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In reply to the discussion: Doctor at hospital in Wuhan dies after treating patients with coronavirus [View all]
cstanleytech
(26,282 posts)21. " death rate are higher than other outbreaks." The 2017-2018 flu outbreak might have been worse
as it saw about 900,000 people ending up in the hospital and about 80,000 died.
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Doctor at hospital in Wuhan dies after treating patients with coronavirus [View all]
alittlelark
Jan 2020
OP
This is very troubling news indeed. This outbreak is about to get much, much worse.
LonePirate
Jan 2020
#1
Yes, ppl coming in from retirement, building a 1000 bed hospital in a couple of weeks,
GreenPartyVoter
Jan 2020
#2
Older but not old. Experienced and knowledgeable. Likely didn't treat the first wave of victims.
LonePirate
Jan 2020
#3
Why is it troubling more so than other viral outbreaks? After all typically the most deaths
cstanleytech
Jan 2020
#17
All reports so far suggest the transmission rate and the death rate are higher than other outbreaks.
LonePirate
Jan 2020
#20
" death rate are higher than other outbreaks." The 2017-2018 flu outbreak might have been worse
cstanleytech
Jan 2020
#21
10% of the US get the flu every year (3.3M) so if 80K die, that's a 2.4% death rate.
LonePirate
Jan 2020
#22
Its to early to tell though if that rate will hold or if it will drop once they develop
cstanleytech
Jan 2020
#23
That is probably part of the reason why China is being so aggressive in trying to stop the spread
cstanleytech
Jan 2020
#27
Like anything it depends on if he had any current health problems as well.
cstanleytech
Jan 2020
#34
From what I have heard & read the virus is mainly killing elderly men who aren't in the best of
yaesu
Jan 2020
#5
I understand but my gut feeling is that this will not become a full brown epidemic
yaesu
Jan 2020
#8
You're certainly free to do that but if it follows the same pattern like the bird flu it will
cstanleytech
Jan 2020
#18
Yeah but don't forget back then there was still a rather significant time delay
cstanleytech
Jan 2020
#19
In other words if common sense approaches are taken it can reduce the spread
cstanleytech
Jan 2020
#35
This is getting scary. Wash your hands whenever you leave your home and touch anything.
Fla Dem
Jan 2020
#7
Coronavirus can be spread through coughing and sneezing on somebody else who is within a range of
yaesu
Jan 2020
#9
Not even close really as Kings virus had a far higher % of deaths than this.
cstanleytech
Jan 2020
#36
I told my brother & the hubs that this could very possibly turn into the REAL version of
The_REAL_Ecumenist
Jan 2020
#33
