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1redflag posted:I’m the poster “just asking questions” about how the flu could potentially obliterate my political opponents Just asking questions, but what would happen if someone (not me) engineered a supervirus that killed all of my political opponents and mind controlled the world's military to obey my (not me) command?
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I'm glad I'm not the only guy wondering about that dude jacking off to elderly death and the potential political implications. What a loving rear end in a top hat.
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Jan 26, 2020 01:04
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Argentum posted:Just asking questions, but what would happen if someone (not me) engineered a supervirus that killed all of my political opponents and mind controlled the world's military to obey my (not me) command? it would be bad unless that person is me in which case it would be good of course
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Jan 26, 2020 01:06
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Im Ready for DEATH posted:I'm glad I'm not the only guy wondering about that dude jacking off to elderly death and the potential political implications. What a loving rear end in a top hat. I guess you're not ready for DEATH after all lol
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Jan 26, 2020 01:07
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they only important thing is how do we harvest the nutrients from the dead and/or dying?
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Jan 26, 2020 01:18
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unpacked robinhood posted:The rare ppe meme I hear you cough with your pants down
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Jan 26, 2020 01:31
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Applesnots posted:A buddy of mine is currently living in Wuhan right now and is on lock down. He just told me that the embassy is chartering a flight to get all Americans out of there. Are they actually billing the evacuees for the cost of the flight? I read (I think it was in a Wall Street Journal article) that they would have to pay well above commercial flight prices for the seats.
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Jan 26, 2020 01:34
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Bip Roberts posted:they only important thing is how do we harvest the nutrients from the dead and/or dying? The estate tax, op.
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Jan 26, 2020 01:37
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Trumps at like Howard Hughs level of germaphobia anyway
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Jan 26, 2020 01:39
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Bip Roberts posted:they only important thing is how do we harvest the nutrients from the dead and/or dying? Play SMAC, Yang's got the deets.
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Jan 26, 2020 01:41
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i hope they make those bubbles like bubble boy was in for xxl
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Jan 26, 2020 01:42
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Wild Horses posted:Ebola had a few factors that maximized it’s spread too. Geographically it was really hard to oversee and stop people from moving over the borders in countries: it was just different types of bush and forest in west Africa Don't get me wrong, Ebola is bad and scary and terrible, I'm just saying it's not really the big scare for a massive pandemic.
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Jan 26, 2020 02:18
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Only 49 cured... looks like this is a long lasting sickness, which is bad even if it doesn't kill because this is going to put a hell of a strain on medical services. https://twitter.com/CGTNOfficial/st...irms-first-case Seven of the deaths in the last day have been outside of Heibi province. https://www.theguardian.com/science/live/2020/jan/26/coronavirus-outbreak-death-toll-rises-to-54-as-canada-confirms-first-case
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Jan 26, 2020 02:26
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Cured actually means “totally didn’t die but symptoms are gone” right??
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Jan 26, 2020 02:27
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That 1 to 1 K/D
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Jan 26, 2020 02:29
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I thought there was no cure?
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Jan 26, 2020 02:36
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Chrs posted:I thought there was no cure? Death is the cure?
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Jan 26, 2020 02:40
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If it’s a legitimate case, the human body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down.
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Jan 26, 2020 02:43
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From everything I’ve seen so far all the numbers for R0 seem to be from information given out by China which we all know is dubious at best. There needs to be more research done by people not in China.
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Jan 26, 2020 02:43
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Chrs posted:I thought there was no cure? Your own body will often cure itself of diseases all on its own!
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Jan 26, 2020 02:44
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How much tiger penis did they have to eat to be “cured”??
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Jan 26, 2020 02:49
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MarcusSA posted:Cured actually means “totally didn’t die but symptoms are gone” right?? Chrs posted:I thought there was no cure? "Cured" means you were confirmed positive for the infection previously and no longer have the infection in your system. "Cured" can mean natural immunity or treated. The super high number of infected/not yet cured may be "well" and asymptomatic, but still has testing markers for infection so they are not considered cured. Not sure off of the top of my head what the shedding period is/how long people stay infectious. The R0 estimate from the WHO is around 1.4-2.5 which is roughly in line with "bad year" seasonal flu outbreaks. This year's flu has been pretty bad for pediatric deaths; the coronavirus so far has mostly killed people over the age of 65 with only a handful in the 30-50 range. Like yes, exercise good handwashing and stop touching your loving face, but panicking over this is not helping anyone. It's just making things worse for healthcare providers.
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Jan 26, 2020 02:52
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Anyone who’s all like “lol it’s no big deal it’s not like Ebola” go read up on the Spanish flu. Read about how it came to be, how it mutated, how many people it killed, how people could shoot blood feet away from them Ebola style, and how it evolved to actually attack people in their prime and cause what is called a cytokine storm. It’s obviously a very different illness from this, but it’s just a reminder that just because this new disease isn’t as outwardly horrific as Ebola doesn’t mean you should feel immune to it as a young, healthy adult in a first world country.
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Jan 26, 2020 02:54
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13Pandora13 posted:"Cured" means you were confirmed positive for the infection previously and no longer have the infection in your system. "Cured" can mean natural immunity or treated. https://twitter.com/MRC_Outbreak/st...6pagenumber%3D7
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extra row of teeth posted:Anyone who’s all like “lol it’s no big deal it’s not like Ebola” go read up on the Spanish flu. Read about how it came to be, how it mutated, how many people it killed, how people could shoot blood feet away from them Ebola style, and how it evolved to actually attack people in their prime and cause what is called a cytokine storm. Lol when did I bring up ebola or say anything of the sort? Quarantining is objectively a very bad response to outbreaks except for in the most severe circumstances, it increases infection and fatalities while doing very little to actually curtail the spread. WHO will almost always discourage it for this reason. It has nothing to do with "feeling young and healthy in a first world country," avoiding fomite exposure with basic proactive hygiene and staying home when you're ill is the exact same public health advice for basically everything. Encouraging panicking and blowing out medical supplies so healthcare providers cannot work effectively is the worst thing governments and media can do.
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Jan 26, 2020 03:00
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I'm immunocomprimised and the first case was just diagnosed in Toronto, where I am, so I'm pretty sure I'm ultrafucked. Guess I just sit here and wait to die?
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Jan 26, 2020 03:02
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13Pandora13 posted:The R0 estimate from the WHO is around 1.4-2.5 which is roughly in line with "bad year" seasonal flu outbreaks. This year's flu has been pretty bad for pediatric deaths; the coronavirus so far has mostly killed people over the age of 65 with only a handful in the 30-50 range. Like yes, exercise good handwashing and stop touching your loving face, but panicking over this is not helping anyone. It's just making things worse for healthcare providers. Again though those estimates are using data that China has provided which is dubious at best.
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HellOnEarth posted:I'm immunocomprimised and the first case was just diagnosed in Toronto, where I am, so I'm pretty sure I'm ultrafucked. Guess I just sit here and wait to die? If it hits Kelowna it could wipe out over half our town
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Jan 26, 2020 03:03
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am i dead yet
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Jan 26, 2020 03:06
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MarcusSA posted:Cured actually means “totally didn’t die but symptoms are gone” right?? The absence of symptoms in someone who was sick is what "cured" literally means, yes
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Jan 26, 2020 03:10
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MarcusSA posted:Again though those estimates are using data that China has provided which is dubious at best. There has been a great deal more transparency about this outbreak (ironically, because of how hosed they were during SARS) and we have AI learning now that doesn't depend on official statements at all https://www.wired.com/story/ai-epidemiologist-wuhan-public-health-warnings/ SARS had an R0 of 2-5.
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Jan 26, 2020 03:11
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Got plans to fly this week and I am definitely not feeling any anxiety over this Please ignore my breathing mask and the thin protective bubble of latex covering my entire body
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Jan 26, 2020 03:15
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toggle posted:Death is the cure? 
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Jan 26, 2020 03:19
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otoh it would be good if we killed all of the boomers so if I get sick count on me just driving around to different old-dominated counties just sneezing and coughing on fat old people
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QuarkJets posted:Please ignore my breathing mask and the thin protective bubble of latex covering my entire body Man, fetishists will find any excuse to do their thing in public...
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Jan 26, 2020 03:51
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Real Cool Catfish posted:If it’s a legitimate case, the human body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down. lol
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Jan 26, 2020 03:52
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HellOnEarth posted:I'm immunocomprimised and the first case was just diagnosed in Toronto, where I am, so I'm pretty sure I'm ultrafucked. Guess I just sit here and wait to die? Why not party like you're going to die?
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HellOnEarth posted:I'm immunocomprimised and the first case was just diagnosed in Toronto, where I am, so I'm pretty sure I'm ultrafucked. Guess I just sit here and wait to die? Unless you've snuck into any Sunnybrook quarantine wards in the past 24 hours I'd say you are probably safe from this virus and can return your attention to the ten thousand other pathogens you're vulnerable to that aren't in the news
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13Pandora13 posted:Lol when did I bring up ebola or say anything of the sort? Quarantining is objectively a very bad response to outbreaks except for in the most severe circumstances, it increases infection and fatalities while doing very little to actually curtail the spread. WHO will almost always discourage it for this reason. It has nothing to do with "feeling young and healthy in a first world country," avoiding fomite exposure with basic proactive hygiene and staying home when you're ill is the exact same public health advice for basically everything. Encouraging panicking and blowing out medical supplies so healthcare providers cannot work effectively is the worst thing governments and media can do. I never mentioned you in particular and my post wasn’t directed at any particular goon in the thread. It was more of a PSA for those who didn’t know too much about historical diseases and why not to let your guard down despite the massive leaps and bounds we have made since then in terms of medical science and hygiene practices. Hell, look at the misunderstanding of medical masks and homeopathic cures in this very thread. We aren’t immune in the 21st century.
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13Pandora13 posted:There has been a great deal more transparency about this outbreak (ironically, because of how hosed they were during SARS) and we have AI learning now that doesn't depend on official statements at all https://www.wired.com/story/ai-epidemiologist-wuhan-public-health-warnings/ If you say so but I will remain skeptical of the data that’s been provided so far.
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