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LiberalArkie

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17. I was just going by what Mayo Clinic said

Reply to LisaL (Reply #16)

Sat Feb 15, 2020, 04:19 PM

Feb 2020

Pneumonia is an infection that inflames the air sacs in one or both lungs. The air sacs may fill with fluid or pus (purulent material), causing cough with phlegm or pus, fever, chills, and difficulty breathing. A variety of organisms, including bacteria, viruses and fungi, can cause pneumonia.

I have had pneumonia caused by pollen. Pneumonia is an infection caused by something else.

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Oh, gosh. PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2020 #1

I'm sure the 1400 people who've died so far were definitely overreacting... nt woundedkarma Feb 2020 #2

And since almost all of them were in China, PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2020 #3

Deaths have been unreported too Boomer Feb 2020 #4

CDC estimates* that, from October 1, 2019, through February 8, 2020, there have been: LiberalArkie Feb 2020 #6

Covid-19 could start off with extremely mild symptoms. LisaL Feb 2020 #5

Fro what I have read it has been pneumonia that did most people in. Just like the flu. LiberalArkie Feb 2020 #7

That's true, definitely about flu, and it's hugely important. PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2020 #8

Wuhan aslo has a biohazard facility that may have had a germ escape causing a lot of victims locally LiberalArkie Feb 2020 #9

Pneumonia shot protects against bacterial pneumonia. LisaL Feb 2020 #10

It may still work tough LiberalArkie Feb 2020 #13

It won't work, because it appears covid-19 itself is causing pneumonia. LisaL Feb 2020 #16

I was just going by what Mayo Clinic said LiberalArkie Feb 2020 #17

I bet their thinking is that it's better to overreact and have people say they are overreacting Sapient Donkey Feb 2020 #11

I disagree. PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2020 #14

He infected two nurses who cared for him. LisaL Feb 2020 #15

Yes, and that was because the nurses were initially not given PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2020 #18

No, those two nurses knew he had Ebola when they were caring for him. LisaL Feb 2020 #19

I recall that at least one of them PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2020 #21

The current crude mortality rate is 2.4% - 1918 Spanish Flu was 2.5% jpak Feb 2020 #20

Will this person (or insurance) have to pay for this? Sapient Donkey Feb 2020 #12