2021-04-06 at 5:43 PM UTC
Influenza; which, to reiterate, is not a coronavirus. Orthomyxoviridae vs coronaviridae. Completely different families of viruses, from completely different orders of viruses, in completely different phyla.
2021-04-06 at 5:49 PM UTC
im not interested in semantics.
2021-04-06 at 5:54 PM UTC
Originally posted by Meikai
A coronavirus can cause "flu-like symptoms".
thats the entire point. covid19 is not dangerous, it is interchangeable with any other bad seasonal flu. remember the swine flu? no lunatic freakout then.
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2021-04-06 at 5:57 PM UTC
It's like saying 15% of attacks by monkeys are committed by gorillas. It's fucking stupid. It's actually less stupid to attribute monkey attacks to gorillas - monkeys and gorillas are at least members of the same order and phylum.
2021-04-06 at 6:03 PM UTC
Originally posted by Kev
thats the entire point. covid19 is not dangerous, it is interchangeable with any other bad seasonal flu. remember the swine flu? no lunatic freakout then.
That's a terrible way of making the point. "Occasionally, a coronavirus has been known to cause mild flu-like symptoms" does not mean "coronaviruses are incapable of being more dangerous than the average seasonal flu". In fact, it's
especially fucking stupid to draw the comparison between the two to prove
this point in particular, because Spanish flu was famously awful. If coronaviruses and influenza viruses are basically the same, what this comparison actually demonstrates is that one shouldn't underestimate coronavirus' capacity for causing devastating illnesses. Which is also a fucking stupid way to demonstrate that point, but somehow marginally less stupid than the completely contradictory one you were trying to make using exactly the same information.
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2021-04-06 at 6:06 PM UTC
Originally posted by Meikai
That's a terrible way of making the point. "Occasionally, a coronavirus has been known to cause mild flu-like symptoms" does not mean "coronaviruses are incapable of being more dangerous than the average seasonal flu". In fact, it's especially fucking stupid to draw the comparison between the two to prove this point in particular, because Spanish flu was famously awful. If coronaviruses and influenza viruses are basically the same, what this comparison actually demonstrates is that one shouldn't underestimate coronavirus' capacity for causing devastating illnesses. Which is also a fucking stupid way to demonstrate that point, but still marginally less stupid than the one you were trying to make using exactly the same information.
except the fatality of the spanish flu was 2-5%, the fatality rate of covid19 is 0.1%, the same as the common flu. if you are under the age of 60 with no pre existing conditions, your chances of dying from it are practically zero. its literally another harmless flu, nothing to freak out about let alone destroy the entire country over.
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2021-04-06 at 11:07 PM UTC
The "experts" once classified Pluto as a planet.
Alexa... what is the difference between coronavirus and influenza?
COVID-19 and influenza viruses have a similar disease presentation. That is, they both cause respiratory disease, which presents as a wide range of illness from asymptomatic or mild through to severe disease and death.
Secondly, both viruses are transmitted by contact, droplets and fomites. As a result, the same public health measures, such as hand hygiene and good respiratory etiquette (coughing into your elbow or into a tissue and immediately disposing of the tissue), are important actions all can take to prevent infection.
The speed of transmission is an important point of difference between the two viruses. Influenza has a shorter median incubation period (the time from infection to appearance of symptoms) and a shorter serial interval (the time between successive cases) than COVID-19 virus. The serial interval for COVID-19 virus is estimated to be 5-6 days, while for influenza virus, the serial interval is 3 days. This means that influenza can spread faster than COVID-19.
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2021-04-06 at 11:09 PM UTC
Q. Do gene-altering therapy injections exempt me from the obligation to wear a mask?
A. No.
Q. Do gene-altering therapy injections exempt me from lockdowns?
A. No.
Q. Do gene-altering therapy injections exempt me from social distancing?
A. No.
Q. Do gene-altering therapy injections afford me immunity from COVID?
A. No.
Q. Do gene-altering therapy injections stop me from infecting people with COVID-19?
A. No.
Q. Do gene-altering therapy injections provide me with antibodies against COVID-19?
A. No.
Q. Do gene-altering therapy injections cure me, if I have COVID-19?
A. No.
Q. Do gene-altering therapy injections exempt me from contact tracing?
A. No.
Q. Are gene-altering therapy manufacturers liable for injuries or deaths from their products?
A. No.
Q. Is there a chance I could die or become permanently injured from injecting the gene-editing therapy?
A. Yes.
Q. Are there any scientific studies on the safety of gene-altering therapies?
A. No.
Q. What do I have to gain from injecting a gene-altering therapy?
A. You might feel a little less sick, if you get COVID-19.
Q. Does the gene-altering therapy injections trigger a COVID-19 infection reaction from my immune system?
A. Yes
2021-04-07 at 2:26 AM UTC
Originally posted by Meikai
It's not a planet, it's dwarf… something or other. I'm pretty sure there's another word that comes after "dwarf". Shit… what was it?
Pygmy? Midget? Elf? Runt?
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