Will isolation be dangerous?
Discussion
Julian Thompson said:
Thinking laterally, what will happen when the people who have isolated for extended periods return to normal life?
Is it possible that they will be more susceptible to normal infections?
No more than usual, provided they don't have below par immune systems which for many of the at risk group is likely I suppose.Is it possible that they will be more susceptible to normal infections?
Edited by Riley Blue on Monday 23 March 19:47
Julian Thompson said:
I don’t find fiction books interesting - perhaps you’d summarise the joke in a sentence or two for me?
You could watch the film instead. One of Kubrik's specials.Anyways the gist is, a family move in to babysit a big hotel that's closing down for the season and take care of it while it's empty, Things soon start getting very strange while they are there all alone and it really doesn't end well.
It's funny because after a day of having the kids at home and trying to work from home I can imagine myself a bit like Jack Nicholson (who plays the main character in the film), I dread to think what I'll be like after 12 weeks!
t. Anxiety levels are through the roof 
prand said:
Julian Thompson said:
I don’t find fiction books interesting - perhaps you’d summarise the joke in a sentence or two for me?
You could watch the film instead. One of Kubrik's specials.Anyways the gist is, a family move in to babysit a big hotel that's closing down for the season and take care of it while it's empty, Things soon start getting very strange while they are there all alone and it really doesn't end well.
It's funny because after a day of having the kids at home and trying to work from home I can imagine myself a bit like Jack Nicholson (who plays the main character in the film), I dread to think what I'll be like after 12 weeks!
Back to the op, teachers often suffer from infections at the start of a new school year as the kids all return and generously share what they've collected over the holidays.
Using that as a non-scientific and obviously anecdotal example, I guess it's certainly possible that sniffles and like will be spread around as people emerge from their cocoons.
Using that as a non-scientific and obviously anecdotal example, I guess it's certainly possible that sniffles and like will be spread around as people emerge from their cocoons.
Bill said:
TBH the actual danger is to all the elderly and chronicly ill getting horribly inactive and falling or simply not getting back to where they were.
Sadly could be right. Breaking a habit of activity is now seen as a very major health risk, especially to the elderly. This is one of the reasons that the old advice to 'rest' after an injury is almost never given. Inactivity is deadly and, once set in, can be hard to shake. ORD said:
Sadly could be right. Breaking a habit of activity is now seen as a very major health risk, especially to the elderly. This is one of the reasons that the old advice to 'rest' after an injury is almost never given. Inactivity is deadly and, once set in, can be hard to shake.
this is why my 75 year old mother has started doing Joe Wicks online PE lessons 
Good for her. I've been pointing people at this: https://www.bath.ac.uk/publications/exercise-snack... as a good place for the less able and less tech savvy to do.
Judging by the outrageous amount of alcohol and food flying off the shelves we will be a nation of obese alcoholics at the end of 12 weeks or so.
the entire nation have been given carte blanche to just sit in front of the TV eating junk and drinking themselves into a stupor. 1 month of that is bad enough but 3?
This is bad.
the entire nation have been given carte blanche to just sit in front of the TV eating junk and drinking themselves into a stupor. 1 month of that is bad enough but 3?
This is bad.
Certainly it has its challenges, inactivity, reduced socialisation, combined with the impending dread of the future and likely loss of loved ones.
It is expected mental heath will get worse, as will domestic violence, probably a baby boom to follow?
On the plus side, its sunny, and between working from home and not falling out with the ms we're gardening and doing diy.
Daniel
It is expected mental heath will get worse, as will domestic violence, probably a baby boom to follow?
On the plus side, its sunny, and between working from home and not falling out with the ms we're gardening and doing diy.
Daniel
dhutch said:
Certainly it has its challenges, inactivity, reduced socialisation, combined with the impending dread of the future and likely loss of loved ones.
It is expected mental heath will get worse, as will domestic violence, probably a baby boom to follow?
On the plus side, its sunny, and between working from home and not falling out with the ms we're gardening and doing diy.
Daniel
Not just a baby boom, also the inevitable divorce boom too.It is expected mental heath will get worse, as will domestic violence, probably a baby boom to follow?
On the plus side, its sunny, and between working from home and not falling out with the ms we're gardening and doing diy.
Daniel
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