medically compromised already. otherwise its like a mild flu

10-50,000 people in the United States die from it each year. And that's with a good portion of the population protected to some degree by the available vaccine.

Many people are medically compromised, including very young and very old people. An illness as potentially deadly as influenza but without a protective vaccine is especially dangerous, since most people who get sick from it aren't sick enough to stay home. And, since there is no way for people to protect themselves by getting vaccinated, the potential danger is magnified.

You might just feel ill for a few days from the Wuhan Coronavirus, but in those few days, you might spread the virus far wider than you might think. It's much better to try very hard from it getting a foothold in this country.

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Their post says "about 1 in 5 people have severe illness, including #pneumonia and respiratory failure,” ICU means that means they are intubated and ventilated, and some are having their blood oxygenated as well. Not mild, not insignificant. It causes pneumonia, which is dangerous for anyone. This virus stops the cilia from functioning on the epithelium. Many people survive pneumonia, if they can get treatment. Heaven help us if it mutates and becomes more lethal.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/01/26/2019-ncov-china-epidemic-pandemic-the-wuhan-coronavirus-a-tentative-clinical-profile/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/coronavirus-china-live-updates/2020/01/29/d49b9194-423b-11ea-b503-2b077c436617_story.html

before contracting the virus.

hand washing and hygiene . Still the best preventative medicine. That and rest,just do not let your body get run down.

I follow it, but I've had one nasty cold this year already, despite that. I got my flu shot, too, so I hope to miss that illness this year, as well, but there's no guarantee. I don't need to add this coronavirus to the risks, so I'm glad there is an attempt to keep it out of the United States. It's a worthwhile thing to do.

happens in your area. Every out break of some type of viral infection usually ends with the next major cold snap. Especially one that last several days. The viral spores die in bitter cold.

It's those virus's that hit post February that usually turn ugly and hang around till the fourth of July.

Luckily bc of the vaccine, she was over it in 3 days! One tough day with fever approaching 103. The rest was pretty easy. Low efficacy this year, but doctors said it provided protection and helped her body fight off the virus quicker than it probably would have without the vaccine. (And nobody else in the house caught the flu!)

I had to fly to California urgently during the height of the flu season. By the time I flew back, I had a cough and wasn't feeling well. I spent the next two days in bed, and had a 102 degree fever for one day. But, then, I felt better and was able to do more normal activities. It was the flu, but the vaccine had helped keep it from being 7-days in misery.

at least 20 seconds with hot water. There are lots of germy places like door handles, elevator buttons, trash cans, vending machines and hand rails.

because it was a Campus Elementary,we washed up several times per day using Monodine and hot water.

There's the possibility that the coronavirus is virulent even then. There may not be symptoms during this period. Those are big variables. Too many variables to be complacent about it.

I think it's a wise move.

Nasty variant and it's everywhere.

Biggest thing to remember is, STOP TOUCHING YOUR FACE!!! We all touch our face thousands of times daily. Touching your face after touching a surface somebody else touched is an example of fomite transmission.

As for not touching your face, that's a great idea, except that we do it unconsciously all the time. It's almost impossible not to, I think

Even though I got the flu shot, I try hard to minimize my time around other people during this season. Fortunately, it's cold outside, so I'm staying in most of the time anyhow.

That's what surgical masks protect against the most, the face touching.

tutor, and I do have friends.

But when I was still teaching college English, up to 7 months ago, my spring semester classes were especially popular with international students who had just passed out of our English language center--mainly because I was understanding of their language issues, and because I knew they were smart and hardworking, so I was willing to spend a lot of time working with them.

Of those international students, easily 50-60% were from China, and another 20% were from other Asian countries. The rest of the international cohort were from the Middle East, India, and Africa.

In spring semester, my classes were often 75% international students.

As much as I liked my international students, I must admit that as a 69-year-old woman with many health issues, I am glad to be retired right now.

Before they stop? We have a trip we planned next fall on cruise ship in Mediterranean for our anniversary. I was excited until this, now wondering about long flight, all the ports and countries we will visit and the cruise itself with a bunch of people.

Just practice good handwashing and take care of yourself (eat well, exercise, minimize stress, drink in moderation, and don't smoke).

For most of these viruses, they don't enter your body through your skin. Rather you touch your eyes or mouth or nose and that is how they enter your system. So good handwashing and making sure you don't touch your eyes, ears, mouth or nose with dirty hands and you will be protected from contact transmission.


That said, the current coronavirus is believed to be transmitted via droplets from coughing and sneezing. So watch out for uncovered coughs and sneezes and as they say in public health when you sneeze do it in your sleeve (not your hand).

I’m a huge hand washer, and I keep wipes in my car.

For some reason (knock on wood) I very rarely get sick. I can’t remember the last time I even had a cold.

I do take care of myself as far as good food, lots of fluids, exercise and so on. Even on cold/rainy days , I’m out with my dogs. We walk probably at least six miles on any given day, no matter the weather.

A little shot of whiskey never hurt anyone either.

Once you check out the movie, ask yourself how you vaccinate nine billion people, who gets the vaccine first and who benefits from a crisis of this type (certainly big pharma among others). How do you quarantine the planet too. Apparently there were places that escaped the wrath of the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic. However, they were isolated or walled off their communities to the outside world.

I almost feel like I have to hold my breath walking down the halls.
Sure, you can catch something at the supermarket or the gas pump.
But the really bad stuff is at the hospital.

My feeling is the big problem is that it started out in China, not a country that is known for sharing information. If you survived SARS and the yearly flu virus, you should survive the coronavirus, it's kill rate is 2%, SARS was 10% and this year's flu strain 5.5%.

will be a year at least before it could be used on humans if they are lucky.

Yes, this is serious, and I'm glad protections are being put in place and quarantines enforced.

The normal news cycle is handling this fairly well IMO. Just don't start drinking bleach because some internet nut posts it.

My daughter is a biologist and avoids cash except for some kept clean in her emergency wallet.