NY healthy 30yr old male physician in worsening condition.

[dewsgirl]

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[BusyBeingBest]

1. Scary stuff.

[dewsgirl]

2. I updated the post with another tweet.

[BigmanPigman]

3. No longer is it mainly affecting the old and weak

but more cases are being reported that those in their 40s and normally healthy are getting it in Italy too. This will be us in the US soon. What next, kids get it?

"In an alarming development, Dr Nattino said younger patients were being affected, saying the ages of patients ranged from 46 to 83 with only a small number having important underlying conditions. He added: “The last days are showing a younger population involved as if the elderly and weaker part of the population crashed early and now younger patients, having exhausted their physiological reserves, come to overcrowded, overwhelmed hospitals with little resources left.”

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/coronavirus-italy-doctors-intensive-care-deaths-a9384356.html

[dewsgirl]

4. I know, I have been seeing these stories coming out of Wuhan

for the past 6 weeks, I fear we are about to see, those those stories were all very real. I have followed closely, I saw only one or two stories about children..I pray those were not real. Children and babies do get it, it's supposed to be mild for them. I pray this is the case.
Edit: this guy is in NY.

[LonePirate]

5. The victim in the OP is in the US.

[BigmanPigman]

7. It's has gotten worse than.

This is not a good sign.

Actually, Bill Maher was saying on Fri that people who are old die, this is part of life. Sure Bill, but now if kids are getting it, what will your response be? Same goes for the fucking moron's cult members who have junk insur, low pay jobs and no day care when their kids get sick. Will it still be a hoax then?

[Coventina]

6. Cue DUer's discounting this story in 3, 2, 1,....

It's just a flu, it's no big deal, only the old & infirm are at risk.......

[dewsgirl]

8. I checked his account beforehand, it's legit, 2009 with

a long history of medically related tweets.
You are right, I am sure they will, let them..
..although many have been quiet in this department lately.

[Coventina]

9. I fully support you, dewsgirl, your posts on this subject have been impeccable.

I was merely waiting for the usual crowd of "it's all hysteria" folks to show up and poo-pooh the story.



on edit: clarity

[dewsgirl]

11. Thank you.

i was serious...let them, I believe this with every fiber of my being. I have talked to several people in Wuhan over the past month, on top of all the personal stories I've read...it's bad.
Edit: I know exactly what you mean, I'm getting used to it.

[LisaL]

10. Tomorrow is Monday.

Hopefully they can get the drug from Gilead and the patient makes it to tomorrow.

[dewsgirl]

12. I really hope so.

[TheRickles]

18. Readily available and possibly helpful

The clinical trials are just getting started on this treatment in China, but apparently high dose Vitamin C can be helpful. The Chinese trial is with IV infusions, but oral dosing could also deliver enough anti-oxidant impact to minimize damage from the body's response to the virus. That plus selenium supplements are being discussed on natural medicine sites. The data isn't solid, but it couldn't hurt, and if you've got no other options in the meanwhile....

From ClinicalTrials.gov: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04264533

[dewsgirl]

21. Dr.John Cambell, often speaks about vitamin D being

helpful. He strictly reviews case studies and discusses what may and may not help.

[Karadeniz]

27. Years ago I read about an Australian vet who used IV vit. C to treat Parvo. He claimed he had

Much better survival rates than the normal 50%. I always wondered if that treatment was tried in the US. Never heard that it was.

[deurbano]

13. I'm completely ignorant in this area, but can someone who is repeatedly exposed get a more

serious case because of the repeated exposure? I wondered about that after the dentist in China--who was one of the first to warn people about this new virus-- later became sick and died, even though he was in his early thirties and didn't seem to have an underlying condition.

[LisaL]

14. He was an ophthalmologist, not a dentist.

[deurbano]

19. Oh, sorry, I remembered that incorrectly.

[SunSeeker]

28. That ophthalmologist who was the whistleblower in Wuhan died at only 34.

I don't think young people have any special protection if he was only 34 years old.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/06/asia/li-wenliang-coronavirus-whistleblower-doctor-dies-intl/index.html

https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/03/asia/coronavirus-doctor-whistle-blower-intl-hnk/index.html

[Sunlei]

17. I wonder about that as well. Some specialists speak about "pathogen load" difference.

[deurbano]

22. It seems yet another aspect of this that is unclear:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/health-care-workers-worry-about-coronavirus-protection/2020/03/05/be04d5a8-5e33-11ea-9055-5fa12981bbbf_story.html

<<Melissa Nolan, an infectious-disease epidemiologist at the University of South Carolina, said it’s not clear whether otherwise healthy medical workers are at an increased risk of the most severe complications of coronavirus because of repeated exposure to the illness via their patients. One factor worth considering, she said, is the viral load a nurse or doctor may face.>>

[Drahthaardogs]

24. That is what I was wondering

Does viral load affect severity

[Chemisse]

20. I've been wondering that too, with so many medical people getting seriously ill. n/t

[deurbano]

23. I actually subscribed to the WP for the only article I could find when I googled this:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/health-care-workers-worry-about-coronavirus-protection/2020/03/05/be04d5a8-5e33-11ea-9055-5fa12981bbbf_story.html

<<Melissa Nolan, an infectious-disease epidemiologist at the University of South Carolina, said it’s not clear whether otherwise healthy medical workers are at an increased risk of the most severe complications of coronavirus because of repeated exposure to the illness via their patients. One factor worth considering, she said, is the viral load a nurse or doctor may face.>>

For what it was worth! "Not clear."

[Chemisse]

30. That's interesting that it's being contemplated.

I hope you enjoy the subscription; it's the best one to have, imo.

[Sunlei]

15. I hope he gets the help he needs. I wonder if a higher exposure to the virus makes it worse?

[LAS14]

16. Treatment does not vary whether or not the cause is Corona virus. nt

[LisaL]

26. He is talking about Gilead that has an anti-viral drug.

That might potentially be useful against corona virus. So, yes, treatment could vary.

[SunSeeker]

25. OMFG

[Wounded Bear]

29. "Mostly" attacks only the elderly doesn't mean "only" attacks the elderly...

sad story. Hope he gets help.