Current Events > PSA: you might have covid-19 and not know it, spreading it.

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darkphoenix181
03/17/20 5:13:52 PM
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https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/14/health/coronavirus-asymptomatic-spread/index.html

Tl;dr, healthy people with no symtoms are thought to be spreading the virus.

The virus has 2 stages and healthy people don't reach the second phase. The second phase is much more deadly.
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apocalyptic_4
03/17/20 5:18:22 PM
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You cant get tested in Ontario unless you show symptoms but most carriers dont show symptoms and pass the sickness to those who will.

It's really a fucked up situation

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Cobra1010
03/17/20 5:19:16 PM
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We need that fucking vaccine

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s0nicfan
03/17/20 5:20:23 PM
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The prevalence of asymptomatic carriers really makes it difficult to tell just how bad this is. If half the planet has already caught this and recovered because they didn't show any symptoms, only showed mild symptoms, or didn't get tested, then the mortality rate is grossly inflated, but there's really no way to know for sure.

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BowserWowser
03/17/20 5:28:55 PM
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I'm not sure if this is a bad or good thing.

Like what if the amount of people who have it but show no symptoms are alot higher than we thought? Then maybe the death rate of this thing might be less than 1 percent of everyone.

Hmm

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DevsBro
03/17/20 5:32:28 PM
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Haven't we known this as long as we've known about the virus itself?

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TheTrueAmerican
03/17/20 5:33:32 PM
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Oh well. I'm trying to stay away from crowds.

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LordMarshal
03/17/20 5:35:41 PM
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Imagine if you didnt have to actually be a zombie to carry the T-virus!

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Conker
03/17/20 5:36:34 PM
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BowserWowser posted...
I'm not sure if this is a bad or good thing.

Like what if the amount of people who have it but show no symptoms are alot higher than we thought? Then maybe the death rate of this thing might be less than 1 percent of everyone.

Hmm

Doubtful based on the tracking of those exposed and using statistics.

If 1000 people were in an area and there ends up 500 cases, and 10 people die. Its possible only 500 were ever even infected, but at max 1000 would be. If you look at worst case stats and extrapolate to the overall population, you can still figure worst case. In the example 10/1000 would have died (1%), but theyre only counting confirmed infections.

What youre saying is the total population that could have ever possibly had it but gone unknown, which they can still calculate among isolated areas by tracking people that would have been exposed, infected, shown symptoms, and deaths.


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Darmik
03/17/20 5:42:23 PM
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I've had a cold and basically have the entire week off work just in case. I don't think it's anything other than a standard cold but better being safe than sorry.

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darkphoenix181
03/17/20 6:27:37 PM
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BowserWowser posted...
I'm not sure if this is a bad or good thing.

Like what if the amount of people who have it but show no symptoms are alot higher than we thought? Then maybe the death rate of this thing might be less than 1 percent of everyone.

Hmm

Except even if the death rate is really low, if it infects everyone, then less than 1 percent of everyone is what?
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