***NON-POLITICAL COVID-19 Discussion Thread***

[JakeF]

A couple of reminders...

Originally Posted by Bwana

Once again, don't come in this thread with some kind of political agenda, or you will be shown the door. If you want to go that route, there is a thread about this in DC.

Originally Posted by Dartgod

People, there is a lot of good information in this thread, let's try to keep the petty bickering to a minimum.

We all have varying opinions about the impact of this, the numbers, etc. We will all never agree with each other. But we can all keep it civil.

Thanks!

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Spoiler!

Apparently the CoronaVirus can survive on a inanimate objects, such as door knobs, for 9 days.

California coronavirus case could be first spread within U.S. community, CDC says
By SOUMYA KARLAMANGLA, JACLYN COSGROVE
FEB. 26, 2020 8:04 PM

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating what could be the first case of novel coronavirus in the United States involving a patient in California who neither recently traveled out of the country nor was in contact with someone who did.

“At this time, the patient’s exposure is unknown. It’s possible this could be an instance of community spread of COVID-19, which would be the first time this has happened in the United States,” the CDC said in a statement. “Community spread means spread of an illness for which the source of infection is unknown. It’s also possible, however, that the patient may have been exposed to a returned traveler who was infected.”

The individual is a resident of Solano County and is receiving medical care in Sacramento County, according to the state Department of Public Health.

The CDC said the “case was detected through the U.S. public health system — picked up by astute clinicians.”

Officials at UC Davis Medical Center expanded on what the federal agency might have meant by that in an email sent Wednesday, as reported by the Davis Enterprise newspaper.

The patient arrived at UC Davis Medical Center from another hospital Feb. 19 and “had already been intubated, was on a ventilator, and given droplet protection orders because of an undiagnosed and suspected viral condition,” according to an email sent by UC Davis officials that was obtained by the Davis Enterprise.

The staff at UC Davis requested COVID-19 testing by the CDC, but because the patient didn’t fit the CDC’s existing criteria for the virus, a test wasn’t immediately administered, according to the email. The CDC then ordered the test Sunday, and results were announced Wednesday. Hospital administrators reportedly said in the email that despite these issues, there has been minimal exposure at the hospital because of safety protocols they have in place.

A UC Davis Health spokesperson declined Wednesday evening to share the email with The Times.

Since Feb. 2, more than 8,400 returning travelers from China have entered California, according to the state health department. They have been advised to self-quarantine for 14 days and limit interactions with others as much as possible, officials said.

“This is a new virus, and while we are still learning about it, there is a lot we already know,” Dr. Sonia Angell, director of the California Department of Public Health, said in a statement. “We have been anticipating the potential for such a case in the U.S., and given our close familial, social and business relationships with China, it is not unexpected that the first case in the U.S. would be in California.”

It is not clear how the person became infected, but public health workers could not identify any contacts with people who had traveled to China or other areas where the virus is widespread. That raises concern that the virus is spreading in the United States, creating a challenge for public health officials, experts say.

“It’s the first signal that we could be having silent transmission in the community,” said Lawrence Gostin, director of the World Health Organization Collaborating Center on National and Global Health Law. “It probably means there are many more cases out there, and it probably means this individual has infected others, and now it’s a race to try to find out who that person has infected.”

On Tuesday, the CDC offered its most serious warning to date that the United States should expect and prepare for the coronavirus to become a more widespread health issue.

“Ultimately, we expect we will see coronavirus spread in this country,” said Nancy Messonnier, director of the CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. “It’s not so much a question of if, but a question of when.”

According to the CDC’s latest count Wednesday morning, 59 U.S. residents have tested positive for the new strain of coronavirus — 42 of whom are repatriated citizens from a Diamond Princess cruise. That number has grown by two since Messonnier’s last count Tuesday, although the CDC was not immediately available to offer details on the additional cases.

More than 82,000 cases of coronavirus have been reported globally, and more than 2,700 people have died, with the majority in mainland China, the epicenter of the outbreak.

But public health leaders have repeatedly reminded residents that the health risk from the novel coronavirus to the general public remains low.

“While COVID-19 has a high transmission rate, it has a low mortality rate,” the state Department of Public Health said in a statement Wednesday. “From the international data we have, of those who have tested positive for COVID-19, approximately 80% do not exhibit symptoms that would require hospitalization. There have been no confirmed deaths related to COVID-19 in the United States to date.”

CDC officials have also warned that although the virus is likely to spread in U.S. communities, the flu still poses a greater risk.

Gostin said the news of potential silent transmission does not eliminate the possibility of containing the virus in the U.S. and preventing an outbreak.

“There are few enough cases that we should at least try,” he said. “Most of us are not optimistic that that will be successful, but we’re still in the position to try.”

[TLO]

Anyone ever watch obesity porn? Can you imagine??

[TLO]

Originally Posted by Monticore

I will be sure to tell my obese spina bifida patient to do more cardio and to stop skipping leg days and while he is at to get off social assistance and apply for those roofing jobs i saw posted.

Overly dramatic I know but I’m bored.

I'm bored too. Though I'm now tempted to look up "obesity porn" and then report my findings.

[KCUnited]

Not my proudest faps

[Monticore]

Originally Posted by PAChiefsGuy

That's being a little ignorant. Pretty sure people are already know being overweight isn't good for their health. Obesity is a disease just like addiction is.

Obesity Is Now Considered a Disease

https://health.clevelandclinic.org/o...red-a-disease/

this part caught my eye for some reason.

“This raises obesity and overweight out of the lifestyle world and into the medical,” Dr. Terpeluk says.

[Bwana]

Originally Posted by PAChiefsGuy

It's mandatory to have a mask on in PA when you go inside businesses now.

Yeah you guys got smacked a lot harder than Montana.

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by KCChiefsFan88

Looks like you decided to end your laughably pathetic new Zen/sedated “Dane 2.0” charade that you have been putting on since your “sabbatical” from this message board.

You bring out the best in me, KCChiefsFan88

[PAChiefsGuy]

Originally Posted by Monticore

this part caught my eye for some reason.

“This raises obesity and overweight out of the lifestyle world and into the medical,” Dr. Terpeluk says.

It's interesting topic for sure just like with drug addiction the whole 'is it a choice' argument...

I'm not sure how far I'd go with the 'it isn't a choice just genes' but I definitely believe certain people are prone to obesity just like some are prone to addiction due to their genes.

[TLO]

Originally Posted by TLO

Anyone ever watch obesity porn? Can you imagine??

Originally Posted by TLO

I'm bored too. Though I'm now tempted to look up "obesity porn" and then report my findings.

DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES LOOK THIS UP.

[Spott]

Originally Posted by TLO

DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES LOOK THIS UP.

And if you do look it up, make sure and do it on the work computer.

[Bwana]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

You bring out the best in me, KCChiefsFan88

Off topic, but you would be the guy to ask. I assume there isn't much filming if any going on for the TV shows? As in we will be stuck watching a bunch of reruns this fall?

[Why Not?]

I’m tempted to ask someone to throw out that Indigo Montoya “I’m not sure that word means what you think it means” GIF in relation to obesity. I’m just a hair under 6ft tall and weigh 185lbs. According to purely the metrics, I’m in the cusp of obese. If that’s me, I’m guessing 75% of this board is certifiably, Grade A obese and may not even know or acknowledge it.

[Monticore]

Originally Posted by PAChiefsGuy

It's interesting topic for sure just like with drug addiction the whole 'is it a choice' argument...

I'm not sure how far I'd go with the 'it isn't a choice just genes' but I definitely believe certain people are prone to obesity just like some are to addiction due to their genes.

I was 193 lbs at 6’0” and considered overweight by BMI standards i don't even want to know what i am considered at 220 lol, i was playing up to 100 hockey games a year and could not lose weight, my diet isn't bad but not optimal , so i changed that then did p90x lost 20lbs and the got injured gained it back lose it again , reinjured etc..

metabolism really slows down with age and injuries start piling up (c8 neuropathy, 2 major head injuries, shoulder impingement, bulging disks in neck and back, auto immune arthritis, chronic achilles tendinitis, tennis elbow) seriously limiting what i can do. finding the time with kids also makes it hard my kids skate 7-8 times week combined and play other sports.

[TLO]

Originally Posted by Why Not?

I’m tempted to ask someone to throw out that Indigo Montoya “I’m not sure that word means what you think it means” GIF in relation to obesity. I’m just a hair under 6ft tall and weigh 185lbs. According to purely the metrics, I’m in the cusp of obese. If that’s me, I’m guessing 75% of this board is certifiably, Grade A obese and may not even know or acknowledge it.

I'm like 5'7 and 160. The BMI chart always seemed strange to me. It says I'm overweight, but whatever. I'm definitely not in as good of shape as I used to be. Fitness always felt like a chore to me if it didn't involve playing sports.


Errrrrr.... Sorry. I'm 6'5. Bench 350+ pounds. Have an 11 inch dong. Can run the 40 in 4.3 seconds flat.

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by Bwana

Off topic, but you would be the guy to ask. I assume there isn't much filming if any going on for the TV shows? As in we will be stuck watching a bunch of reruns this fall?

Yes, pretty much everything was shut down in early March.

From my understanding (and the briefs I receive), we'll still see game shows in Primetime, because most of those were filmed at the end of last year and before the lockdowns in March.

But all of the Premium Cablers, Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, Disney+, FX, FXX, etc. and most OTA Networks will be showing reruns because they've all been shutdown.

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by Monticore

so i changed that then did p90x lost 20lbs and the got injured gained it back lose it again

I know a lot of people that love the P90x workouts.

I scored a P90X3 workout video back in 2013 (they wanted me to score half the series but I wasn't interested) but like most of the work I do, I've never seen it, although I did hear my music on the infomercial.