Posted on May 10, 2020
Why Did We Treat Coronavirus So Differently Than Other Epidemics? - Ricochet
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I would have appreciated some citations in this story, but I've seen other articles that back up the numbers used.
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Why Did We Treat Coronavirus So Differently Than Other Epidemics? - Ricochet
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Corona virus is NOT the flu. Comparing it is somewhat problematic. The "Spanish" Flu started in the Midwest United States. We must remember that we had no such treatments to treat it like tamiflu. WWI prevented any quarantine of the sick as it spread easily throughout wartime conditions that further and more easily spread the virus. There was also no permanent injury to the body. Unlike the flu, corona virus can cause permanent and severe damage to the lungs, kidneys, and other organs including the heart.
"Both COVID-19 and the flu are respiratory illnesses. But COVID-19 is not the flu. Research so far indicates that COVID-19 spreads more easily and has a higher death rate than the flu.
Scientists are racing to find out more about COVID-19, and our understanding may change as new information becomes available. Based on what we know so far, here's how it compares with the flu.
Typical flu symptoms include fever, cough, sore throat, muscle aches, headaches, runny or stuffy nose, fatigue and, sometimes, vomiting and diarrhea, according to the CDC. Flu symptoms often come on suddenly. Most people who get the flu will recover in less than two weeks. But in some people, the flu causes complications, including pneumonia. The overall hospitalization rate in the U.S. for flu this season is about 68 hospitalizations per 100,000 people, according to the CDC.
With COVID-19, doctors are still trying to understand the full picture of disease symptoms and severity. Reported symptoms in patients have varied from mild to severe, and can include fever, cough and shortness of breath, according to the CDC. Other symptoms may include fever, chills, repeated shaking with chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat and new loss of taste or smell. COVID-19 symptoms appear to come on more gradually than those of flu, according to Healthline.
Older adults and people with underlying medical conditions, including heart disease, lung disease or diabetes, appear to be at higher risk for more serious complications from COVID-19, compared with people in younger age groups and those without underlying conditions.
The overall hospitalization rate for COVID-19 in the U.S. is about 29 hospitalizations per 100,000 people as of April 18, although the hospitalization rate for adults ages 65 and older is higher, at 95 hospitalizations per 100,000 people, according to the CDC. However, because fewer people have likely gotten COVID-19 in the U.S. than have gotten the flu, the odds of becoming hospitalized if you have a confirmed case of COVID-19 are thought to be higher than the odds of being hospitalized with influenza."
https://www.livescience.com/new-coronavirus-compare-with-flu.html
"Both COVID-19 and the flu are respiratory illnesses. But COVID-19 is not the flu. Research so far indicates that COVID-19 spreads more easily and has a higher death rate than the flu.
Scientists are racing to find out more about COVID-19, and our understanding may change as new information becomes available. Based on what we know so far, here's how it compares with the flu.
Typical flu symptoms include fever, cough, sore throat, muscle aches, headaches, runny or stuffy nose, fatigue and, sometimes, vomiting and diarrhea, according to the CDC. Flu symptoms often come on suddenly. Most people who get the flu will recover in less than two weeks. But in some people, the flu causes complications, including pneumonia. The overall hospitalization rate in the U.S. for flu this season is about 68 hospitalizations per 100,000 people, according to the CDC.
With COVID-19, doctors are still trying to understand the full picture of disease symptoms and severity. Reported symptoms in patients have varied from mild to severe, and can include fever, cough and shortness of breath, according to the CDC. Other symptoms may include fever, chills, repeated shaking with chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat and new loss of taste or smell. COVID-19 symptoms appear to come on more gradually than those of flu, according to Healthline.
Older adults and people with underlying medical conditions, including heart disease, lung disease or diabetes, appear to be at higher risk for more serious complications from COVID-19, compared with people in younger age groups and those without underlying conditions.
The overall hospitalization rate for COVID-19 in the U.S. is about 29 hospitalizations per 100,000 people as of April 18, although the hospitalization rate for adults ages 65 and older is higher, at 95 hospitalizations per 100,000 people, according to the CDC. However, because fewer people have likely gotten COVID-19 in the U.S. than have gotten the flu, the odds of becoming hospitalized if you have a confirmed case of COVID-19 are thought to be higher than the odds of being hospitalized with influenza."
https://www.livescience.com/new-coronavirus-compare-with-flu.html
How does the new coronavirus compare with the flu?
Research so far indicates that COVID-19 spreads more easily and has a higher death rate than the flu.
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LTC Kevin B.
PO3 Bob McCord -
"unlawful practices" = such as?
"bringing down a once respected FBI" = I think Trump has done rather well at undermining his own FBI.
"made liars out of once honest people in congress" = such as? And, there are honest people in Congress?!?
"ruined peoples lives with made up accusations and all kinds bad things to get rid of him" = You mean things like "Obama is a Muslim" or "Obama wasn't born in America" or "Hillary had people murdered" or "Hillary was running a pedophile ring out of a pizza shop basement"? No, the right wing never did anything like that.
"unlawful practices" = such as?
"bringing down a once respected FBI" = I think Trump has done rather well at undermining his own FBI.
"made liars out of once honest people in congress" = such as? And, there are honest people in Congress?!?
"ruined peoples lives with made up accusations and all kinds bad things to get rid of him" = You mean things like "Obama is a Muslim" or "Obama wasn't born in America" or "Hillary had people murdered" or "Hillary was running a pedophile ring out of a pizza shop basement"? No, the right wing never did anything like that.
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CPT Jack Durish
LTC Kevin B. - I don't believe that's true. Standing up for what you believe is best for the nation (which entailed attempting to thwart programs and legislation that you believe is bad for the nation) is not the same as rooting for a President to fail. There is no parallel between the political obstructionism of the GOP during the Obama Administration, and every attempt to discredit and destroy the Trump Administration which began even before he took the oath of office and continues unabated to this day
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LTC Kevin B.
CPT Jack Durish - Your opinion is noted, and I disagree. I think there is a strong parallel between the two scenarios, where both parties attempted to undermine a President they didn't support. Obstruct, attempt to undermine, hope to fail, it's all the same thing, and the GOP did try to discredit and destroy him, and they did try to undermine him, as early as before he took the oath of office. The only key difference is that Obama didn't do anything the GOP deemed as being criminal, which is where the two scenarios diverged. If he had, you can bet the GOP would have pounced.
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CPT Jack Durish - Great points Sir! LTC Broom is confused about how a Republic works. The people spoke when they voted the Senate and the House away from Former President Obama. The people were voting to stop the madness they saw in Obama’s first term. They spoke again in the mid-term. It will be interesting to see how they vote this November. The illegal stuff like counter espionage investigation: well the people who had a hand in that just need to serve this time in jail as any other criminal would. MHO
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