Tre Mac Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 1 hour ago, falcon45ca said: Hey Chicken Little, how's the sky doin' today? The sky is blood red and the herd has been culled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falcon45ca Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 6 minutes ago, Tortorella's Rant said: That's what I thought too. But then Spanish Flu had the same and ended up killing 30 million. That works out to 193 million today. Maybe it's mother nature's attempt to keep things in check. Spanish flu had a mortality rate of between 10-20%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortorella's Rant Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 1 minute ago, falcon45ca said: Spanish flu had a mortality rate of between 10-20%. 2-3% being the worldwide average according to numerous articles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falcon45ca Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 2 minutes ago, Tre Mac said: The sky is blood red and the herd has been culled. Really? With 2% mortality rate? Over a dozen different vaccines being developed? Huh, that's funny cuz SARS was around 9%, and geez it's super concerning right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falcon45ca Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 Just now, Tortorella's Rant said: 2-3% being the worldwide average according to numerous articles No, that's 2-3% of the global population died, not those infected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurn Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 4 minutes ago, falcon45ca said: Really? With 2% mortality rate? Over a dozen different vaccines being developed? Huh, that's funny cuz SARS was around 9%, and geez it's super concerning right now. maybe SARS wasn't as big a concern because fewer people caught SARS? Just a thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefCon1 Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 4 hours ago, Logitek said: Meanwhile Health Canada and our Government is silent on the issue unlike every single other countries Government who is impacted by this. Where is our Government? Why aren't they doing anything? Why when we found a case in a school here did the school remain open but every other country closes the school down? Are they inept? The government cares more about the economy and tourist dollars that’s why they aren’t doing anything. Canada isn’t immune and their lax attitude on this issue will make Canada go down the same path as Iran. First it was only 5 cases in Canada and now it’s 24...am waiting to see when it will hit 1000. Maybe once a Canadian official gets it, they will become more serious about it just like how Iran is suddenly reacting to the virus with some of their government officials dying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falcon45ca Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 Just now, gurn said: maybe SARS wasn't as big a concern because fewer people caught SARS? Just a thought. It's true, SARS was less transmissible for sure, then the vaccine was developed and presto! no more global fear of death from SARS. The vaccine is being developed for COVID, and we'll see how things sit in 6-9 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefCon1 Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 1 hour ago, falcon45ca said: 2.5% mortality rate observed over 77,000 cases, majority with underlying health concerns. Hey Chicken Little, how's the sky doin' today? Hmmm we will see once the virus takes over in Canada. It will really test Canada’s health care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falcon45ca Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 (edited) 5 minutes ago, DefCon1 said: Hmmm we will see if the virus takes over in Canada. It might really test Canada’s health care. FTFY Edited March 2, 2020 by falcon45ca 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 23 minutes ago, gurn said: maybe SARS wasn't as big a concern because fewer people caught SARS? Just a thought. Basically. The thing we have to bear in mind is that SARS had a higher mortality rate, which made it easier to detect. The relatively low death rate from COVID-19 means that it "hides" more easily, meaning it spreads more widely... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 12 minutes ago, RUPERTKBD said: Basically. The thing we have to bear in mind is that SARS had a higher mortality rate, which made it easier to detect. The relatively low death rate from COVID-19 means that it "hides" more easily, meaning it spreads more widely... Was SARS airborne and transmitted from animals to humans like this new virus? Plus, this virus, now it’s in animals, will mutate right? This virus could turn cause a serious cull of humans. Natures way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inane Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Alflives said: Was SARS airborne and transmitted from animals to humans like this new virus? Plus, this virus, now it’s in animals, will mutate right? This virus could turn cause a serious cull of humans. Natures way right? plus this virus is now in birds so it'll mutate right? and it'll get in the ocean and then fish will get it right? and then we'll all be dead. i love asking questions that are just fear mongering right? Edited March 2, 2020 by inane 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 1 hour ago, Alflives said: Was SARS airborne and transmitted from animals to humans like this new virus? Plus, this virus, now it’s in animals, will mutate right? This virus could turn cause a serious cull of humans. Natures way It's a virus. It has to be transmitted from an animal. (bearing in mind that humans are animals) AFAIK, they never found out for sure what animal SARS jumped to humans from, although bats is the popular culprit. SARS is/was also a Coronavirus, BTW. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuckin_futz Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 Brazil suspected coronavirus cases jump to 433 from 252, three more die in US Mon 2 Mar 2020 19:29:04 GMT More virus news That jump in the number of cases in Brazil -- even if not confirmed -- is worrisome. It also could put to rest the idea that the virus won't travel in warm climates. In the US, officials in the Seattle area announced three more deaths due to the virus (Update: minutes later they now say 6 deaths and 18 new cases). The CDC also confirmed Florida's two presumptive coronavirus cases are positive, Governor DeSantis says, adding that one patient traveled to Italy but that second has not traveled, which increases the likelihood of community transmission 'We do anticipate to see more positive cases in the state of Florida," DeSantis said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRussianRocket1994 Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 1 minute ago, RUPERTKBD said: It's a virus. It has to be transmitted from an animal. (bearing in mind that humans are animals) AFAIK, they never found out for sure what animal SARS jumped to humans from, although bats is the popular culprit. SARS is/was also a Coronavirus, BTW. It's also not airborne, which helps. It passes via water droplets...eg. coughing / sneezing on other people and / or surfaces. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boudrias Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 2 hours ago, RUPERTKBD said: Basically. The thing we have to bear in mind is that SARS had a higher mortality rate, which made it easier to detect. The relatively low death rate from COVID-19 means that it "hides" more easily, meaning it spreads more widely... How do we know the true infection rate? If people can have the virus and beat it off without knowing they actually had it. They could simply write it off as a cold. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 10 minutes ago, Boudrias said: How do we know the true infection rate? If people can have the virus and beat it off without knowing they actually had it. They could simply write it off as a cold. That was basically my point. It's entirely possible that it's more widespread than anyone knows... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonLever Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 24 minutes ago, Boudrias said: How do we know the true infection rate? If people can have the virus and beat it off without knowing they actually had it. They could simply write it off as a cold. We don't unless we test everyone that has flu-like illnesses. And we are not doing that. So people who write it off as a cold could be passing COVID19 to others unknowingly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boudrias Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 7 minutes ago, DonLever said: We don't unless we test everyone that has flu-like illnesses. And we are not doing that. So people who write it off as a cold could be passing COVID19 to others unknowingly. Yes they could but if the incidence is higher whether recognized or not it would drive the negative stats down. People are freezing out over the death rate but that number could be exaggerated by unaccounted cases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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