If I get some time, I'll try to take a look at total confirmed cases as a % of total country population at the time when they begin to flatten the curve.
If I get some time, I'll try to take a look at total confirmed cases as a % of total country population at the time when they begin to flatten the curve.
It is probably a lot more closely related to population density than total population of the country. And we know we can't trust most of the data from China or Russia or NK.
If I get some time, I'll try to take a look at total confirmed cases as a % of total country population at the time when they begin to flatten the curve.
It is probably a lot more closely related to population density than total population of the country. And we know we can't trust most of the data from China or Russia or NK.
I'd honestly be skeptical of any data released by the US government if it were to come from WH personnel at this point.
I'd like to apologize for my earlier tone in this discussion. Everyone should be concerned.
It didn't need to be this way, but here we are left trying to keep things together when the "leaders" have left the room.
Obviously a lot has evolved in 2 weeks. You were not alone. I had colleagues walking in rooms blowing off my suggestions of wearing a mask 2 weeks ago. I’ve been immersed in reading about this since it started in Wuhan, so I was ahead of the curve in taking it seriously at work and I’ve seen the people initially poking fun at me for shaving my beard and wearing a mask at all times now follow suit.
When your leaders blow it off people follow. It’s a failure of the leaders not the people.
Research was carried out on cell cultures in the lab, which does not always translate to effectiveness in people who have contracted an infection. Ivermectin has been effective against a wide range of viruses when studied in vitro. Further research will be needed to determine whether the drug could be used to treat COVID-19.
Worth checking out for sure. I wouldn’t bet the house on it yet.
Re: Coronovirus: When should we be concerned?
Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2020 9:19 pm
by Nodack
Tiger at Bronx Zoo tests positive for coronavirus https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watc ... oronavirus
A tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York City has tested positive for the coronavirus, while several other animals are being monitored for similar symptoms.
In a press release, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), which operates the zoo, said that the animals were likely infected by an asymptomatic carrier of the disease. It's the first known case of the virus being detected in an animal in the U.S. as well as the first confirmed case in a tiger anywhere in the world.
Research was carried out on cell cultures in the lab, which does not always translate to effectiveness in people who have contracted an infection. Ivermectin has been effective against a wide range of viruses when studied in vitro. Further research will be needed to determine whether the drug could be used to treat COVID-19.
Worth checking out for sure. I wouldn’t bet the house on it yet.
especially because the article says it has worked on numerous viruses in a test tube experiment, but doesn't list any that it is used against in living animals. And the study's authors didn't bother to respond for comment on the article before publishing. But like you said, try everything.
Re: Coronovirus: When should we be concerned?
Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2020 10:04 am
by Nodack
Mysterious Heart Damage, Not Just Lung Troubles, Befalling COVID-19 Patients https://khn.org/news/mysterious-heart-d ... -patients/
In addition to lung damage, many COVID-19 patients are also developing heart problems — and dying of cardiac arrest.
As more data comes in from China and Italy, as well as Washington state and New York, more cardiac experts are coming to believe the COVID-19 virus can infect the heart muscle. An initial study found cardiac damage in as many as 1 in 5 patients, leading to heart failure and death even among those who show no signs of respiratory distress.
Re: Coronovirus: When should we be concerned?
Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2020 3:27 pm
by Nodack
This isn’t Covid-19 related. I didn’t want to start a new thread.
A Google Plan to Wipe Out Mosquitoes Appears to Be Working https://www.politico.eu/article/going-v ... 9-message/
Since 2017, the company has released millions of lab-bred Aedes aegypti male mosquitoes into several Fresno County neighborhoods during mosquito season. The insects are bred in Verily labs to be infected with a common bacterium called Wolbachia. When these male mosquitoes mate with females in the wild, the offspring never hatch.
In results of the trial published on Monday, Verily revealed that throughout the peak of the 2018 mosquito season, from July to October, Wolbachia-infected males successfully suppressed more than 93% of the female mosquito population at field test sites. Only female mosquitoes bite.
