Coronavirus is one mutation away from infecting millions

[hater]

RIP Italy

[hater]

Seems like it is mutating a lot from what I can understand on that site. Over my head tbh.

most viruses behave this way imo

called it

[weebo]

Seems like it is mutating a lot from what I can understand on that site. Over my head tbh.

during the course of an infection pathogens ac ulate random mutations in their genome over and over again---its a consequence of genome replication---what you're seeing is basically a family tree

[hater]

[hater]

possible Trump canceled his CDC visit not because someone at CDC was possitive but because Trump is a suspected case

[DarrinS]

Went to a large gathering tonight, shook many hands. Texans like, this , tbh.

All good

[hater]

Went to a large gathering tonight, shook many hands. Texans like, this , tbh.

All good

which gay dance club did you attend ma niga?

[Spurminator]

Went to a large gathering tonight, shook many hands. Texans like, this , tbh.

All good

Hey everybody, just wanted to let you know I went out in public and wasn't scared!

This is unique to myself and Texans.

[ChumpDumper]

Hey everybody, just wanted to let you know I went out in public and wasn't scared!

This is unique to myself and Texans.

A day after posting his precautions for his family. Pick a lane.

[hater]

Hey everybody, just wanted to let you know I went out in public and wasn't scared!

This is unique to myself and Texans.

[DMX7]

Went to a large gathering tonight, shook many hands. Texans like, this , tbh.

All good

The power of positive thinking will make it all go away.

[ChumpDumper]

The power of positive thinking will make it all go away.

I've been hoarding thoughts and prayers since it started.

[hater]

[hater]

this happened to me today

was at this afghan restaurant and have this cough. a dude basically his pants on the next table

[CosmicCowboy]

I've been hoarding thoughts and prayers since it started.

Damn right! Thoughts and prayers! *high five*

[ChumpDumper]

scary photo from 2016

[ElNono]

Hey everybody, just wanted to let you know I went out in public and wasn't scared!

This is unique to myself and Texans.

"I looked at that darned virus in the face..."

[ElNono]

scary photo from 2016

Sacramento police officers waiting for Nazi rally and protest to start at the California State Capitol in Sacramento on 6/26/16.

[ducks]

https://twitter.com/thedailybeast/st...668924417?s=20

[Chris]

[Chris]

[ChumpDumper]

Wildy ineffective bioweapon tbh.

[DarrinS]

Went to a large gathering tonight, shook many hands. Texans like, this , tbh.

All good

^drunk post, tbh

[DMC]

"I looked at that darned virus in the face..."

"...and said 'ole devil, get thee behind me' and went on my way"

[Winehole23]

+10
From another message board:

I'm a doctor and an Infectious Diseases Specialist. I've been at this for more than 20 years seeing sick patients on a daily basis. I have worked in inner city hospitals and in the poorest slums of Africa. HIV-AIDS, Hepa is,TB, SARS, Measles, Shingles, Whooping cough, Diphtheria...there is little I haven't been exposed to in my profession. And with notable exception of SARS, very little has left me feeling vulnerable, overwhelmed or downright scared.

I am not scared of Covid-19. I am concerned about the implications of a novel infectious agent that has spread the world over and continues to find new footholds in different soil. I am rightly concerned for the welfare of those who are elderly, in frail health or disenfranchised who stand to suffer mostly, and disproportionately, at the hands of this new scourge. But I am not scared of Covid-19.

What I am scared about is the loss of reason and wave of fear that has induced the masses of society into a spellbinding spiral of panic, stockpiling obscene quan ies of anything that could fill a bomb shelter adequately in a post-apocalyptic world. I am scared of the N95 masks that are stolen from hospitals and urgent care clinics where they are actually needed for front line healthcare providers and instead are being donned in airports, malls, and coffee lounges, perpetuating even more fear and su ion of others. I am scared that our hospitals will be overwhelmed with anyone who thinks they " probably don't have it but may as well get checked out no matter what because you just never know..." and those with heart failure, emphysema, pneumonia and strokes will pay the price for overfilled ER waiting rooms with only so many doctors and nurses to assess.

I am scared that travel restrictions will become so far reaching that weddings will be canceled, graduations missed and family reunions will not materialize. And well, even that big party called the Olympic Games...that could be kyboshed too. Can you even
imagine?

I'm scared those same epidemic fears will limit trade, harm partnerships in multiple sectors, business and otherwise and ultimately culminate in a global recession.

But mostly, I'm scared about what message we are telling our kids when faced with a threat. Instead of reason, rationality, openmindedness and altruism, we are telling them to panic, be fearful, su ious, reactionary and self-interested.

Covid-19 is nowhere near over. It will be coming to a city, a hospital, a friend, even a family member near you at some point. Expect it. Stop waiting to be surprised further. The fact is the virus itself will not likely do much harm when it arrives. But our own behaviors and "fight for yourself above all else" at ude could prove disastrous.

I implore you all. Temper fear with reason, panic with patience and uncertainty with education. We have an opportunity to learn a great deal about health hygiene and limiting the spread of innumerable transmissible diseases in our society. Let's meet this challenge together in the best spirit of compassion for others, patience, and above all, an unfailing effort to seek truth, facts and knowledge as opposed to conjecture, speculation and catastrophizing.

Facts not fear. Clean hands. Open hearts.
Our children will thank us for it.

#washurhands #geturflushot #respect #patiencenotpanic

All true, but when was the last time the masses were talked out of mass hysteria?

Also, we know that countermeasures work. Not so much to prevent overall deaths as to spread them out so that the incidence of cases does not overwhelm the system.