I read something a little while ago that said they are planning antibody tests in the US for medical personnel in NY, Florida and California.
I haven’t seen that I don’t think.
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I read something a little while ago that said they are planning antibody tests in the US for medical personnel in NY, Florida and California.
Coronavirus on different surfaces
I haven’t seen that I don’t think.
not really - there is a reason bats are not farmed for consumption and it has to do with rabies and other wild disease they carry along with themselves.Stop eating flesh period then. Cattle and bats are both on the CDC list so why single out bats? People have probably been eating bats longer than cattle.
Merckx aren't you in Asia? I am interested if you are where I think you are what the person to person cases are % wise.Also, temperature and UV light matter. The virus will survive a shorter period of time on a surface in hot weather, and/or exposed to UV. Since, as the article notes, we're playing probabilities or percentages, it's probably helpful to keep the temperature at home relatively high. Not to the point where you feel uncomfortable, but any temperature that doesn't bother you, the higher the better.
The Ab tests are becoming increasingly important to rule out the far-out models that claim that huge proportions of the population are already positive. Once we get an idea of just how great the proportion of positives is, we will have a better idea of the mortality rate. The high proportion/low mortality views are driving much of this let's-return-to-normal, only a few-people-will-die talk
I think the antibody testing would be good.We have a Colorado County trying to do antibody testing on the entire population of the county.
Why a Tiny Colorado County Can Offer COVID-19 Tests to Every Resident
There are advantages to having biotech executives as neighbors.www.theatlantic.com
Merckx aren't you in Asia? I am interested if you are where I think you are what the person to person cases are % wise.
If i can help you I will. I work with DHS. I know you understand who I am . Think back to Vaughn days and few others. I work for DHS and have limited ability but can do what I can.Yes, I'm in the Philippines, and frankly feel a little safer here than in the U.S. We recorded the first death outside of China, and two other cases that recovered, then for several weeks, nothing. i knew it couldn't last.
The cases have picked up a lot in the past few weeks. I'm concerned that the nominal mortality rate is relatively high, about 6%, which suggests a lot of positives not being picked up. The Filipinos have a relatively young society, but that's misleading, in that many people die relatively young. Many young people over here have other conditions that would increase their mortality rate. So demographically, my guess is that the overall mortality rate would be higher here than in the West. I can't begin to describe all the people I have known with life-threatening diseases in their 20s, 30s and 40s. They seem to me like flies just waiting to drop when the virus hits.
Most or all of the country is on lockdown, and in some ways this is easier to enforce, because unemployment is so high. A large proportion of the population really has no reason to go anywhere. Most stores and institutions have been shut down, except for necessary ones like groceries and pharmacies. The most potentially dangerous aspect of culture is public transportation on jeepneys, a sort of minibus in which riders are typically jammed against one another. I was glad to learn that you're no longer allowed to ride on one without a mask, and everyone has to sit far apart from everyone else.
I'm supposed to return to the U.S. in about two months, but because of a bike accident, I don't even know how easily i could travel then. My plan is to use that as a reason to stay here longer, because obviously i want to avoid airports and airplanes, and if i returned to the U.S. i would be forced to interact socially far more than i have to here. Except for the people taking care of me, I have no contact with anyone else. The medical care here is not quite as good, but then again, how good will medical care in the U.S. be in a few weeks?
I think for many of us, it's sort of a no-win situation. Every day that passes free of the virus, the better our chances of weathering this storm. OTOH, the longer time elapses before getting the virus, if/when we do, the worse the prospects for treatment will be.
Don't forget chimps, apes and gorillas re Ebola. Bats with Hendra virus and so on...........dogs also probably contain harmful parasites. Kissing domestic animals on the face and mouth can be quite dangerous same with birds.lets all keep eating bats.
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I think the antibody testing would be good.
So a little personal info but not so over the top. I'm in Argentina since 2 weeks ago. Scheduled here for meetings and then going to Japan. Supposed to be here for 40 days. That might extend.
Back in Feb I came down with Pneumonia within 2 days with no symptoms other than a tightness of the chest. I went to an urgent care and was given steriod shots and Z pack along with a albuterol inhaler. During that time I continued to go into my office for meetings. Every person in that office got the same thing. Yes I had one evening / night with chills and a brief fever. I thought no big deal.
Considering my family history with lung cancer and asthma I decided to follow up with a pulmonoligist. I wanted an CT scan with xray for the lung.
He confirmed sever Pneumonia and mentioned if it progressed hospitalization.
So this same doctor called me via my cell and requested when and if a antibody test comes he wants me to participate.
I have to say that EVERYONE who came in contact with me got what I had. Again this was Feb and it was odd how fast the symptoms escalated.
When I dealt with this it was Arizona to Texas. The entire time I was really dealing with it was Texas.I completely agree with you. I also think we need massive antibody testing.
Interesting on the Feb time line (and I don't know where you live). Same time line, Feb, here in coastal NC we had a mystery virus going around. It was manifesting in two forms (same virus). People were either getting flu like symptoms or were getting sinus infection symptoms and in both cases the worst cough you ever imagine. The doctors were treating the symptoms because they couldn't do anything else. Many of us would love an antibody test to find out if we had this. My husband had the flu like version and the symptoms are exactly what they are saying the symptoms for this are. I had the sinus infection version which doesn't last as long and is more mild.
It was bad and honestly like nothing I ever expected at 50 years old. 2 days and I needed help.When I dealt with this it was Arizona to Texas. The entire time I was really dealing with it was Texas.
When I dealt with this it was Arizona to Texas. The entire time I was really dealing with it was Texas.
Thanks for the advice. But I will stick with the CDC
I think I will also go with Chris G. on this one. Stop eating bats, cats, dogs, koala, camel, peacocks etc.
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cases-updates/summary.html
COVID-19 Emergence
COVID-19 is caused by a coronavirus. Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that are common in people and many different species of animals, including camels, cattle, cats, and bats. Rarely, animal coronaviruses can infect people and then spread between people such as with MERS-CoV, SARS-CoV, and now with this new virus (named SARS-CoV-2).
The SARS-CoV-2 virus is a betacoronavirus, like MERS-CoV and SARS-CoV. All three of these viruses have their origins in bats. The sequences from U.S. patients are similar to the one that China initially posted, suggesting a likely single, recent emergence of this virus from an animal reservoir.
Early on, many of the patients at the epicenter of the outbreak in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China had some link to a large seafood and live animal market, suggesting animal-to-person spread. Later, a growing number of patients reportedly did not have exposure to animal markets, indicating person-to-person spread. Person-to-person spread was subsequently reported outside Hubei and in countries outside China, including in the United States. Some international destinations now have ongoing community spread with the virus that causes COVID-19, as do some parts of the United States. Community spread means some people have been infected and it is not known how or where they became exposed. Learn more about the spread of this newly emerged coronavirus.
If i can help you I will. I work with DHS. I know you understand who I am . Think back to Vaughn days and few others. I work for DHS and have limited ability but can do what I can.
Me. Convinced the heat will do what expected.
If you reach out I will try. I don't care at this point regarding our views.
Back in Feb I came down with Pneumonia within 2 days with no symptoms other than a tightness of the chest. I went to an urgent care and was given steriod shots and Z pack along with a albuterol inhaler. During that time I continued to go into my office for meetings. Every person in that office got the same thing. Yes I had one evening / night with chills and a brief fever. I thought no big deal.
So this same doctor called me via my cell and requested when and if a antibody test comes he wants me to participate.
I have to say that EVERYONE who came in contact with me got what I had. Again this was Feb and it was odd how fast the symptoms escalated.
It is shocking how so many Spanish medical staff have caught the virus. They are all saying the same thing. Poor quality protection and not enough supplies but then even the USA is having trouble getting enough masks etc.............Spain's deaths is catching up to Italy, they should have lockdowned the country sooner. Now it is getting out of hand.