outbreak! (ebola, sars, coronavirus, etc)

If coronavirus is indeed a "seasonal disease", does it not stand to reason that if we can contain it until mid-spring, infection rates will begin to drop and we can buy time to develop vaccines?

When I had so-called Asian flu in 2003 I had a relapse a month later and got it even worse. Either that or it went dormant or something. Maybe the first infection messed up my immune system, making me more susceptible? Anyway, re-infection is a thing, not trying to scare anyone or anything.

yeah, I always think that you are more likely to get things once your immune system is so weakened.

good thing I use an immunosuppressive drug for a chronic condition!

xpost did you get tested and was it confirmed to be the same strain? how did you know it was the same thing? (not saying it wasn't)

It's common for viral pneumonias to be followed weeks later by bacterial pneumonias (like Streptococcus), that thrive in the aftermath of lung damage.

Anyway, hand washing is always a good idea. But for perspective, over the 2018-2019 U.S. flu season there were apparently an estimated 42.9 *million* cases, nearly 650,000 hospitalizations, and maybe 60,000 deaths. That's the boring ol' flu, that's only the U.S., that's just last year. Tbf that's with some semblance of a vaccine, but still, people get sick all the time.

If coronavirus is indeed a "seasonal disease", does it not stand to reason that if we can contain it until mid-spring, infection rates will begin to drop and we can buy time to develop vaccines?

the article also goes into why that's easier said than done

i actually am not worried about the illness. It's more what happens when shit gets real if they have to start quarantining more places.

sounds sensible

I mean, they already postponed filming the next "Mission:Impossible" sequel, I think the end is here.

It's unlikely a vaccine would show up in under a year, which would bring us through this season and then land us smack dab in the middle of next year's flu season, assuming this goes seasonal. That's better than nothing, I guess.

Yeah, same here. I'm supposed to move back across the pond in less than three weeks. Sticking around for longer would likely cost a fortune.

2xp

i was slightly hoping I would be quarantined. I have a really nice view and I just got a ps4.

I think we still have some no deal food stashed away but it’s probably not a horrendous idea to put some stuff away because people will be stupid and panic buy because that’s what they do in almost any situation

I'm sure the no-deal scare (which is still sort of ongoing) gave a headstart to quite a few Britons.

We have a giant Costco box of Pirate's Booty, we should be good until summer.

I can't wait to die. Bring it on.

i feel like we somehow accumulated 6 months worth of protein powder.

my wife has decided to make her own whey protein powder somehow. these are the skills we'll need, people.

Just wait until the Whey Virus kicks off.

oh damn. zombie apocalypse fap at tracer hand's house.

I still do a double-take every time I see the word 'fap' on here.

fancy a pandemic

the president is on top of this

Addressing rising concerns, President Trump on Tuesday said at a news briefing in India: “You may ask about the coronavirus, which is very well under control in our country.”

“We have very few people with it and the people that have it are, in all cases, I have not heard anything other — the people are getting better, they’re all getting better.”

john kennedy is almost as dumb as trump is

Senator John Kennedy, Republican of Louisiana, grew exasperated when the acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Chad F. Wolf, could not say how many people were expected to become infected.

“I’m all for committees and task forces but you’re the secretary,” Mr. Kennedy responded. “I think you ought to know that answer.”

the answer is 9 million, senator john kennedy. somehow there's one person on earth who knows how many will end up infected, and it's chad wolf, and he says it's 9 million. wow

I can’t wait to see free enterprise solve this problem

elon, name the pedophile and then invent a submarine. we need a miracle

IRLLOLZ

there were reports yesterday that Tianjin University had developed a promising vaccine candidate. I didn’t see it get much coverage so maybe a furphy.

Elon's going to invent a giant Snowpiercer-styled ship that jettisons all rich people into space, where they will be safe from coronavirus.

im planning to go the Philippines and Japan from the US for a family and tourist trip in march. should i freak out and cancel my trip or am i overreacting? I'm worried about being quarantined or not being able to fly home if there are more cases in those countries.

So far it does not seem to be spreading in hot/tropical climates. I dunno, of the concerns you listed I guess, yeah, I'd be more worried about quarantine or flight issues than actual illness. But I guess it's wait or see how things escalate, if they do.

Suspected cases of COVID-19 in Philippine hospitals down to less than 100

Any travel this year has an element of crapshoot.

Coronavirus update: There's no way to tell when the White House is telling the truth. Also, the nation's most important news publisher, Facebook, makes money by disseminating falsehoods. Good luck everyone.

— Binyamin Appelbaum (@BCAppelbaum) February 25, 2020

i went to costco to prep. not for the disease, more like how when i know a snow storm is coming i make sure i don't have to shop the day before it comes because i don't like to be in the grocery store with all those dumb snow storm shoppers. i only had 4 rolls of toilet paper left and it was causing me anxiety. i got a big box of oats and 10 lbs of roman beans just in case.

^sardines

i got tuna. and eggs. i need some oranges to prevent scurvy.

using coronavirus as an excuse to pickle a bunch of eggs c/d?

classic! i might can my beans.

I just came back from the grocery with tuna, peanut butter, carnation instant breakfast, a box of individual shelf stable milks, cereal, instant oatmeal, hand sanitizer, a few other things. I'm probably going to hit Trader Joe's for a bunch of snacks and frozen food stuff tomorrow.

I'm pretty much on the same page, if people start to lose their shit or some kind of quarantine happens, I want enough stuff to survive for a few days.

I doubt I can survive more than a couple of days without restaurant food. 🤷‍♂️

Should probably make chili this weekend and buy some extra rice.

I bought tortilla chips today, should be good to go.

I literally cannot imagine a health scenario (in this country, at least) that would require self-quarantine and/or food stocks. And if such a thing ever came to pass, good luck with those jars of PB, because that's probably the end of civilization. Like, I have a good friend who grew up hunting, so has guns in the house. He's no nut, but he did mention to me once how they provide some assurance that he could protect his family in the case of cataclysm. And my response was basically if it ever came to that, that's the end of the road, because what kind of world are you saving them for?

Anyway, just wash your hands a lot.

we just don't want to go to the grocery store. we aren't buying buckets of jim bakker end times cheese.

Heh. Yeah, well, this virus can be asymptomatic for days/weeks. They already walk among us!

if such a thing ever came to pass, good luck with those jars of PB, because that's probably the end of civilization.

I can see you've let your imagination run wild really thought about this.

I’m concerned about my lack of shelter-in-place preparedness but that’s bc of volcano and earthquake risks not epidemic viral disease

xps. He's no nut, but he did mention to me once how they provide some assurance that he could protect his family in the case of cataclysm. And my response was basically if it ever came to that, that's the end of the road, because what kind of world are you saving them for?

postlapsarian steampunk primitivist utopia?

i share this concern, silby.

This is #Iran’s deputy health minister, who we now know has #coronavirus, giving an interview about #COVID19 on state TV last night. The anchor says to him “you are coughing” he says “maybe I should cover my mouth like this” pic.twitter.com/2A7xRrCkTv

— Ali Arouzi (@aliarouzi) February 25, 2020