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new coronavirus outbreak China, Korea, USA - mod warnings in OP (updated 24/02/20)

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,600 ✭✭✭BanditLuke


    TomSweeney wrote: »
    When would this be expected to peak in Europe ? since it is out now , and no stopping it ...

    It seems to be following a similar pattern to what happened in China so you'd expect a peak in europe within the next 6 weeks.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,901 ✭✭✭✭BorneTobyWilde


    TomSweeney wrote: »
    When would this be expected to peak in Europe ? since it is out now , and no stopping it ...


    If you calculate the time it takes to destroy a city and move on, we're looking at the worldwide destruction of every major city in the next 36 hours .


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,901 ✭✭✭✭BorneTobyWilde


    VinLieger wrote: »
    What? No that's not how this works, that's not how any flu or virus's work.


    You might be confusing how if a virus is too lethal it can kill the host before they can become infectious or spread it to enough new hosts, this corona virus has a massive incubation and infectious stage prior to anyone showing symptoms so its ability to spread is unlike any flu like illness we have seen for some time.


    So it's not like a bottle of MiWadi , it simple won't dilute to the point the 100th person only get a tad taste of orange.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,249 ✭✭✭TomSweeney


    If you calculate the time it takes to destroy a city and move on, we're looking at the worldwide destruction of every major city in the next 36 hours .
    It's a bit optimistic for this thread!

    But anyway, seriously it looks like this is here to stay and will be another type of flu one can get - perhaps a seasonal one.

    I have not gotten flu for 25 years so, fingers crossed .... Jah Bless.....


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,897 ✭✭✭✭cnocbui


    Some really fast footwork in Australia:
    Barely six weeks after the first recorded death from the new coronavirus in Wuhan, researchers in Australia will begin testing a potential vaccine on animals.

    A factory in Melbourne on Friday began creating small doses of the vaccine for testing. If it keeps animals safe from the virus, it will be tested on humans.

    The extraordinary plan – to develop a vaccine for a virus we barely understand, at breakneck pace – is being led by a team of scientists at the University of Queensland, with support from other teams around the country.
    https://www.smh.com.au/national/coronavirus-outbreak-how-the-covid-19-vaccine-is-being-made-20200220-p542rh.html


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,179 ✭✭✭✭fr336


    If you calculate the time it takes to destroy a city and move on, we're looking at the worldwide destruction of every major city in the next 36 hours .

    What a great week to look forward to!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,559 ✭✭✭Charles Babbage


    BanditLuke wrote: »
    It seems to be following a similar pattern to what happened in China so you'd expect a peak in europe within the next 6 weeks.

    It isn't following the same pattern as Europe as in China.
    When there were this number of cases in China the police were arresting anyone who talked about it. Big difference.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,202 ✭✭✭✭hmmm


    TomSweeney wrote: »
    When would this be expected to peak in Europe ? since it is out now , and no stopping it ...
    Lots of debate, but some of the better scientists forecast the epidemic doubling every 6.4 days https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30260-9/fulltext

    That looks like about 4-5 months. That also assumes there are no public health interventions to slow it down, which there will be. The health authorities will push to spread out the peak rather than have it happen over a short time.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,286 ✭✭✭givyjoe


    TomSweeney wrote: »
    It's a bit optimistic for this thread!

    But anyway, seriously it looks like this is here to stay and will be another type of flu one can get - perhaps a seasonal one.

    I have not gotten flu for 25 years so, fingers crossed .... Jah Bless.....
    It's not flu it's not flu it's not flu


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,131 ✭✭✭✭Spanish Eyes


    Any cases in the US yet? I suppose Putin won’t tell us about Russia anyway.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,286 ✭✭✭givyjoe


    cnocbui wrote: »

    I am legend style zombie apocalypse incoming.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,901 ✭✭✭✭BorneTobyWilde


    Trump taking it seriously.




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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,199 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly


    cnocbui wrote: »

    Means nothing - many vaccines never make it out of the lab as they are lethal to humans
    When successful trials have been done on humans then it's time to rejoice
    They still don't have vaccines for SARS or MERS do they?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,249 ✭✭✭TomSweeney


    hmmm wrote: »
    Lots of debate, but some of the better scientists forecast the epidemic doubling every 6.4 days https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30260-9/fulltext

    That looks like about 4-5 months. That also assumes there are no public health interventions to slow it down, which there will be. The health authorities will push to spread out the peak rather than have it happen over a short time.


    Bollocks, so I should cancel my trip to Norway in July so ... :mad:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 336 ✭✭ThePopehimself


    I'm hoping someone can help...

    Could anyone direct me to the Dr. John Campbell live stream where he talks about the effects of ibuprofen and paracetamol on a Virus related temperature? I watched it in the last day or two but cant seem to find it.

    I would be very grateful for any help...many thanks


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,600 ✭✭✭BanditLuke


    AP now reporting 79 cases in Italy.

    Also some talk that tomorrows Inter v Sampdoria game is going to get called off due to the crisis.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,279 ✭✭✭✭Kermit.de.frog


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,199 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly


    I'm hoping someone can help...

    Could anyone direct me to the Dr. John Campbell live stream where he talks about the effects of ibuprofen and paracetamol on a Virus related temperature? I watched it in the last day or two but cant seem to find it.

    I would be very grateful for any help...many thanks



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,038 ✭✭✭Ficheall


    I'm hoping someone can help...

    Could anyone direct me to the Dr. John Campbell live stream where he talks about the effects of ibuprofen and paracetamol on a Virus related temperature? I watched it in the last day or two but cant seem to find it.

    I would be very grateful for any help...many thanks
    I think the basic idea is that your body raises the temperature (which can be unpleasant) to fight the virus, paracetamol counteracts the temperature rising, so you feel better but are just stopping your body fighting the virus. Think that's more or less the jist.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,713 ✭✭✭YFlyer


    fritzelly wrote: »
    Viruses go 3 ways - stays the same, mutates to less damaging, mutates to "It's the end of the fcuking world"

    Surely it can mutate a variation of these 3 major ways? Depending on host and environmental conditions.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,600 ✭✭✭BanditLuke


    Italians taking it seriously. But hold on someone get the Italian embassy on the phone and tell them Boards.ie experts are saying it's okay and we are over reacting

    https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1231349085900353537


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,432 ✭✭✭SusanC10


    If you calculate the time it takes to destroy a city and move on, we're looking at the worldwide destruction of every major city in the next 36 hours .

    IIRC - that sounds like Independence Day.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,600 ✭✭✭BanditLuke


    Americans getting peed off with the lack of transparency from the Chinese.

    https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/republican-senator-china-lying-to-the-world-about-coronavirus-outbreak


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,213 ✭✭✭Mic 1972


    BanditLuke wrote: »
    It seems to be following a similar pattern to what happened in China so you'd expect a peak in europe within the next 6 weeks.


    The virus didn't peak in China yet, China only changed the reporting method but the virus is still spreading


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,600 ✭✭✭BanditLuke


    Stupid infectious disease experts, what do they know huh.

    https://twitter.com/mxvxllxlll/status/1231330032355815424


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 336 ✭✭ThePopehimself


    fritzelly wrote: »

    Thank you so much for that Fritzelly.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,199 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly


    YFlyer wrote: »
    Surely it can mutate a variation of these 3 major ways? Depending on host and environmental conditions.

    If the host was different then it could change again - animal to human to animal and back to human again - look at the common flu, a few variations but it never mutates to any degree where it changes how severe it is. So this new virus could go one of 3 ways
    But I'm no epidemiologist so could be wrong.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,901 ✭✭✭✭BorneTobyWilde


    SusanC10 wrote: »
    IIRC - that sounds like Independence Day.


    Susan is on it .


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,199 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly


    BanditLuke wrote: »
    Stupid infectious disease experts, what do they know huh.

    https://twitter.com/mxvxllxlll/status/1231330032355815424

    It's what pisses me off about the Tedros guy saying we have a window of opportunity (like a million times).
    We are now seeing it has been spread globally, indications were already there but he was acting like we could stop it in it's tracks
    Can't wait to see what he says on Monday...we still have a window of opportunity, closely followed by some insinuation countries did not do enough to stop it while giving China a free pass.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,199 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly




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