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Covid 19 virus
Mr. Scram:
I feel a large part of the reason some people get upset by comparing COVID-19 to a regular flu is that they may severely underestimate the actual impact of the flu. People may view it as a disease which you sit out which is true in many cases, but don't really consider the millions of patients and many thousands of deaths every year despite considerable efforts to combat it. COVID-19 isn't compared to the flu because it's nothing. It is compared because of many similarities and our experience fighting it, though there obviously are relevant differences too.
nctnico:
--- Quote from: Mr. Scram on March 20, 2020, 08:34:20 pm ---I feel a large part of the reason some people get upset by comparing COVID-19 to a regular flu is that they may severely underestimate the actual impact of the flu. People may view it as a disease which you sit out which is true in many cases, but don't really consider the millions of patients and many thousands of deaths every year despite considerable efforts to combat it. COVID-19 isn't compared to the flu because it's nothing. It is compared because of many similarities and our experience fighting it, though there obviously are relevant differences too.
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:palm: I don't get why you insist on denying the major difference between the flu and Covid19. Covid19 causes pneumonia / ARDS which requires a far more extensive treatment compared to the flu. Sure flu kills people too but in most cases these are people who are already weakened and thus are close to death anyway. OTOH Covid19 also seriously affects healthy people due to the pneumonia / ARDS. This shouldn't need explaining with all the information already presented.
Kleinstein:
The Spanish flu some 100 years ago was pretty nasty and devastating - let us hope it does not get that bad. So it depends on which flu season one compares. A big difference with the flu is that at least the medical personal is usually vaccinated. So treatment in the hospitals is much easier - much less personal and masks needed. Still the death toll from the regular flu can be pretty high, but it is largely unnoticed as is does not overwhelm the medical system so easy. Most of the years the flu shot is pretty effective so the spread is slowed down and limited.
thinkfat:
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--- Quote from: SiliconWizard on March 20, 2020, 08:18:58 pm ---One intriguing point is the fact children seem not to be affected by this virus - or so lightly that it goes unnoticed.
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And guys die 4 times more likely to it compared to women based on Italian data!
Smoking might explain part of it.
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This was also theorized about the imbalance in women vs. men in critical condition in Wuhan. Smoking appears to be a predominantly male treat in China.
thinkfat:
This will be an interesting walk on the razors edge. If we suppress the spread too much, we'll likely have a second wave in autumn and winter again. I don't think we'll have a vaccine by that time...
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