I wonder? (Coronavirus)

Half a million people die from the average flu bug each winter. The CDC recently announced that the seasonal flu has killed 20,000 people in the United States this year with 350,000 hospitalizations. To date, worldwide, less than 4,000 people have died of Coronavirus. That’s less than 1% of the number of people who die from the seasonal flu.
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Squatting Dog, the reason for all the alarm is not the number of people who have died from this virus, it's the percentage of those who get it who end up dying of it. Even if fewer than 4,000 have died of it so far, what if that was 4,000 deaths out of 4000 people who got it? Wouldn't you be alarmed then? The number of people who die of the flu (or cancer, heart disease, or any other cause) is irrelevant.

However, I do agree with you that the media seem to be in overkill mode. I'm really getting tired of being told to wash my hands and stay away from sick people.
 

Sunny said:
Squatting Dog, the reason for all the alarm is not the number of people who have died from this virus, it's the percentage of those who get it who end up dying of it. Even if fewer than 4,000 have died of it so far, what if that was 4,000 deaths out of 4000 people who got it? Wouldn't you be alarmed then? The number of people who die of the flu (or cancer, heart disease, or any other cause) is irrelevant.

However, I do agree with you that the media seem to be in overkill mode. I'm really getting tired of being told to wash my hands and stay away from sick people.
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Oh, I agree that any number of deaths is tragic. That said, I still believe that this virus is being over hyped. You don't find many stories about those that had it and recovered. Plus, it seems like most of the deaths are mostly elderly people who had compromised systems. Also, it surprised me to learn today Washington state is only now testing people at the nursing home that had the most deaths. WTH
 
squatting dog said:
Also, it surprised me to learn today Washington state is only now testing people at the nursing home that had the most deaths. WTH
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It's because they haven't had the tests until now.

One of the most alarming things about the risk to the US is how the CDC has handled testing. For weeks after Covid-19 had spread to much of the rest of the world, the US guidelines were to test only people who had traveled to Hubei province or had direct contact with a positive case. Then when they finally decided to expand testing to NY, Seattle, LA, San Francisco and another city I can't remember, they flubbed the tests. A FDA scientist came in at the CDC's request after they sent out tests with a flawed reagent. The FDA guy found multiple procedural errors in the CDCs lab. So the FDA got on the ball with approving tests other than the CDC's but by that time (given travel patterns, numerous clusters around the world, the incubation time etc) it was far too late to have an accurate idea of where the disease was/is in the US. We are still waaaaaaay behind the count on testing.

Dr. Fauci--Trump's lead doctor--explains the testing issues starting at 4:54

 

AnnieA said:
Do you believe numbers from Communist China? The people who announced '26' deaths the day they quarantined a city of 11 million.
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Or any Communist country.
I dated a pretty Chinese gal years ago. We were discussing AIDS & she actually said, "AIDS is an American problem; we have no AIDS in China."
I sent her an article about the terrible AIDS epidemic in parts of China - worse than in the U.S. She got really mad. I told her, "No reason to get mad; just realize your government tells you what they want you to believe; not the truth."
 
squatting dog said:
The average seasonal flu kills between 291,000 to 646,000 people worldwide each year. :( You need to think about that for a second. Half a million people die from the average flu bug each winter. The CDC recently announced that the seasonal flu has killed 20,000 people in the United States this year with 350,000 hospitalizations. To date, worldwide, less than 4,000 people have died of Coronavirus. That’s less than 1% of the number of people who die from the seasonal flu.
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https://www.marketwatch.com/story/c...heres-why-2020-03-09?siteid=yhoof2&yptr=yahoo
 
Becky1951 said:
"Antibiotics are medications that fight infections caused by bacteria, but the flu is cause by a virus."

https://www.webmd.com/cold-and-flu/flu-treatment-antibiotics-or-not
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Just read this @Becky1951 - to confirm what you said....
Illnesses like influenza, or “the flu,” and upper respiratory infections (URIs) fall under the category of viral infections, while illnesses such as pneumonia, sinusitis and ear infections are considered bacterial infections.Oct 27, 2017
 
Not trying to make light of Coronavirus but it reminds me a little of when my sister was killed by a hit and run driver while crossing the street. It was on the news and they kept showing a bent fence... My older sister and I was wondering if her body was hit against the fence... which I did not think it was. I finally was able to ask an investigator. He informed me the fence was already bent and went on to say, you know the news add a bit extra to a story. :unsure:
 
fmdog44 said:
First rule: There is too much of the unknown to adapt one opinion or another. All the positive info has been aired a well as the negative but you have to pay attention and listen. One thing is certain the number of cases can't be determined without the adequate number of tests kits.
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I have my theory but who am I.... Someone with a theory.
 
PopsnTuff said:
Just read this @Becky1951 - to confirm what you said....
Illnesses like influenza, or “the flu,” and upper respiratory infections (URIs) fall under the category of viral infections, while illnesses such as pneumonia, sinusitis and ear infections are considered bacterial infections.Oct 27, 2017
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Most of that most of the time, but there's certainly viral pneumonia caused by bugs like Covid-19. The primary pneumonia is viral, but in a patient compromised by a viral infection, a secondary bacterial infection can take hold.
 
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