168 dead in one day in Italy.

I’ve seen the effects of the Covid-19. If you are older and/or have comorbidities then it’s really jacking people up.

But if you’re a healthy younger person, it’s not nearly as detrimental. I’m not an infectious disease doctor but I would rank it with common flu.

Another caveat is to say that if you have those same comorbidities that you wouldn’t have the same outcome with the flu.

I have Pt’s in a personal Care home I see with my job. 2 years ago when the flu around here killed so many there was 5 Pt’s died from getting the flu. They only had 13 Pt’s at the time. It all started with an employees kid that had the flu passed it around. Every employee and Pt in there got it. I was the last one to get it. So yea it’s a pretty big deal in these nursing homes etc

SARS remember that from years ago? Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome covid-19 is the same thing will it kill you? Sure will so will lots of things. The elderly and people with compromised immune systems are more susceptible to death. Look at the CDC or WHO website they lay it out pretty well.

What scares me most is how the Govt could use the situation.......no travel laws, Martial law, gun confiscations,
quarantine camps, etc..... not to mention food shortages and crazy a$$ people freaking out.

Right now, I’m most concerned about the apparent shortage of chit tickets. Mom said the Walmarks was out.
I do believe this. Out back and B’ham Fred will be cozy in their sanctuaries after COVID has kilt the rest of us.
But they will get in some hell of arguments on here after we all gone.

All I know is, I Would really hate to have to suffer a self quarantine.......... to the woods... for the first two weeks of turkey season. I would, you know, just to make sure I don’t infect anyone.

I’ve never seen such a crock of schitt blown out of proportion. It’s 99% political and 1% real. These bastards have stooped to a new low.

I have already decided I was going to do that for at least that long in hopes I don't get it

I need to apologize for using a particular word earlier. Yes I was drinking a little and I got a bit more unhinged than usual.
But earlier in this thread I posted one particular cuss word that I never use and I even hate to hear others use it.
I've edited those posts and I'm sorry for throwing that word around. I'm not sorry for becoming enraged, because we should all be enraged by the stupidity of this media frenzy.
But I should do a better job controlling my rage.

Be alright, Out back, I tend to agree with you. Most everyone I know has had the symptoms described as corona. My wife just recovered from this crap(bronchitis, fever, sore throat, cough) and did test positive for Type A flu, which is not the common type for this year's flu season, type B was supposedly the norm for this year. She does have somewhat of a compromised immune system and had just returned from the Kirkland Clinic upon catching the flu. Completely recovered after 6 days. I would almost bet that this is how most will see this Corona virus. And yeah, this thing was hard on her for a couple of days in her condition, but she recovered. I can see where what she had would be rough on the elderly. But, as said earlier, I agree with you and this thing is equal to our normal flu and most of us have probably already been exposed to it and do not even know it.