- Really? So what's all the fuss about then? I doubt any bit of my body worth infecting is below 27C - how then does it survive in humans? According to my IR thermometer I don't have a single bit of exposed skin below 30ºC - I ought to be able to kill it by touching it (which we know is rubbish). When I see rubbish like that either somebody has been criminally careless and transposed 27ºC with 72ºC or alternatively it casts the whole 'official' origin into doubt. and --- Quote ---The sun’s UV rays kill the virus and the vitamin D and zinc are good for you. --- End quote --- Waaay too folksy for a considered bit of writing by a medic. And "and the vitamin D and zinc are good for you"? Both ungrammatical and a change of subject to "good for you" in the same sentence about killing the virus. Smacks of 'secretary' level education. A medic would only advocate vitamin D and zinc supplementation in cases of likely deficiency (the former unlikely in summer). There's other stuff in there that sounds like folk advice rather than medical advice mixed up with sound medical advice of the kind that you could just pick up by listening. I suspect a round robin email from someone in the hospital rather than official hospital guidance for staff. If its bona fides prove true, that would be worrying. |
| DrG:
--- Quote from: Mr. Scram on March 29, 2020, 12:37:09 am --- --- Quote from: tautech on March 29, 2020, 12:22:14 am ---In my inbox from a mate: /----/ --- End quote --- When supposed hospital staff talks about a virus living one can't help to be very skeptical. How do we know this isn't one of the thousands of seemingly official chain mails being sent around? --- End quote --- It has already been identified as such - https://metronorth.health.qld.gov.au/news/fake-email-covid-19 |
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| maginnovision:
https://www.dailywire.com/news/dr-deborah-birx-warns-about-coronavirus-numbers-that-will-hit-u-s-next-week Next week will be bad as far as the numbers go in the US and then we should hopefully see some slow down. Should... Hopefully... Yes, all we have right now is optimism no guarantees. |
| maginnovision:
--- Quote from: blueskull on March 29, 2020, 02:55:38 am ---It's funny seeing people getting so scared of the virus, while positive quarantine results have been seen in not only China, but also Korea, Japan, Singapore and recently Italy. I've just got discharged from a hospital that also treats COVID19 patients for a tonsillectomy procedure. Not that I wanted it to be done at this time, but the rapid onset of bad tonsil and lymph node inflammation just drove me mad. For the past week, I had half an hour of walk twice a day around the hospital, passing the fever clinic entrance every lap. Just use your PPE, stay away from the crowds, and wash your hands more frequently that usual. Then there's no worries. FYI, I'm in Shenzhen, one of the largest port city in China handling tens of thousands of incoming people from worldwide, Hong Kong and through Hong Kong. If everyone stays away from the crowds for two weeks, there would not be a need to vaccines and monthly long economy pauses. --- End quote --- I'm not scared, just concerned. I'm a mid thirties male on oxycodone for a current lung issue and I have severe asthma. If I caught it I very well may not make it. Besides, I'm stuck at home with nothing to do. I can't even play games because sitting is too stressful on my lungs right now. So... Keep an eye on the news of the day which is almost exclusively Coronavirus. |
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