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Monday, February 03, 2020 2:20:24 PM
YEP, it's sad that, yet again, so many myths about it's spread are spreading as quickly as it is.
It doesn't move freely in air as influenza viruses do.
Don’t Worry About The Coronavirus. Worry About The Flu.
The first new disease outbreak in the social media era has been defined by the rapid spread
of panic and uncertainty. Here’s what you should worry about — and what you shouldn’t.
Dan Vergano BuzzFeed News Reporter
Reporting From Washington, D.C.
Last updated on January 30, 2020, at 4:41 p.m. ET
Posted on January 28, 2020, at 12:48 p.m. ET
[...]
Human coronaviruses first jump from animals to people — from bats during SARS and camels in MERS — and then mutate to spread person-to-person. The animal that the new coronavirus originated in is still in dispute; one early scientific paper concluded it came from bats, while another argued that it closely resembled a virus that infects snakes. It’s important to know this origin to help stop future animal-to-human virus outbreaks.
Another dispute in the 2019-nCoV outbreak is over when it becomes infectious in the course of an illness, with some Chinese officials suggesting it is early, when no symptoms are evident. That matters because the disease is thought to have a 2- to 14-day incubation period when a potentially infectious person could be unknowingly spreading the disease.
China has suffered a widespread shortage of medical face masks, which experts say are only somewhat effective at stopping the spread of respiratory illnesses. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang also reportedly pledged to provide hospitals in Wuhan with 20,000 pairs of safety goggles to prevent exposure through the eyes; this could benefit health care workers who are exposed to coughing patients in the worst stages of the disease.
For people in the US, CDC suggests washing your hands frequently; not putting your fingers in your mouth, eyes, or nose; and avoiding sick people — standard advice during flu season. Masks would not be necessary for anyone in the US, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said on Tuesday.
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/danvergano/coronavirus-cases-deaths-flu
It doesn't move freely in air as influenza viruses do.
Don’t Worry About The Coronavirus. Worry About The Flu.
The first new disease outbreak in the social media era has been defined by the rapid spread
of panic and uncertainty. Here’s what you should worry about — and what you shouldn’t.
Dan Vergano BuzzFeed News Reporter
Reporting From Washington, D.C.
Last updated on January 30, 2020, at 4:41 p.m. ET
Posted on January 28, 2020, at 12:48 p.m. ET
[...]
Human coronaviruses first jump from animals to people — from bats during SARS and camels in MERS — and then mutate to spread person-to-person. The animal that the new coronavirus originated in is still in dispute; one early scientific paper concluded it came from bats, while another argued that it closely resembled a virus that infects snakes. It’s important to know this origin to help stop future animal-to-human virus outbreaks.
Another dispute in the 2019-nCoV outbreak is over when it becomes infectious in the course of an illness, with some Chinese officials suggesting it is early, when no symptoms are evident. That matters because the disease is thought to have a 2- to 14-day incubation period when a potentially infectious person could be unknowingly spreading the disease.
China has suffered a widespread shortage of medical face masks, which experts say are only somewhat effective at stopping the spread of respiratory illnesses. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang also reportedly pledged to provide hospitals in Wuhan with 20,000 pairs of safety goggles to prevent exposure through the eyes; this could benefit health care workers who are exposed to coughing patients in the worst stages of the disease.
For people in the US, CDC suggests washing your hands frequently; not putting your fingers in your mouth, eyes, or nose; and avoiding sick people — standard advice during flu season. Masks would not be necessary for anyone in the US, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said on Tuesday.
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/danvergano/coronavirus-cases-deaths-flu
It was Plato who said, “He, O men, is the wisest, who like Socrates, knows that his wisdom is in truth worth nothing”
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