OT: The Official Coronavirus thread - Be well, be safe

[GONYK]

As a matter of disease identification for mass consumption, I don’t think that’s true. SARS, MERS, H1N1, Ebola, Avian influenza, I don’t recall any of them having the location of isolation as an identifier at all.

Ebola is named after a river in Africa
MERS stands for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome

Some of the others you mentioned are subtypes of previously identified viruses, like H1N1 being a subtype of the Spanish Flu.

Here are a few more examples:

West Nile
Lyme (named after a town in Connecticut)
Spanish flu
German measles
Norovirus (named after Norwalk, Ohio)
St. Louis encephalitis
Lassa fever (named after a town in Nigeria)
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Ebola (named after a river in Africa)
Legionnaires' disease (named after the American Legion)

I thought the world had moved on from the convention given the politics involved. Even Ebola is a river to disassociate from any particular location or country.

I don't think the scientific community signed on to that.

This is currently on the CDC's website as the naming convention for influenza strains

[dakomish23]

My wife says her hospital is getting more patients everyday (Queens General).

This is going to go wide

[Knick4Real]

The people who aren't taking this seriously are the ones who will pass this virus on to the masses. I can't believe how many people I see still holding the railing on subway trains with their bare hands, or coughing into their hands then going back to holding the railing. Ignorance and complacency are going to be two of our biggest enemies during this crisis.

[SWYM]

The people who aren't taking this seriously are the ones who will pass this virus on to the masses. I can't believe how many people I see still holding the railing on subway trains with their bare hands, or coughing into their hands then going back to holding the railing. Ignorance and complacency are going to be two of our biggest enemies during this crisis.

The only way to slow virality is massive quarantine and quasi Marshall law limiting household travel. That won't fly in US, but does in China & Italy.

[thebuzzardman]

It's no big deal tho. This is just a bad case of the common cold. The flu is worse, more contagious, and kills more people, and no one panics over it. This is just media hype and people fear mongering. It's a conspiracy. C-O-N-spiracy!

Don't wear a mask. It makes you more likely to catch the virus. Don't wear rubber gloves either. If someone coughs, run up next to them and take a deep, deep breath. Take public transportation at peak hours and touch everything then lick your fingers. And if someone farts, bend over and sniff it.

And above all, attend Trump rallies!

[thebuzzardman]

My wife says her hospital is getting more patients everyday (Queens General).

This is going to go wide

My nephew and best friend are NYC paramedics.

My nephew: "Oh, I'm going to get coronavirus. It's inevitable. I just hope it's at the tail end of the outbreak so at least I made a lot in OT"

[Clyde_Style]

It's no big deal tho. This is just a bad case of the common cold. The flu is worse, more contagious, and kills more people, and no one panics over it. This is just media hype and people fear mongering. It's a conspiracy. C-O-N-spiracy!

Don't wear a mask. It makes you more likely to catch the virus. Don't wear rubber gloves either. If someone coughs, run up next to them and take a deep, deep breath. Take public transportation at peak hours and touch everything then lick your fingers. And if someone farts, bend over and sniff it.

And above all, attend Trump rallies!

Thin that herd at least

[JXL]

The World Health Organization has just declared the COVID-19 virus as a pandemic.

Time for the hazmat suits people.

[HarthorneWingo]

Brooklyn schools are closed which means that their working parents don’t have day care for them. But let’s elect the guy who would veto M4A legislation if it was passed by both the House and Senate. My guess is he’s also veto the daycare legislation as well. We’re so fcked.

[Slicin N Dicin]

Finally had a Eurotrip booked with the wife and this Coronavirus facked it all up. Going for her best friend's wedding in London than a pseudo honeymoon in Europe.

Originally London - Rome - Florence - Paris - London

Changed to London - Brussels - Amsterdam - Paris - London

Now - London for the wedding and back home - even then I have to be worried about what the hell is going on....fack this facking virus, makes you never want to plan a trip ever again.

Hotels and airline companies very little help also which adds to the frustration.

[F N 11]

Welp, starting to get serious..

[HarthorneWingo]

Finally had a Eurotrip booked with the wife and this Coronavirus facked it all up. Going for her best friend's wedding in London than a pseudo honeymoon in Europe.

Originally London - Rome - Florence - Paris - London

Changed to London - Brussels - Amsterdam - Paris - London

Now - London for the wedding and back home - even then I have to be worried about what the hell is going on....fack this facking virus, makes you never want to plan a trip ever again.

Hotels and airline companies very little help also which adds to the frustration.

Dude ...

[HarthorneWingo]

Coronavirus is at least 10x the mortality rate of the regular flu.

[K_ick_God]

The Golden State Warriors have decided to close the gates for tomorrow's game when the Brooklyn Nets come to town. The game at Chase Center will be played, but in an empty arena due to concerns about an outbreak of the coronavirus.

That is not fair, that is like a home game for the Nets.

[HarthorneWingo]

The Golden State Warriors have decided to close the gates for tomorrow's game when the Brooklyn Nets come to town. The game at Chase Center will be played, but in an empty arena due to concerns about an outbreak of the coronavirus.

That is not fair, that is like a home game for the Nets.

Bada bing, bada boom!

[HarthorneWingo]

We're not ready for this shyt storm that's coming.

[j4remi]

Watch on YouTube

[gavran]

Finally had a Eurotrip booked with the wife and this Coronavirus facked it all up. Going for her best friend's wedding in London than a pseudo honeymoon in Europe.

Originally London - Rome - Florence - Paris - London

Changed to London - Brussels - Amsterdam - Paris - London

Now - London for the wedding and back home - even then I have to be worried about what the hell is going on....fack this facking virus, makes you never want to plan a trip ever again.

Hotels and airline companies very little help also which adds to the frustration.

This is not a Euro-trip.

[Slicin N Dicin]

Finally had a Eurotrip booked with the wife and this Coronavirus facked it all up. Going for her best friend's wedding in London than a pseudo honeymoon in Europe.

Originally London - Rome - Florence - Paris - London

Changed to London - Brussels - Amsterdam - Paris - London

Now - London for the wedding and back home - even then I have to be worried about what the hell is going on....fack this facking virus, makes you never want to plan a trip ever again.

Hotels and airline companies very little help also which adds to the frustration.

This is not a Euro-trip.

Well it's not going to be anything now but a London trip

[Slicin N Dicin]

Finally had a Eurotrip booked with the wife and this Coronavirus facked it all up. Going for her best friend's wedding in London than a pseudo honeymoon in Europe.

Originally London - Rome - Florence - Paris - London

Changed to London - Brussels - Amsterdam - Paris - London

Now - London for the wedding and back home - even then I have to be worried about what the hell is going on....fack this facking virus, makes you never want to plan a trip ever again.

Hotels and airline companies very little help also which adds to the frustration.

Dude ...

Just needed a vent session after 30 minutes of talking to what felt like a wall