Commissar SFLUFAN Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 This book is a few years old, but it's considered to be a very readable narrative about the transmission of pandemics from animals to humans: Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic Quote The next big human pandemic—the next disease cataclysm, perhaps on the scale of AIDS or the 1918 influenza—is likely to be caused by a new virus coming to humans from wildlife. Experts call such an event “spillover” and they warn us to brace ourselves. David Quammen has tracked this subject from the jungles of Central Africa, the rooftops of Bangladesh, and the caves of southern China to the laboratories where researchers work in space suits to study lethal viruses. He illuminates the dynamics of Ebola, SARS, bird flu, Lyme disease, and other emerging threats and tells the story of AIDS and its origins as it has never before been told. Spillover reads like a mystery tale, full of mayhem and clues and questions. When the Next Big One arrives, what will it look like? From which innocent host animal will it emerge? Will we be ready? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhyteboar Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 Meanwhile in SK: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mclumber1 Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 16 million Italians are now under quarantine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 1 hour ago, SFLUFAN said: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 Please spread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marioandsonic Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 23 minutes ago, SlipperySlope said: Please spread It's what we as a nation deserve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 2 hours ago, SFLUFAN said: M-m-m-my Corona Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marioandsonic Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 So are we heading towards a "Emperor Justinian has the bubonic plague" scenario? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00548-w Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 Lol, because of course. Meanwhile, we’re worried about Joe Biden’s stuttering. https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2020/03/07/flu-trump-grandfather-death-coronavirus/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 12 minutes ago, CastlevaniaNut18 said: Lol, because of course. Meanwhile, we’re worried about Joe Biden’s stuttering. https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2020/03/07/flu-trump-grandfather-death-coronavirus/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook But his cousin worked at MIT for a record number of years! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 16 minutes ago, CastlevaniaNut18 said: Lol, because of course. Meanwhile, we’re worried about Joe Biden’s stuttering. https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2020/03/07/flu-trump-grandfather-death-coronavirus/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook Trump only likes people who DON'T die of flu, okay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawn_of_Apathy Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 4 hours ago, skillzdadirecta said: Trump only likes people who DON'T die of flu, okay? Well, only assholes die of the Flu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLeon Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 12 hours ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said: Is there a pool for the president dieing of accidental covid-19 exposure during cpac No way. He has a perfect immune system. Perfect. In fact, he just back from the second part of his annual physical and the doctor said his blood is actually the key to curing this thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaladinSolo Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 https://shero.substack.com/p/trump-could-profit-from-coronavirus Trump to financially benefit from corona Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-main-concern-about-coronavirus-is-himself-964175/ Keep the ship stranded for Trump's numbers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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osxmatt Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 5 minutes ago, Jason said: I know this is such a pedantic gripe but I hate that Trump’s phone is now autocorrecting coronavirus as “CoronaVirus.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 Now I can see how ancient civilizations and remote towns just disappeared due to disease. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricofoley Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 Quote Washington — The first person to test positive for coronavirus in Washington, D.C., is the prominent leader of a historic Episcopal church in Georgetown, the church said Sunday. The Reverend Timothy Cole, rector of Christ Church Georgetown, was admitted to the hospital Saturday night and is in stable condition, the Reverend Crystal Hardin, the assistant to the rector, said at a press conference outside the church Sunday. The church was founded in 1817 and is a fixture of the upscale Washington community, with a congregation that includes many government officials. uhhhhh.... https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coronavirus-timothy-cole-rector-dc-christ-church-georgetown-tests-positive/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 45 minutes ago, Ricofoley said: uhhhhh.... https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coronavirus-timothy-cole-rector-dc-christ-church-georgetown-tests-positive/ Grow little virus. Grow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emalider Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 3 hours ago, PaladinSolo said: Somewhat of the same experience at my hospital. The attending has to run all suspected patients through the incident command center, who then discusses it with the county, then we get approval for the patient's identification number a few hours later. Results have come back within 24 hours. Great news though (/s): county can only review during business hours, otherwise you gotta wait. Oh, and we send the sample to the county also so gotta wait all weekend if the sample is sent on a Friday. To be fair, I don't know the exact details and comments that occur from the attending on, but I know there's frustration. The non-cynical side of me thinks there's some form of resource preservation going around. Based on CDC's current guidelines, they are stating covid patients require to be cared for in a negative-pressure room (which also requires the N95 masks). But knowing the incompetence of this administration, it's more likely that there is no clearly disseminated plan from the government. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chakoo Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 So just now assume you guys are all fucked in the states. People in canada are returning with the virus after visiting states with low numbers.https://www.cp24.com/news/woman-who-had-returned-to-toronto-from-colorado-tests-positive-for-covid-19-1.4843943 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricofoley Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 I gotta think we're getting to close to the point where countries like South Korea who would seem to have a pretty good handle on containment have to start considering a blanket travel ban for people entering from the US. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CitizenVectron Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 I am cancelling my planned bachelor's trip to San Francisco because of this. Our mini-moon is already booked to Vancouver so we can't really cancel, but we'll see closer to September. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jason Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 Quote The White House overruled health officials who wanted to recommend that elderly and physically fragile Americans be advised not to fly on commercial airlines because of the new coronavirus, a federal official told The Associated Press. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention submitted the plan as a way of trying to control the virus, but White House officials ordered the air travel recommendation be removed, said the official who had direct knowledge of the plan. Trump administration officials have since suggested certain people should consider not traveling, but have stopped short of the stronger guidance sought by the CDC. https://apnews.com/921ad7f1f08d7634bf681ba785faf269 18 hours ago, CitizenVectron said: It has to be a cover-up at this point: Yup, coverup. Quote The White House overruled health officials who wanted to recommend that elderly and physically fragile Americans be advised not to fly on commercial airlines because of the new coronavirus, a federal official told The Associated Press. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention submitted the plan as a way of trying to control the virus, but White House officials ordered the air travel recommendation be removed, said the official who had direct knowledge of the plan. Trump administration officials have since suggested certain people should consider not traveling, but have stopped short of the stronger guidance sought by the CDC. https://apnews.com/921ad7f1f08d7634bf681ba785faf269 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 lol they are making this way worse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentbob Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 So Trump is basically killing his chance at a 2nd term Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CayceG Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 4 minutes ago, silentbob said: So Trump is basically killing his chance at a 2nd term That's not all he's killing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 9 minutes ago, silentbob said: So Trump is basically killing his chance at a 2nd term OLOLOLOLOLOLOLO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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