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yaesu

(8,020 posts)
Thu Jan 30, 2020, 02:06 PM Jan 2020

US reports first human-to-human transmission of Coronavirus

Source: The Guardian

Health officials in the US have reported their country’s first case of person-to-person transmission of the Chinese coronavirus, the Associated Press is reporting.
The patient is the spouse of a Chicago woman diagnosed with the virus after returning from Wuhan, and is the sixth reported in the US. The other five were all travellers who developed the illness after coming into the US from China.

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Corgigal

(9,291 posts)
1. Great.
Thu Jan 30, 2020, 02:10 PM
Jan 2020

Just flipping great.

We have the dumbest, non reader, unscientific human as president.

But heyyy, we wanted to shake up the system, brillant.

Nitram

(22,671 posts)
3. Which is ironic, because he's the germaphobe who wanted to cut off countries where ebola was
Thu Jan 30, 2020, 02:21 PM
Jan 2020

spreading.

yaesu

(8,020 posts)
4. The WHO have pushed back the announcement on their decision over whether the virus constitutes a
Thu Jan 30, 2020, 02:40 PM
Jan 2020

public health emergency, we’re now expecting it around 7.30pm.

Sugar Smack

(18,748 posts)
7. -As if it's not going to get far worse between now and then.
Thu Jan 30, 2020, 03:17 PM
Jan 2020

I've heard some minimizing from them because they don't mention the millions who left Wuhan before the quarantine. They also neglect to factor in the days of incubation before people start showing symptoms.

I'd call it an emergency, but nobody asked me. Thanks for the update on the hour.

yaesu

(8,020 posts)
8. I think they are seeing a pattern that the virus is really down the scale as far as how infectious
Thu Jan 30, 2020, 03:47 PM
Jan 2020

it is, so far it seems to be less infectious than SARs or the the seasonal flu, is far less infectious that the measles.

lunasun

(21,646 posts)
5. His wife came back on Jan. 13 and started experiencing symptoms and was hospitalized last week
Thu Jan 30, 2020, 02:57 PM
Jan 2020

Now that’s her husband finally exhibiting symptoms some 15 days later past her return

It’s good that the woman has had "very limited movement outside her home" but that is a long time that virus stayed low and undetected after transmission no symptoms until now or at least that’s how I’m reading it .
That is not good
Isn’t flu like 3-4 days so at least you know who is infected around you fairly soon ?
The wife is doing better in fair condition but still in hospital local reporting mentioned

yaesu

(8,020 posts)
6. I agree & the WHO is having a hard time with that fact, there are so many unknowns about
Thu Jan 30, 2020, 03:13 PM
Jan 2020

this virus.

patphil

(6,035 posts)
10. Very interesting. I had read that the incubation period was 3 days.
Thu Jan 30, 2020, 04:36 PM
Jan 2020

The longer the incubation period, the greater the potential for widespread infection.

ProfessorPlum

(11,252 posts)
9. In a similar story
Thu Jan 30, 2020, 04:18 PM
Jan 2020
here, they say

"The concern is that it could spread to countries with weaker health systems."

Unfortunately, they mean the US, among other countries that have excuses for having pathetically weak systems.
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