Westside Steve Posted April 19, 2020 Report Share Posted April 19, 2020 https://reason.com/2020/04/17/covid-19-lethality-not-much-different-than-flu-says-new-study/ WSS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorka Posted April 20, 2020 Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 I don't believe this covid nonsense is a conspiracy, but I'm pretty much convinced that the government had over-reacted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calfoxwc Posted April 20, 2020 Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 What's that old saying... something like "you can use numbers to say anything you want" The plain truth is, a regular flu is more intestinal, and this covid19 is more respiratory. Far more contagious. A regular flu virus floats to the floor in minutes I've read? and covid takes a few hrs? I don't see much point in proving that a lot of people die from both - usually the infirm = with other health problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieHardBrownsFan Posted April 20, 2020 Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 15 minutes ago, calfoxwc said: What's that old saying... something like "you can use numbers to say anything you want" The plain truth is, a regular flu is more intestinal, and this covid19 is more respiratory. Far more contagious. A regular flu virus floats to the floor in minutes I've read? and covid takes a few hrs? I don't see much point in proving that a lot of people die from both - usually the infirm = with other health problems. Bullshit. The flu is also respiratory, not intestinal. Influenza is a respiratory illness. Symptoms of flu include fever, headache, extreme tiredness, dry cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, and muscle aches. Children can have additional gastrointestinal symptoms, such as nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea, but these symptoms are uncommon in adults. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calfoxwc Posted April 20, 2020 Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 Not when I ever had it, so..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiamat63 Posted April 20, 2020 Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 1 hour ago, calfoxwc said: Not when I ever had it, so..... "Results may vary" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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tiamat63 Posted April 20, 2020 Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 7 minutes ago, Axe said: Neat. Is that info over the typical 20 week flu season? If so, you've got 13 more weeks for those numbers to get caught up. Oh and, 40k dead so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axe Posted April 20, 2020 Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 Why don't you contact the CDC and ask Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiamat63 Posted April 20, 2020 Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 6 minutes ago, Axe said: Why don't you contact the CDC and ask Well if you're already doing the leg work, I'll leave that in your more than capable hands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axe Posted April 20, 2020 Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 Yer the one cryin Nite Nite snowflake.. "The Last Dance " is far more interesting than your bullshit.. Please don't run to the Admins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiamat63 Posted April 20, 2020 Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 1 minute ago, Axe said: Yer the one cryin Sounds like a country song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calfoxwc Posted April 20, 2020 Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 3 hours ago, DieHardBrownsFan said: Influenza is a respiratory illness. Symptoms of flu include fever, headache, extreme tiredness, dry cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, and muscle aches. Children can have additional gastrointestinal symptoms, such as nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea, but these symptoms are uncommon in adults. I don't see "shortness of breath" or "lung damage" anywhere there. What being referred to, is not the typical flu. It's respiratory syncytial virus. It's flu LIKE. Not the same. https://www.self.com/story/respiratory-syncytial-virus-flu-like-illness Respiratory Syncytial Virus Is the Flu-Like Illness You Haven't Heard About "As with a mild cold or flu, respiratory syncytial virus symptoms usually include a runny nose, decrease in appetite, coughing, sneezing, fever, and wheezing, the CDC says. So, it can be tough to distinguish RSV from other upper respiratory infections at first glance. And, like those other illnesses, RSV can spread when an infected person coughs or sneezes. You can also get it from kissing the face of a child who has RSV. Because of the overlap with the flu in both symptoms and timing, your doctor (or your child's) will have to be careful when figuring out a diagnosis. RSV cases tend to spike at a certain times of year depending on where you live, and RSV season usually overlaps with flu season. For example, in 2016, RSV season started around mid-September to mid-November in various parts of the country, peaked anywhere from late December to mid-February 2017, and tapered off around mid-April to mid-May, according to CDC data." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoorta Posted April 20, 2020 Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 6 hours ago, Westside Steve said: https://reason.com/2020/04/17/covid-19-lethality-not-much-different-than-flu-says-new-study/ WSS That's the problem with this bug as I see it Steve. Damn near 100% of people who have the flu know that they have it. If we're seeing a vast majority of the cases being minor or asymptomatic well, was it worth it shutting down the world for months? It sure caused major problems in Italy, NYC, and nursing homes though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorka Posted April 20, 2020 Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 Being that it is highly contagious, resulting in millions more possibly having it that are undiagnosed and asymptomatic, the mortality rate is nothing. I'm not going to say the first illustration is "wrong", it is what it is: the mortality rate of those diagnosed and treated for it. But certainly it can be highly misleading... Like Hoorta said, you know when you have the flu, therefore the mortality rate is far more accurate. . But to throw a wrench into this, how are "assumed positives" to be determined? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorka Posted April 20, 2020 Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 I'm convinced that the only ones needing to be locked up are the old folks for their own safety. Has anyone seen the latest COVID commercial by the Surgeon General? It was aimed at only the old folks. He clearly states, and I quote "IF YOU ARE 65 OR OLDER" to stay indoors and to practice social distancing if you have to go out. Never did he suggest or even imply that this should pertain to everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westside Steve Posted April 20, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 Just now, Gorka said: I'm convinced that the only ones needing to be locked up are the old folks for their own safety. exactly. Has anyone seen the latest COVID commercial by the Surgeon General? It was aimed at only the old folks. He clearly states, and I quote "IF YOU ARE 65 OR OLDER" to stay indoors and to practice social distancing if you have to go out. Never did he suggest or even imply that this should pertain to everyone. no doubt that makes the most sense. Like hoorta said earlier about nursing homes being hard hit well no shit. First of all nursing homes are staffed by people with very little training probably getting paid slightly more than minimum wage. And people in nursing homes are probably 15 or 20 years older than the 65 here guideline the Surgeon General suggest. WSS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorka Posted April 20, 2020 Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 18 minutes ago, Westside Steve said: no doubt that makes the most sense. Like hoorta said earlier about nursing homes being hard hit well no shit. First of all nursing homes are staffed by people with very little training probably getting paid slightly more than minimum wage. And people in nursing homes are probably 15 or 20 years older than the 65 here guideline the Surgeon General suggest. WSS And even if they were better trained, it takes only 1 young asymptomatic staffer to reek havoc in a nursing home. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westside Steve Posted April 22, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2020 https://www.foxnews.com/media/coronavirus-death-rate-flu-jay-bhattacharya Another version of the same story. WSS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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