Coronavirus facts and misconceptions

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1. The coronavirus is like the flu.

NO, it is about 30-70 times more deadlier than the flu

2. The coronavirus infects only the elderly

The coronavirus is deadly to the elderly but can infect people of all ages

3. The coronavirus has spread into a global Pandemic

4. The coronavirus can transmit through breathing, coughing, touching contaminated surfaces, and urine/feces.

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We already know that

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something people forget: more people died because of the swine flu than the corona. there was a significantly lower recovery rate in comparison to corona victims. the corona recovery rate is increasing nearly every day. It's getting close to 70% now.

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totallynotangry wrote:

something people forget: more people died because of the swine flu than the corona. there was a significantly lower recovery rate in comparison to corona victims. the corona recovery rate is increasing nearly every day. It's getting close to 70% now.

I'm not sure that comparing pandemics is very comforting. Any pandemic is an unwelcome event...

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totallynotangry wrote:

something people forget: more people died because of the swine flu than the corona. there was a significantly lower recovery rate in comparison to corona victims. the corona recovery rate is increasing nearly every day. It's getting close to 70% now.

 

What are you smoking?  70%?  Get your facts straight!  The mortality rate has been about 3 1/2 percent.  Subtract that from 100 and you have the survival rate.  Far higher than 70%!

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ThrillerFan wrote:

totallynotangry wrote:

something people forget: more people died because of the swine flu than the corona. there was a significantly lower recovery rate in comparison to corona victims. the corona recovery rate is increasing nearly every day. It's getting close to 70% now.

 

What are you smoking?  70%?  Get your facts straight!  The mortality rate has been about 3 1/2 percent.  Subtract that from 100 and you have the survival rate.  Far higher than 70%!

That's even better, no?

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I would LOVE to tell you The Best Protection from such an ailment but that is banned to SPEAK OF on this site.

 

.....and   T  H  A  T   is very sad! =/