Coronavirus - Is this the killer flu that will wipe us out?
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Probably not. But it is one that it is better to try and nip in the bud
https://news.sky.com/story/china-virus-which-kille...
The mix of cases ready being reported in multiple countries and the surge in travel about to take place around Chinese New Year next week and the growing possibility that it might be transmitted from human to human.... that makes it a cause for concern
Likely we will be ok and this will fade away in the coming weeks
But there is always a chance that it could be the next pandemic flu just starting out
Ahhh chooo
https://news.sky.com/story/china-virus-which-kille...
The mix of cases ready being reported in multiple countries and the surge in travel about to take place around Chinese New Year next week and the growing possibility that it might be transmitted from human to human.... that makes it a cause for concern
Likely we will be ok and this will fade away in the coming weeks
But there is always a chance that it could be the next pandemic flu just starting out
Ahhh chooo
Here is the latest from WHO. It doesn’t sound particularly serious for now and will, likely, fade away in the coming days. But, it is early days in the outbreak still and things could change
https://www.who.int/csr/don/17-january-2020-novel-...
Which includes this
WHO risk assessment
This was the second of three exported cases of novel coronavirus from Wuhan city, China. Since the initial report of cases in Wuhan city on 31 December 2019, and as of 12 January 2020, 41 laboratory-confirmed cases of nCoV infection, including 2 deaths in cases with underlying medical conditions have been reported to WHO. Two cases have been reported from Thailand.
The source of the outbreak is still under investigation in Wuhan. Preliminary investigations have identified environmental samples positive for nCoV in Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market in Wuhan City, however some laboratory-confirmed patients did not report visiting this market. To date, there is no reported infection among healthcare workers in China, Thailand or Japan. No additional cases have been reported since 3 January in China.
Additional investigations are needed to determine how the patients were infected, whether human-to-human transmission has been observed, mode(s) of transmission, the clinical spectrum of disease, and the extent of infection, including presence of subclinical cases that are undetected with current surveillance.
It is critical to review all available information to fully understand the extent of transmissibility between people and likelihood of zoonotic spillover.
https://www.who.int/csr/don/17-january-2020-novel-...
Which includes this
WHO risk assessment
This was the second of three exported cases of novel coronavirus from Wuhan city, China. Since the initial report of cases in Wuhan city on 31 December 2019, and as of 12 January 2020, 41 laboratory-confirmed cases of nCoV infection, including 2 deaths in cases with underlying medical conditions have been reported to WHO. Two cases have been reported from Thailand.
The source of the outbreak is still under investigation in Wuhan. Preliminary investigations have identified environmental samples positive for nCoV in Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market in Wuhan City, however some laboratory-confirmed patients did not report visiting this market. To date, there is no reported infection among healthcare workers in China, Thailand or Japan. No additional cases have been reported since 3 January in China.
Additional investigations are needed to determine how the patients were infected, whether human-to-human transmission has been observed, mode(s) of transmission, the clinical spectrum of disease, and the extent of infection, including presence of subclinical cases that are undetected with current surveillance.
It is critical to review all available information to fully understand the extent of transmissibility between people and likelihood of zoonotic spillover.
Odd question but how do these things even begin to start 'forming'?
Is it a normal strain that someone has caught and for whatever reasons, it's mutated into something stronger and then been passed on?
Or is it something that is man made and released into the air for population control?
Is it a normal strain that someone has caught and for whatever reasons, it's mutated into something stronger and then been passed on?
Or is it something that is man made and released into the air for population control?
Alucidnation said:
Odd question but how do these things even begin to start 'forming'?
Is it a normal strain that someone has caught and for whatever reasons, it's mutated into something stronger and then been passed on?
Or is it something that is man made and released into the air for population control?
bestiality Is it a normal strain that someone has caught and for whatever reasons, it's mutated into something stronger and then been passed on?
Or is it something that is man made and released into the air for population control?
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