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12 Mar 2020, 5:43 pm

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There has just today been a change in the percentage of people dying relative to the numbers of recovered.

For several weeks now the percentage of people who had recovered from the virus has been 94%, and the percentage of dead has been a consistent 6%.

Now the number of cases which have had an outcome is 73,862

But only 93%, 68,898, of them have recovered/been discharged, ....

and 7%, 4,964, have now ended in death.


Italy is the second "oldest" population group of the world.



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12 Mar 2020, 6:10 pm

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Warm weather usually causes flu-like illnesses to dissipate rather quickly.

This is usually the case but not always

Medical Definition of Asian flu
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Asian flu: A pandemic of influenza A (H2N2) in 1957-58. First identified in China in late February 1957, the Asian flu spread to the United States by June 1957 where it caused about 70,000 deaths. Also known as Asian influenza.

Immunity to this strain of influenza A (H2N2) was rare in people less than 65 years of age, and a pandemic was predicted. In preparation, vaccine production began in late May 1957, and health officials increased surveillance for flu outbreaks. Unlike the virus that caused the 1918 pandemic, the 1957 pandemic virus was quickly identified, due to advances in scientific technology. Vaccine was available in limited supply by August 1957.

The virus came to the United States quietly, with a series of small outbreaks over the summer of 1957. When children went back to school in the fall, they spread the disease in classrooms and brought it home to their families. Infection rates were highest among school children, young adults, and pregnant women in October 1957. Most influenza-and pneumonia-related deaths occurred between September 1957 and March 1958. The elderly had the highest rates of death. By December 1957, the worst seemed to be over.

However, during January and February 1958, there was another wave of illness among the elderly. This is an example of the potential "second wave" of infections that can develop during a pandemic. The disease infects one group of people first, infections appear to decrease and then infections increase in a different part of the population.

October is a pretty mild month and Coronavirus hit us during a mild March at the tail end of a mild winter.
While the news out of China is encouraging the last paragraph shows why the news out of China is only cautiously encouraging.

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I will first warn that the source is questionable(facebook) but Trump may have been exposed to the coronavirus,possibly dignitaries he met with from Brazil.

I don't know how much I trust facebook news sources,but if it is true,it will be validated by a proper news source soon.

I don't know about Brazilians but I do know about Americans
quarantined congressman flew with Trump on Air Force One
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Two Republican congressmen who were in close contact with Donald Trump in recent days have self-quarantined over concerns that they were also in contact in the same period with a known carrier of the coronavirus.

Republicans Matt Gaetz of Florida and Doug Collins of Georgia announced on Monday that they had begun two weeks of self-imposed isolation, as recommended by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for anyone who has come into contact with the virus. Both congressmen said they were asymptomatic.

Gaetz flew with Trump on Air Force One from Orlando to Washington on Monday and was informed en route that he had come into contact with a virus carrier at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Maryland last month.

“While the congressman is not experiencing symptoms, he received testing today and expects results soon,” said a message posted to Gaetz’s Twitter account.

Collins greeted Trump with a handshake at an airport in Atlanta on Friday before the two visited the CDC headquarters for an update on coronavirus. Collins subsequently learned that he also had been potentially exposed at the conservative conference, held each year in Maryland.

Trump did not respond to a question shouted by reporters Monday about whether he had been tested for the virus.

In a news conference Monday, Pence said he did not know whether Trump has been tested. “I just simply don’t know what the White House physician has recommended to the president,” Pence said. “We’ll let you know tonight.”


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12 Mar 2020, 7:00 pm

"social distancing" at a time in your life when what you really want to do is get out of your shell and meet others.


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12 Mar 2020, 7:06 pm

My mom left today (against my wishes, and my dad's too) , to Pakistan then Middle East. she had bought the ticket in advance and didnt want to waste thousands of dollars.. :|

My XH just told me on the phone if you're worried that you have it get tested (because his co-worker did) but he said it
s a big risk to get tested (if u dont have it ) because ur exposing urself to the germs at the hospital..
but he also told me
that his co-workers (not him) just went on a conference last week, and someone (or more than one person) there had an actual CONFIRMED case of corona, afterwards it was found,
but he said he is very careful not to shake hands, let anyone touch him etc.\
and his co-workers seem fine still too...


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12 Mar 2020, 7:12 pm

Kiprobalhato wrote:
"social distancing" at a time in your life when what you really want to do is get out of your shell and meet others.


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I know, right? Last month I successfully started an adult autism/Asperger's group in my community and I've been looking forward to this month's meeting in about a week. I think we're going to have to cancel the meeting in an "abundance of caution" (a term I think we'll be hearing ad nauseum).



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12 Mar 2020, 7:17 pm

i hope you'll be able to start it up again soon. that's a great thing you're doing i think.

out of an abundance of caution i will chop off my hands, block off my lungs and rip off my face to prevent myself from touching my face or breathing in virus-infested particles.


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12 Mar 2020, 7:21 pm

Kiprobalhato wrote:
i hope you'll be able to start it up again soon. that's a great thing you're doing i think.

out of an abundance of caution i will chop off my hands, block off my lungs and rip off my face to prevent myself from touching my face or breathing in virus-infested particles.


Wouldn't it be simpler to buy a backpack with hydration reservoir so you can fill the bladder with sanitizer or rubbing alcohol?



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12 Mar 2020, 7:23 pm

A local aspie support group I joined last month has canceled the Sat. meeting :(. As of today we have 20 confirmed out of 1,500,000 in the county. Went to the store and there were signs of prepper buying and about double the usual crowd.


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12 Mar 2020, 7:30 pm

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Someone should tell them that eating centipedes is a bad idea too. :mrgreen:


No offence, mate, but by the gods, are you ugly. <looks at his avatar> 8O



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12 Mar 2020, 7:34 pm

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Kiprobalhato wrote:
i hope you'll be able to start it up again soon. that's a great thing you're doing i think.

out of an abundance of caution i will chop off my hands, block off my lungs and rip off my face to prevent myself from touching my face or breathing in virus-infested particles.


Wouldn't it be simpler to buy a backpack with hydration reservoir so you can fill the bladder with sanitizer or rubbing alcohol?


I hear ticket sales to Mars are selling like hotcakes. :mrgreen:



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12 Mar 2020, 7:38 pm

Pepe wrote:
Bravo5150 wrote:
Kiprobalhato wrote:
i hope you'll be able to start it up again soon. that's a great thing you're doing i think.

out of an abundance of caution i will chop off my hands, block off my lungs and rip off my face to prevent myself from touching my face or breathing in virus-infested particles.


Wouldn't it be simpler to buy a backpack with hydration reservoir so you can fill the bladder with sanitizer or rubbing alcohol?


I hear ticket sales to Mars are selling like hotcakes. :mrgreen:


I think that buying an NBC suit would be less expensive to wear in public on Earth than it would be for buying oxygen tanks on Mars.



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12 Mar 2020, 7:43 pm

Bravo5150 wrote:
Pepe wrote:
Bravo5150 wrote:
Kiprobalhato wrote:
i hope you'll be able to start it up again soon. that's a great thing you're doing i think.

out of an abundance of caution i will chop off my hands, block off my lungs and rip off my face to prevent myself from touching my face or breathing in virus-infested particles.


Wouldn't it be simpler to buy a backpack with hydration reservoir so you can fill the bladder with sanitizer or rubbing alcohol?


I hear ticket sales to Mars are selling like hotcakes. :mrgreen:


I think that buying an NBC suit would be less expensive to wear in public on Earth than it would be for buying oxygen tanks on Mars.


How much do CBS and ABC suits cost?


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12 Mar 2020, 7:48 pm

Tim_Tex wrote:
Bravo5150 wrote:
Pepe wrote:
Bravo5150 wrote:
Kiprobalhato wrote:
i hope you'll be able to start it up again soon. that's a great thing you're doing i think.

out of an abundance of caution i will chop off my hands, block off my lungs and rip off my face to prevent myself from touching my face or breathing in virus-infested particles.


Wouldn't it be simpler to buy a backpack with hydration reservoir so you can fill the bladder with sanitizer or rubbing alcohol?


I hear ticket sales to Mars are selling like hotcakes. :mrgreen:


I think that buying an NBC suit would be less expensive to wear in public on Earth than it would be for buying oxygen tanks on Mars.


How much do CBS and ABC suits cost?


I am not sure if you are joking or not. But NBC isn't in reference to the media company. NBC suit is referring to a Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical suit. Basically the military version of a HAZMAT suit.



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12 Mar 2020, 7:51 pm

my brother told me of an actual news article from the UK about
"coronavirus conference cancelled due to coronavirus"
then he told me that under it, someone had commented:
"conference of soothsayers cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances"

:lol:

my son's therapist told me today she had signed up for a class for march break,

about balance/focus (they do something with beanbags, and balance boards). she was telling me i should do it, it helps in coordination and focus,
since our modern habits, often have us not using our brains in the correct way to coordinate and focus..
it is great to re-calibrate, or to improve if you suck at it already.


however, the class has been cancelled due to the fear of Coronavirus...


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12 Mar 2020, 8:18 pm

It appears to be validated by CNN,Trump has been exposed to coronavirus.

By way of Brazilian foreign dignitaries.This doesn't mean he has it but he has been exposed for sure.


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12 Mar 2020, 8:44 pm

Politicians, world leaders, movie stars, sports stars, religious leaders, royalty and a few other groups come in contact on a daily basis with many people. They will be exposed to a higher degree than the common man.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife, Sophie, are in self-isolation after she fell ill and was tested for the coronavirus


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