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Coronavirus Updates, Important Information, and Ancedotal Experience
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iannis
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Article states you cannot get reinfected.
Coronavirus: Scientists conclude people cannot be infected twice
A total of 277 patients in the country were believed to have fallen ill for a second time, as had patients in China and Japan.news.sky.com
Yeah, but that's kind of a silly claim to make. It's difficult to make absolute claims in biology like that when it comes to illness or disease. Of course it's -possible- to get reinfected. That's the wrong way to ask the question.
It is not possible to subsist on a diet of 10W20 Penzola Motor Oil and Asshair. Absolute claims have to be very strong.
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Fogel
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Apparently Corona has been in France since at least December, not sure if it's been noted before or not
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Noodleface
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That's kind of what they were thinking in the US too weren't they? Or did that narrative change, I can't keep track.
In my town we had an otherwise upstanding citizen hold someone at gunpoint demanding they repay a loan they took out from him.. got a feeling we'll be seeing a lot more of that.
In my town we had an otherwise upstanding citizen hold someone at gunpoint demanding they repay a loan they took out from him.. got a feeling we'll be seeing a lot more of that.
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BrutulTM
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So the funeral is today. The kid was a pretty good bronc rider so all the rodeo people are showing up. It's being held at the rodeo arena which I thought would be helpful for social distancing but then I heard this morning that they think 500 people might show up AND they're serving food. Seems like the worst fucking thing you could do during a pandemic. My Mom and stepdad went and she wanted me to go too but once I heard about 500 people I said if there's that many people coming they don't need me. The food is catered subway sandwiches at least which is probably better than potluck which would be more common in this community but still. The new cases in Montana have pretty much dropped to zero and I don't imagine most people coming will be from population centers so hopefully they will get away with it but it seems like a fucking terrible idea to me.
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Screamfeeder
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Went and got my free test yesterday.
Was more of a "is this going to be a shitshow" kind of experiment and it was super smooth and easy. Between the drive, waiting in car line and actual testing phase I was back home in under an hour.
Was more of a "is this going to be a shitshow" kind of experiment and it was super smooth and easy. Between the drive, waiting in car line and actual testing phase I was back home in under an hour.
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Sanrith Descartes
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Quick article hypothesizing that variations in HLA genes may determine how bad Coronachan hits you.
www.marketwatch.com
Your genes could determine whether coronavirus puts you in the hospital — and we’re starting to unravel which ones matter
Differences in HLA genes may be a significant reason for huge differences in infections.
www.marketwatch.com
Oblio
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The coronavirus has mutated and appears to be more contagious now, new study finds
The new coronavirus strain began spreading in Europe in early February before migrating to other parts of the world, including the U.S., becoming the dominant form of the virus across the globe by the end of March, researchers at the Los Alamos National Laboratory found in a new study.
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Falstaff
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I was diagnosed with this when I was a kid... crazy to be hearing about it again especially related to coronavirus.
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Kawasaki's is rare, but it is always around. I doubt the coronavirus will significantly affect its rate. Usually about 4000 or so cases in the US a year.
moonarchia
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Screamfeeder
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Totally WRONG... gym people have predominantly practiced reasonable social distancing and good hygiene. You would lose your gym membership in my club if you did not wipe down your equipment and /or bench or if you left the weights on the bar/machine.
Aside from spotting, even group classes were about 6' distancing...
And let's not forget the fact that exercise produces an immediate immune response; you recruit thousands (if not tens/hundreds of thousands) lymphocytes when running/exercising at moderate exertion. You also increase blood flow to capillary beds in the lungs as well as open up/recruit lung tissue that would otherwise be unaerated and more susceptible to infection.
Not having gyms is killing people in more ways than closing them is saving them. Blood clots, increased cholesterol, increased fat, etc etc etc...
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Noodleface
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popsicledeath
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I imagine there is a difference between people standing idle in lines versus breathing hard in a jazzercise class. Early on there was that choir that got infected despite distancing because of projected spittle (is the theory). 6 feet is a guideline but maybe not a one-size-fits-all solution. Of course this pandemic has been a clinic in people's inability to grasp nuance. Which is why the government hammers everyone with the same overstated solutions regardless of demographics or geography.
And if even a few months without the gym leads to high cholesterol for someone then, umm, no. That doesn't seem to be how chronic, long term health issues work.
And if even a few months without the gym leads to high cholesterol for someone then, umm, no. That doesn't seem to be how chronic, long term health issues work.
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And yet, you never see diseases that are typically passed via contaminated air affecting gym folks-- No Legionella, Aspergillosis, not even reactive airway disease or bronchitis is common in the gym (probably because most people don't work out when they feel sick). You can get impetigo, athlete's foot, maybe even pseudomonal infections of your ear or skin if your gym has a hot tub...
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