***NON-POLITICAL COVID-19 Discussion Thread***

[JakeF]

A couple of reminders...

Originally Posted by Bwana

Once again, don't come in this thread with some kind of political agenda, or you will be shown the door. If you want to go that route, there is a thread about this in DC.

Originally Posted by Dartgod

People, there is a lot of good information in this thread, let's try to keep the petty bickering to a minimum.

We all have varying opinions about the impact of this, the numbers, etc. We will all never agree with each other. But we can all keep it civil.

Thanks!

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Spoiler!

Apparently the CoronaVirus can survive on a inanimate objects, such as door knobs, for 9 days.

California coronavirus case could be first spread within U.S. community, CDC says
By SOUMYA KARLAMANGLA, JACLYN COSGROVE
FEB. 26, 2020 8:04 PM

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating what could be the first case of novel coronavirus in the United States involving a patient in California who neither recently traveled out of the country nor was in contact with someone who did.

“At this time, the patient’s exposure is unknown. It’s possible this could be an instance of community spread of COVID-19, which would be the first time this has happened in the United States,” the CDC said in a statement. “Community spread means spread of an illness for which the source of infection is unknown. It’s also possible, however, that the patient may have been exposed to a returned traveler who was infected.”

The individual is a resident of Solano County and is receiving medical care in Sacramento County, according to the state Department of Public Health.

The CDC said the “case was detected through the U.S. public health system — picked up by astute clinicians.”

Officials at UC Davis Medical Center expanded on what the federal agency might have meant by that in an email sent Wednesday, as reported by the Davis Enterprise newspaper.

The patient arrived at UC Davis Medical Center from another hospital Feb. 19 and “had already been intubated, was on a ventilator, and given droplet protection orders because of an undiagnosed and suspected viral condition,” according to an email sent by UC Davis officials that was obtained by the Davis Enterprise.

The staff at UC Davis requested COVID-19 testing by the CDC, but because the patient didn’t fit the CDC’s existing criteria for the virus, a test wasn’t immediately administered, according to the email. The CDC then ordered the test Sunday, and results were announced Wednesday. Hospital administrators reportedly said in the email that despite these issues, there has been minimal exposure at the hospital because of safety protocols they have in place.

A UC Davis Health spokesperson declined Wednesday evening to share the email with The Times.

Since Feb. 2, more than 8,400 returning travelers from China have entered California, according to the state health department. They have been advised to self-quarantine for 14 days and limit interactions with others as much as possible, officials said.

“This is a new virus, and while we are still learning about it, there is a lot we already know,” Dr. Sonia Angell, director of the California Department of Public Health, said in a statement. “We have been anticipating the potential for such a case in the U.S., and given our close familial, social and business relationships with China, it is not unexpected that the first case in the U.S. would be in California.”

It is not clear how the person became infected, but public health workers could not identify any contacts with people who had traveled to China or other areas where the virus is widespread. That raises concern that the virus is spreading in the United States, creating a challenge for public health officials, experts say.

“It’s the first signal that we could be having silent transmission in the community,” said Lawrence Gostin, director of the World Health Organization Collaborating Center on National and Global Health Law. “It probably means there are many more cases out there, and it probably means this individual has infected others, and now it’s a race to try to find out who that person has infected.”

On Tuesday, the CDC offered its most serious warning to date that the United States should expect and prepare for the coronavirus to become a more widespread health issue.

“Ultimately, we expect we will see coronavirus spread in this country,” said Nancy Messonnier, director of the CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. “It’s not so much a question of if, but a question of when.”

According to the CDC’s latest count Wednesday morning, 59 U.S. residents have tested positive for the new strain of coronavirus — 42 of whom are repatriated citizens from a Diamond Princess cruise. That number has grown by two since Messonnier’s last count Tuesday, although the CDC was not immediately available to offer details on the additional cases.

More than 82,000 cases of coronavirus have been reported globally, and more than 2,700 people have died, with the majority in mainland China, the epicenter of the outbreak.

But public health leaders have repeatedly reminded residents that the health risk from the novel coronavirus to the general public remains low.

“While COVID-19 has a high transmission rate, it has a low mortality rate,” the state Department of Public Health said in a statement Wednesday. “From the international data we have, of those who have tested positive for COVID-19, approximately 80% do not exhibit symptoms that would require hospitalization. There have been no confirmed deaths related to COVID-19 in the United States to date.”

CDC officials have also warned that although the virus is likely to spread in U.S. communities, the flu still poses a greater risk.

Gostin said the news of potential silent transmission does not eliminate the possibility of containing the virus in the U.S. and preventing an outbreak.

“There are few enough cases that we should at least try,” he said. “Most of us are not optimistic that that will be successful, but we’re still in the position to try.”

[O.city]

So with This seemingly being more of a blood loading issue, I wonder if anyone has looked into the benefits of hyperbaric oxygen?

[Monticore]

Originally Posted by Bwana

Go all in!!

I predict that being the second most popular Halloween costume this year after Joe exotic.

[Monticore]

Originally Posted by O.city

So with This seemingly being more of a blood loading issue, I wonder if anyone has looked into the benefits of hyperbaric oxygen?

I read(maybe misread) some people were using dialysis and heart in lung machines on some patients, , but haven't heard about hyperbaric.

[O.city]

Originally Posted by Monticore

I read(maybe misread) some people were using dialysis and heart in lung machines on some patients, , but haven't heard about hyperbaric.

ECMO?

[Monticore]

Originally Posted by O.city

ECMO?

I think so isn't that the same as a heart and lung , out of my element here. I can't remember where I heard it might have been mentioned by my wife at some point.

[O.city]

Originally Posted by Monticore

I think so isn't that the same as a heart and lung , out of my element here. I can't remember where I heard it might have been mentioned by my wife at some point.

Yeah it’s basically bypassing the lungs and loading the blood mechanically.

But it’s an extremely expensive machine and there are like 3 of them even in huge hospitals

[Mecca]

I got my stimulus money.

[O.city]

https://figshare.com/articles/Serolo...020/12116778/2

Don’t remember if I posted this yesterday but it’s interesting and what everyone was wanting. Serology tests of Scottish population mid to end of March

They had 499 positive cases and serology testing showed 0.6 percent of that pop had been infected (they tested 1000 blood samples).

That extrapolates out to when they had 499 cases that tested positive they had 33k active infections. And that’s in a non hard hit area.

If you do that math here, we’ve got about 45000000 infections. And this testing was done in March, 3 weeks ago. That’s what, 2 more doubling cycles ?

[Monticore]

Originally Posted by O.city

Yeah it’s basically bypassing the lungs and loading the blood mechanically.

But it’s an extremely expensive machine and there are like 3 of them even in huge hospitals

I figured it wasn't something that would be easily accessible to most patients and most likely not a solution to our problem overall.

[O.city]

Originally Posted by Monticore

I figured it wasn't something that would be easily accessible to most patients and most likely not a solution to our problem overall.

No not at all. It’s an amazing machine but not for mass use

[BleedingRed]

Originally Posted by Mecca

I got my stimulus money.

Same but I was light on child.... but what ever

[Gravedigger]

2 adults 1 kid, got mine as advertised.

[ChiliConCarnage]

Originally Posted by Mecca

I got my stimulus money.

Yeah, mine is pending this morning. Feels weird tbh

[Bwana]

Originally Posted by Mecca

I got my stimulus money.

Hmmm I just looked and my Uncle Sugar money rolled in overnight and hit the bank account as well.

[Mecca]

Also received this email from my rental company....

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That seems insane, yes I need a business loan to pay my rent, pretty sure a bank would laugh in my face over that one.