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Even if the general fatality rate is as low as 1%, which Leung thinks is possible once milder cases are taken into account, the death toll would be massive.
Public health epidemiologist says other countries should consider adopting China-style containment measures
“You need extra trust, extra sense of solidarity, extra sense of goodwill, all of which have been completely used up –"
originally posted by: AugustusMasonicus
This is why you can't take any of this seriously, each person tries to out hype the next. I think he's wrong, it's going to spread to 130% of the population, some people are going to get it more than once.
originally posted by: strongfp
a reply to: BlissSeeker
*BREAKING NEWS* New strain of Common cold could spread around the world!
It's only a big deal now because it's new, a virus starts off strong and gets weaker as it spreads. Of course it's origin is going to be hit the hardest, because that's where the virus literally incubated and manifested itself. And for the most part it's been contained, give it two months and this will fizzle out. If not, then perhaps we need to worry, the timing of the virus is a little suspect tho.
originally posted by: strongfp
a reply to: BlissSeeker
*BREAKING NEWS* New strain of Common cold could spread around the world!
It's only a big deal now because it's new, a virus starts off strong and gets weaker as it spreads. Of course it's origin is going to be hit the hardest, because that's where the virus literally incubated and manifested itself. And for the most part it's been contained, give it two months and this will fizzle out. If not, then perhaps we need to worry, the timing of the virus is a little suspect tho.
originally posted by: strongfp
a reply to: FamCore
And you tell me how many people have died from this virus outside of China?
Here in Canada so far zero, and thee (off the top of my head) patients have been release and living normal lives.
originally posted by: strongfp
a reply to: FamCore
And you tell me how many people have died from this virus outside of China?
Here in Canada so far zero, and thee (off the top of my head) patients have been release and living normal lives.
originally posted by: strongfp
a reply to: squittles
A virus isn't immune to how basic evolution works. The more hosts it infiltrates the more mutational mistakes it will make to adapt to such an environment. From the get go a virus is working overtime to just get to the next host, a consistent upstream battle. The more it fights, the more mutations to replicate it needs to achieve it's main goal.
Luckily, humans and mammals in general have evolved almost hand in hand with this virus, we can't live without them and they can't live without us. Collateral damage is inevitable.
Adamantanes are limited in their clinical use for influenza virus because of widespread drug resistance. Amantidine-resistant influenza A virus was first detected in 1981.
In the USA, the incidence of adamantane resistance rose from Asn mutation, ∼10% have mutations at position 27 or 30 and up to 2% have mutation at position 26.
Resistance to adamantanes develops very rapidly in the influenza A virus background. In cell culture, susceptible viruses became resistant after only three or five passages in the presence of 2 µg/mL amantadine
originally posted by: Flyingclaydisk
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