Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

[DanaC]

@ Be-bop - I don;t think so. And it didn't enter the population via someone eating bat soup. Best current assessment based on gene studies is that it crossed species into bats who then rapidly cross infected each other ( bats immune systems don;t go into fatal meltdowns with the presence of new viruses) then crossed into another species, possibly pangolins who then infected humans,

We don't need a culprit for this - it was always going to happen sooner or later - it does happen periodically and always has (all the great plagues and pandemics are due to viruses jumping species) - what we have is a perfect storm of a disease that is highly contagious, spread through flu like mechanisms, and a global community jumping on planes and thronging city streets

[xoxoxoBruce]

I read a good case for the Pangolin link.
I read that China has put a ban on wet markets, but I doubt it because besides live animals and seafood they also sell veggies and other perishable food.

None of the drugs have been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for that use. Some of them — including chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine — are commonly used to treat malaria, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, and other conditions. ...

One guy figured out how to beat the system, he discovered there is hydroxychloroquine in his aquarium cleaner.
The virus won't bother him now because he's dead... and his wife is very close to it.

[sexobon]

Originally Posted by DanaC

… then crossed into another species, possibly pangolins who then infected humans ...

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

I read a good case for the Pangolin link. ...

Wikipedia says pangolins have been ruled out as a direct source.

[Clodfobble]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

One guy figured out how to beat the system, he discovered there is hydroxychloroquine in his aquarium cleaner.

The virus won't bother him now because he's dead... and his wife is very close to it.

Meanwhile people who actually take that drug are reporting that they can't get it anymore.

[Griff]

My friend with RA hasn't been able to get it for a while...

[Griff]

Yesterday Cuomo had the apex in NY 14-21 days out. They will run out of hospital beds. Cases are currently doubling every 3 days.

You know the terrible kids who are ignoring this? I know one and could have predicted this from year 5. Sometimes parents do a bad job. Flew to Colorado as the news was breaking, flew back into Philly, conned her not boyfriends Dad into picking them up, was refused entry into home, went to her college apartment to party for a couple days, started a road trip to Florida to her Uncles place , he told her not to come, stopped at her aunts place and got chewed out... Both parents have health issues and her Gramma is aged but gotta party. Pete called her on her bullshit and she straight up lied about it.