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This thread was started on Friday Feb 28, more than two months ago. By now it has got nearly 4,000 posts and soon 300,000 views.
I would like to thank everyone for posting in a nice and friendly way. I know it is hard, some times you may get angry, some times you feel like crying out loud. Still, most of the times people are posting with respect here. Sure I have deleted a few posts, more than usual, but still not many. Thank you - it makes it possible to keep this thread open.
Thank you, BV. Apologies as I lost my composure a bit yesterday. You know my health circumstances & I just lost it a little. I work very hard on keeping my posts even handed & non-confrontational. This thread has been excellent the majority of the time & had much crucial information. I think it will still be needed in the coming days. I've referred some people who are not necessarily huge Stones fans to the thread & they have found it very good & useful.
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When the effects of this virus ebbs out I think things will get back to normal pretty quick. It will happen gradually of course.
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This thread was started on Friday Feb 28, more than two months ago. By now it has got nearly 4,000 posts and soon 300,000 views.
I would like to thank everyone for posting in a nice and friendly way. I know it is hard, some times you may get angry, some times you feel like crying out loud. Still, most of the times people are posting with respect here. Sure I have deleted a few posts, more than usual, but still not many. Thank you - it makes it possible to keep this thread open.
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bv
This thread was started on Friday Feb 28, more than two months ago. By now it has got nearly 4,000 posts and soon 300,000 views.
I would like to thank everyone for posting in a nice and friendly way. I know it is hard, some times you may get angry, some times you feel like crying out loud. Still, most of the times people are posting with respect here. Sure I have deleted a few posts, more than usual, but still not many. Thank you - it makes it possible to keep this thread open.
Thank you, BV. Apologies as I lost my composure a bit yesterday. You know my health circumstances & I just lost it a little. I work very hard on keeping my posts even handed & non-confrontational. This thread has been excellent the majority of the time & had much crucial information. I think it will still be needed in the coming days. I've referred some people who are not necessarily huge Stones fans to the thread & they have found it very good & useful.
CR You are a class act - and I'm sure that any emotion can be understood at these times. I've made controversial posts, especially when politics arise. BTW
Seahawks have a highly rated draft score card ( shoring up the Defense) Go Hawks!!
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Well how did the 1918 eventually go away? That is what we need to know.
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When the effects of this virus ebbs out I think things will get back to normal pretty quick. It will happen gradually of course.
It’ll happen pretty quick. AND gradually?
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When the effects of this virus ebbs out I think things will get back to normal pretty quick. It will happen gradually of course.
It’ll happen pretty quick. AND gradually?
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Well how did the 1918 eventually go away? That is what we need to know.
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The virus will not ebb out. We get a break now, but history is telling that pandemics come in waves. The next waves might hit harder.
The 1918 pandemic (a.k.a. the Spanish flu) should be understood by every single leader in the world. I bet it is one of the first topics in basic virology classes.
1918 Influenza: the Mother of All Pandemics (CDC USA)
The Deadliest Flu: The Complete Story of the Discovery and Reconstruction of the 1918 Pandemic Virus (CDC USA)
In the 1918–1919 pandemic, a first or spring wave began in March 1918 and spread unevenly through the United States, Europe, and possibly Asia over the next 6 months. Illness rates were high, but death rates in most locales were not appreciably above normal.
A second or fall wave spread globally from September to November 1918 and was highly fatal. In many nations, a third wave occurred in early 1919.
In retrospect, even the rapid progressions from uncomplicated influenza infections to fatal pneumonia, a hallmark of the 1918–1919 fall and winter waves, had been noted in the relatively few severe spring wave cases. The differences between the waves thus seemed to be primarily in the much higher frequency of complicated, severe, and fatal cases in the last 2 waves.
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A lot of things that don't need to be touched can be upgraded with touch-less technology. Like using elevator buttons. Perhaps smart toilets can blast the toilet seat with strong UV radiation when they sense that nobody is in the bathroom. But people like the tactile experience with slot machines and you have to touch that gas pump handle.
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My wife and I have absolutely no plans to go there any time soon that's for damn sure. A shame as it was a quick getaway from reality, and an easy five hour scenic drive from home for us.
Some of the precautions mentioned in those articles will be relevant when traveling anywhere though (hotel room sanitization, etc.), not to mention the impact on large concerts, sporting events, etc, etc., etc.
Strange days are here, and will be here for quite some time. Hard to imagine anything ever being the way it was before, even when there is a vaccine...
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Is Las Vegas really opening up? How are people supposed to get there? Driving their own cars? Or going through airports and airplanes?
Are really people willing to expose themselves to the virus these days? Just for entertainment? I mean you have to go to the grocery store for food, and you have to go to work, and you have to visit your parents and your friends, but you don't have to sit in with a slot machine in Las Vegas.
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bv
The virus will not ebb out. We get a break now, but history is telling that pandemics come in waves. The next waves might hit harder.
The 1918 pandemic (a.k.a. the Spanish flu) should be understood by every single leader in the world. I bet it is one of the first topics in basic virology classes.
1918 Influenza: the Mother of All Pandemics (CDC USA)
The Deadliest Flu: The Complete Story of the Discovery and Reconstruction of the 1918 Pandemic Virus (CDC USA)
In the 1918–1919 pandemic, a first or spring wave began in March 1918 and spread unevenly through the United States, Europe, and possibly Asia over the next 6 months. Illness rates were high, but death rates in most locales were not appreciably above normal.
A second or fall wave spread globally from September to November 1918 and was highly fatal. In many nations, a third wave occurred in early 1919.
In retrospect, even the rapid progressions from uncomplicated influenza infections to fatal pneumonia, a hallmark of the 1918–1919 fall and winter waves, had been noted in the relatively few severe spring wave cases. The differences between the waves thus seemed to be primarily in the much higher frequency of complicated, severe, and fatal cases in the last 2 waves.
It is safe to assume that round 2 is coming in the fall. But I think it is also safe to assume round 2 will not be nearly as bad as the first round was this time. This is not 1918 or whenever This is 2020. We are far more advanced and will be and are far more prepared than we were when this virus started.
Time to get back to life and quit looking at everything to be the worst case.
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bv
Is Las Vegas really opening up? How are people supposed to get there? Driving their own cars? Or going through airports and airplanes?
Are really people willing to expose themselves to the virus these days? Just for entertainment? I mean you have to go to the grocery store for food, and you have to go to work, and you have to visit your parents and your friends, but you don't have to sit in with a slot machine in Las Vegas.
I guess a lot of people who go to Vegas like to gamble..........
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bv
Is Las Vegas really opening up? How are people supposed to get there? Driving their own cars? Or going through airports and airplanes?
Are really people willing to expose themselves to the virus these days? Just for entertainment? I mean you have to go to the grocery store for food, and you have to go to work, and you have to visit your parents and your friends, but you don't have to sit in with a slot machine in Las Vegas.
I guess a lot of people who go to Vegas like to gamble..........
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bv
Is Las Vegas really opening up? How are people supposed to get there? Driving their own cars? Or going through airports and airplanes?
Are really people willing to expose themselves to the virus these days? Just for entertainment? I mean you have to go to the grocery store for food, and you have to go to work, and you have to visit your parents and your friends, but you don't have to sit in with a slot machine in Las Vegas.
I guess a lot of people who go to Vegas like to gamble..........
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bv
The virus will not ebb out. We get a break now, but history is telling that pandemics come in waves. The next waves might hit harder.
The 1918 pandemic (a.k.a. the Spanish flu) should be understood by every single leader in the world. I bet it is one of the first topics in basic virology classes.
1918 Influenza: the Mother of All Pandemics (CDC USA)
The Deadliest Flu: The Complete Story of the Discovery and Reconstruction of the 1918 Pandemic Virus (CDC USA)
In the 1918–1919 pandemic, a first or spring wave began in March 1918 and spread unevenly through the United States, Europe, and possibly Asia over the next 6 months. Illness rates were high, but death rates in most locales were not appreciably above normal.
A second or fall wave spread globally from September to November 1918 and was highly fatal. In many nations, a third wave occurred in early 1919.
In retrospect, even the rapid progressions from uncomplicated influenza infections to fatal pneumonia, a hallmark of the 1918–1919 fall and winter waves, had been noted in the relatively few severe spring wave cases. The differences between the waves thus seemed to be primarily in the much higher frequency of complicated, severe, and fatal cases in the last 2 waves.
It is safe to assume that round 2 is coming in the fall. But I think it is also safe to assume round 2 will not be nearly as bad as the first round was this time. This is not 1918 or whenever This is 2020. We are far more advanced and will be and are far more prepared than we were when this virus started.
Time to get back to life and quit looking at everything to be the worst case.
Unfortunately, as advanced as a species we are, we're pathetic. Liberty has overruled living. The virus doesn't care about heat. Don't be surprised if a repeat of the Spanish Flu pandemic occurs - unlike that deadly Chinese H1N1 virus, this one is extremely different.
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bv
Is Las Vegas really opening up? How are people supposed to get there? Driving their own cars? Or going through airports and airplanes?
Are really people willing to expose themselves to the virus these days? Just for entertainment? I mean you have to go to the grocery store for food, and you have to go to work, and you have to visit your parents and your friends, but you don't have to sit in with a slot machine in Las Vegas.
I guess a lot of people who go to Vegas like to gamble..........
Nevada has only had 262 deaths
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Is Las Vegas really opening up? How are people supposed to get there? Driving their own cars? Or going through airports and airplanes?
Are really people willing to expose themselves to the virus these days? Just for entertainment? I mean you have to go to the grocery store for food, and you have to go to work, and you have to visit your parents and your friends, but you don't have to sit in with a slot machine in Las Vegas.
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bv
The virus will not ebb out. We get a break now, but history is telling that pandemics come in waves. The next waves might hit harder.
The 1918 pandemic (a.k.a. the Spanish flu) should be understood by every single leader in the world. I bet it is one of the first topics in basic virology classes.
1918 Influenza: the Mother of All Pandemics (CDC USA)
The Deadliest Flu: The Complete Story of the Discovery and Reconstruction of the 1918 Pandemic Virus (CDC USA)
In the 1918–1919 pandemic, a first or spring wave began in March 1918 and spread unevenly through the United States, Europe, and possibly Asia over the next 6 months. Illness rates were high, but death rates in most locales were not appreciably above normal.
A second or fall wave spread globally from September to November 1918 and was highly fatal. In many nations, a third wave occurred in early 1919.
In retrospect, even the rapid progressions from uncomplicated influenza infections to fatal pneumonia, a hallmark of the 1918–1919 fall and winter waves, had been noted in the relatively few severe spring wave cases. The differences between the waves thus seemed to be primarily in the much higher frequency of complicated, severe, and fatal cases in the last 2 waves.
It is safe to assume that round 2 is coming in the fall. But I think it is also safe to assume round 2 will not be nearly as bad as the first round was this time. This is not 1918 or whenever This is 2020. We are far more advanced and will be and are far more prepared than we were when this virus started.
Time to get back to life and quit looking at everything to be the worst case.
Unfortunately, as advanced as a species we are, we're pathetic. Liberty has overruled living. The virus doesn't care about heat. Don't be surprised if a repeat of the Spanish Flu pandemic occurs - unlike that deadly Chinese H1N1 virus, this one is extremely different.
Won't happen. Sure there will be round 2 in the Fall but it will be far less wide spread as round one.
We got this!
Time to quit preaching the doom and gloom.
Get back to living.
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A lot of things that don't need to be touched can be upgraded with touch-less technology. Like using elevator buttons. Perhaps smart toilets can blast the toilet seat with strong UV radiation when they sense that nobody is in the bathroom. But people like the tactile experience with slot machines and you have to touch that gas pump handle.
Article suggesting a rethink about public toilets:
[www.theguardian.com]