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And provided the virus doesn't mutate, which is a greater than 0% possibility.
Exactly. I thought about buying some extra N95's yesterday just to have on hand..
I'm going to ask an incredibly dumb question...So once you get it, and it passes through your system, are you then fine from getting the same strain again? I mean I know I can get the flu multiple times in the year, I guess what I'm asking is to your point, if I get it, get done with it, am I then fine to be around other people that have it?Feel free to call me dumb for asking this.
Yes. You should be innoculated for the rest of your life providing you get it strong enough to develop the antibodies or your immune system isn't compromised.
Thanks rocket, I've heard murmurs of reinfections too (in Chinese medical staff), but don't want to spread that around much until we understand more.
Good question. Does it just become a seasonal thing like the flu at that point? If so, do we get some respite by the time May rolls around? Might give more time to prepare for the next round with vaccines, antivirals, etc. like we handle the flu.
Yes. You should be innoculated for the rest of your life providing you get it strong enough to develop the antibodies or your immune system isn't compromised.If you get the flu multiple times in a year, you are getting different strains. (And I really doubt that is happening - you are most likely getting a norovirus that people are incorrectly calling the flu)And this is what bothers me about when people don't get the flu shot and complain that they get sick anyway. You aren't likely getting the flu. The last time I had the flu, I was knocked out for a week. It's much different than a 24-48 hour bug.
I dont know that I would rely on this as fact. I read something last night that someone in Japan was re-infected.
I wouldn't rely on anything I post as fact.
Wow, I'm very concerned for Benny. Being able to mimic Myron Medcalf's writing so closely implies an oncoming case of dementia.
Someone who stayed at a Holiday Inn Express please correct me if wrong, but aren't "dormancy" and "reinfection" different things? (Fortunately) I'm not an expert with herpes, but when it recurs, I've never heard that called a re-infection.
What affect will it have on the MU student section?
Serious question, though .. once COVID19 is widespread .. enough to be, for example, in Milwaukee, would quarantines matter? What's the theory of what could happen? I don't see the food/grocery industry crumbling, besides some specifics being halted. If it was widespread, I don't see mass quarantines being effective -- the horse has left the barn.So .. what's the theory?
This is a great question, and one I have pondered. At a certain tipping point, there will be no chance of containment anymore. After that point, containment will be very expensive, and will have no global effect. At that point any resources should be going to treat those afflicted. Two problems with that. When is that point of no return? And politically speaking, no one is going to be ok with giving in and just focusing on treatment. Even more complicated by the fact that:1) We do not have the medical resources to treat a large scale epidemic. 2) Even to maintain the status quo, we need equipment, resources, and medications that are largely produced in China, who isn't producing/distributing them right now.
No. There are already reported incidents of individuals getting infected a second time, only a month later. There will not be long-term immunity here. The common cold is caused by circulating coronavirus's that aren't mutating, we just don't generate long-term immunity against them.So even if a vaccine is created, you'd likely need it quite regularly, and it would be only moderately effective.edit: my apologies for restating the same thing others have now chimed in with. Didn't read through the entire thread yet.
My sister factory in Zhongshan is considering purchasing the machine used to make masks.
Are those people actually talking infected a second time? Or did the original infection go dormant. Because I have been reading that while you are correct that lifetime immunity isn’t a thing, that how long immunity lasts with this isn’t known.
Hmm.https://www.cbs58.com/news/wisconsin-police-department-offers-to-test-your-meth-for-coronavirus
which masks? there are not enough of the n95's and if they weren't expensive 6 mos ago, i'm sure you aren't going to find them on sale now. also, if you aren't infected, the masks aren't going to do anything for you. "Sorrell said there's no reason to use a surgical mask if you're healthy and not infected."The virus itself is so small that it can penetrate the mask," she said. "So it literally does nothing for you.""The only reason to wear a surgical mask is if you're already infected with the virus and are quarantined, according to Sorrell. Hence, if you're staying at home from work or from school, and you're trying not to infect your family members, you should wear a mask.Stanley Perlman, a professor of microbiology and immunology at Carver College of Medicine at University of Iowa and a longtime coronavirus researcher, said surgical masks aren't as good as keeping the virus out because they have larger pores."https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/clarissajanlim/coronavirus-questions-masks-hand-sanitizers