Louisiana issues statewide stay-at-home order to combat coronavirus spread

burningmetal · 03-22-2020, 06:09 PM

Originally Posted by AsylumGuido

You do realize that this virus, while less deadly than the common flu to some, is FAR more virulent and contagious on every level, right? Casual contact with surfaces hours, and longer, later touched by infected individuals can lead to contraction of the virus. Even if you you are personally in danger, anyone you contact for the next few weeks can become infected and die. Your visit with grandma may be deadly.

Do not under react.

There is no reliable data to suggest what you are saying. Because it's a new virus, and it wasn't recognized for some time, we don't have any way of knowing the actual rate of death per case, much less do we know how many have come in contact with it to say how many were exposed, and what percentage of those who were subsequently infected. What we DO know is that the death rate continues to drop as more people are tested and on record.

And because people don't generally freak out about the flu, because we're used to it, there is likely a HIGH percentage of people who've gotten the flu, and never went to the doctor to report it. I've had it twice, both times I ended up relapsing, and I didn't go to the hospital either time. But with coronavirus hysteria? People get hot flashes and they are running to the doctor.

You just can't quantify these things without being able to take into account the massive contextual differences.

03-22-2020, 06:09 PM	#7
burningmetal 1000 Posts + Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 3,923 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Louisiana issues statewide stay-at-home order to combat coronavirus spread Originally Posted by AsylumGuido You do realize that this virus, while less deadly than the common flu to some, is FAR more virulent and contagious on every level, right? Casual contact with surfaces hours, and longer, later touched by infected individuals can lead to contraction of the virus. Even if you you are personally in danger, anyone you contact for the next few weeks can become infected and die. Your visit with grandma may be deadly. Do not under react. There is no reliable data to suggest what you are saying. Because it's a new virus, and it wasn't recognized for some time, we don't have any way of knowing the actual rate of death per case, much less do we know how many have come in contact with it to say how many were exposed, and what percentage of those who were subsequently infected. What we DO know is that the death rate continues to drop as more people are tested and on record. And because people don't generally freak out about the flu, because we're used to it, there is likely a HIGH percentage of people who've gotten the flu, and never went to the doctor to report it. I've had it twice, both times I ended up relapsing, and I didn't go to the hospital either time. But with coronavirus hysteria? People get hot flashes and they are running to the doctor. You just can't quantify these things without being able to take into account the massive contextual differences.
	If I had a nickel for every time I heard that, the NFL would fine and suspend me.