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Elevators!!!!!!!!!!Simple, mundane actions like pushing the button for the elevator or opening a communal door mean that apartment buildings can become hotbeds for infection.
Keep an eye on the lungs Chris on 3/3 started what they thought was bronchitis AB's for two weeks ran out three days later pneumonia in the R/lung and now a 4 1/2 weeks later still om AB's (antibiotics) and still using inhalator.I have not had pneumonia in 50yrs strange timing but I never ran a fever or sore throat just that frigg'in cough.My fever has gone down, but the chills have gotten worse. I cannot stop shivering.
Keep an eye on the lungs Chris on 3/3 started what they thought was bronchitis AB's for two weeks ran out three days later pneumonia in the R/lung and now a 4 1/2 weeks later still om AB's (antibiotics) and still using inhalator.I have not had pneumonia in 50yrs strange timing but I never ran a fever or sore throat just that frigg'in cough.
One serious problem I could think of is that, when infections use another species as a host, they can mutate: RNA viruses already mutate a lot, and depending on the exact nature of a Tiger's immune system, this could make things worse for all I know.So, people can't get tested, but Tigers can?
Do you think there's an odds that it could mutate into something deadlier?Domestic cats have been infected with COVID-19 by their owners, Live Science previously reported. Cats seem to have a receptor protein on the outsides of respiratory cells that is similar to the human counterpart involved in SARS-CoV-2 infections. Called ACE2, this receptor protein is what allows the virus to break into these cells and multiply.
"The feline ACE2 protein resembles the human ACE2 homologue, which is most likely the cellular receptor which is being used by SARS-CoV-2 for cell entry," Steven Van Gucht, virologist and federal spokesperson for the coronavirus epidemic in Belgium, told Live Science previously.
Yikes. Have you had any difficulty breathing?My fever has gone down, but the chills have gotten worse. I cannot stop shivering.
Yikes. Have you had any difficulty breathing?
Take care of yourself. You have a lot of friends here who will be mad at you if you don't.Nope
Mike - glad you posted that. I saw this article this morning and my blood boiled. I'm no scientist or doctor but I think this was totally off base and irresponsible to publish, I could be wrong and if I am I'll admit it. Hugh, please chime in as well...
"Prather has found that the ocean churns up all kinds of particulate and microscopic pathogens, and every time the ocean sneezes with a big wave or two, it sprays these particles into the air. She believes that this new coronavirus is light enough to float through the air much farther than we think. The six-feet physical distancing rule, she said, doesn't apply at the beach, where coastal winds can get quite strong and send viral particles soaring."
Coronavirus at beaches? Surfers, swimmers should stay away, scientist says
No consideration to the items Mike mentioned, let alone the salt environment. If she went out and actually detected COVIS particulants, I'd find this more believable. IMO this is just adding to the hysteria.
Thanks Hugh - my thoughts as well. As always appreciate your input especially with all the BS being thrown around in the media.Wind will certainly spread the virus particles more than 6ft (then so can a sneeze). The salty environment should counteract that. So there is some truth to it but very hard to prove either way so just follow the prescribed precautions.
Don't like the guy, but I hope he will be okay.Just been announced that British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has been moved into ICU as the CV-19 symptoms have worsened.