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There are 10 land grant Universities in the SEC. Bama, Ole Miss, USC and Vandy being the exceptions. 9 or those 10 have Veterinary programs (Arkansas being the exception), with researchers and practitioners that deal with large scale disease issues, many in crowded environments. Seems like some of our decision makers should take advantage of this resource for some insight.
As such, here is a post by a well respected Mizzou Vet school grad yesterday that may (or may not) be of interest as a medical opinion:
Coronavirus thoughts
So here is my 2 cents worth. As a swine veterinarian we are experienced in disease dynamics in populations of susceptible mammals.
Remember that there currently is no good measurement of infection rate of this virus. What we may have a little better handle on is morbidity rate. This is the number of people that are actually sick not just infected. We currently have no idea how many people have already been infected but are asymptomatic (no clinical sign...s). It could be that 25 to 30% of the population has been infected but only 5% have gotten sick. Take for example that 100,000 people are infected 5000 get sick and 150 die. The number of people that died when compared to the sick number is 3% but the mortality rate based on number infected is 0.15%.
Very little surveillance testing has been done to see how many people may have already been exposed. This is important because it changes your mind set as to how many are actually at risk. Previous exposure will likely protect you from future risks.
Coronaviruses are not new and have typically been less infectious and less lethal than influenza viruses. This one might be a bad variant of respiratory coronavirus but will likely not live up to the hype.
The last thing is that usually if something is going to be really bad you get a higher rate of morbidity and mortality in the first couple weeks. This has been floating around for months and even though it has moved between countries (which with today's travelers should be completely expected). It has maintained a fairly low morbidity and mortality rate even though we have done are best to move it around.
Lets not turn this into another debate on the virus. It is how are our members are doing nothing more. Lets keep it that way or guess what is going to happen.....
You beat me to it. I was just about to warn him about not posting rational thoughts based on historical experience. Likely to be construed as being “dangerous” by some.
I'm remodeling a house. Someone made an offer on the house we are living in and my wife made me take it. We have to be out on the 18th. Meanwhile, at the remodel: we have scaffolding inside the house, slab floors, and a labyrinth of trenches in the front yard. I have been up at 4:00 am and in bed at 11:00 pm for about a week straight working on getting that house livable. Thankfully we've been rain-free for several days.
Has anything big happened in the news that I may have missed?
Not what the thread is about. Keep it on topic and civil and YOU should not have to issue any warnings.
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There are reports this week of a few cases herein N Georgia, 2 in this town and two in the next town but nothing spreading fast like a wild fire and lets pray it stays that way.
My wife and I were just watching the news. Story about shortages/hoarding in the US. She asked me- "What is the deal with gringos and toilet paper? Why are you people obsessed with toilet paper?" Had no answer for her but shows that stereotypes go both ways.🙄
Bidets aren't very common in the states, but a friend of mine has them installed in his family's bathrooms. If I run out of TP and the stores are all empty, it's comforting to know that I have somewhere to go.
(I'll be here all week. Tip your waiter. Try the veal!)