Coronavirus Part III - 9 cases across the Island - 503 errors abound!! *read OP*

Arne_Saknussem wrote: »

There have been some harvard epidemiologists who have predicted that 40-70% of the worlds population will contract the virus.

Comparing 1920's horse and cart ireland to today in terms of spread is too silly an argument to get into.

And antibiotics have no effect on viruses.

Antibiotics DO have an effect on superimposed bacterial infections which is what kills a lot of people with viral respiratory infections and killed the majority of those who died in the Spanish Flu pandemic, which was my point.

As to comparing the 1920s Ireland viral pandemic to the 2020 viral pandemic seems quite reasonable to me, given the caveats of treatment, nutrition etc i listed.

Of course people only see and hear what they wish to.

skimpydoo wrote: »

A friend of mine works in a school and some of the kids are back from a midterm ski trip in northern Italy. A couple of the teachers on the trip rang the HSE saying they were not feeling well. HSE told them their symptoms did not sound like the virus. Why aren't schools who have had school trips to Italy being tested?

More to the point, why are those trips still going on?:mad: Anyone who went from Ireland to north Italy in the last ten days shouldn't be let back in to the country...

thebaz wrote: »

is the re-infections not possibly due to the fact the Covid-19 test itself is not very accurate , and people have to get tested a few times to be sure??

Yes but as an RNA based virus it will mutate a lot so reinfection makes sense scientifically. The tests seem to have many issues with false negatives but even accounting for that reinfection seems almost certain theoretically.

theballz wrote: »

Is diarrhoea a sypthom of CoronaVirus?

Pissing out my ass like a power hose the last two days

A lower percentage of sufferers. Yes unfortunately. Very infectious.
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Loafing Oaf wrote: »

More to the point, why are those trips still going on?:mad: Anyone who went from Ireland to north Italy in the last ten days shouldn't be let back in to the country...

Why aren't the children's parents stopping their kids going on these ski trips?

tuxy wrote: »

Many other EU countries that have far higher rates of travel with Norhern Italy than us also have low confirmed numbers.

Don't count your coronas till they hatch.

Actual footage of Mike Pence's press conference.

Dr McConkey really made it out this isnt going away soon and there will be alot more cases..

Then Claire spoke and i was <insert heart eyes emoji here>

I'm shocked at people still posting towards midnight - remember to get the recommended 7-8 hours of sleep each night, help keep your immune system in fighting shape!!

Blueshoe wrote: »

Pipe merchant

Huh?!

the butcher wrote: »

I'm shocked at people still posting towards midnight - remember to get the recommended 7-8 hours of sleep each night, help keep your immune system in fighting shape!!

Ah are we watching on RTE plus 1?

Well, if it causes a cytokine storm it’ll relatively spare the immunocompromised bizarrely enough since they won’t mount a cytokine storm as strongly. Viruses are weird like that. There’s too little data in the West to rule in or out whether cytokine storms are a major component of mortality. The likelihood is that it shouldn’t cause many cytokine storms but we’ll have to see more cases in the West before we can be sure.

But generally the immunocompromised should take extra care as they are likely to be more vulnerable to becoming severely ill.