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5. The drugs they are using to treat HIV have been effective in treating the more serious cases.

Sat Feb 1, 2020, 11:32 AM

Feb 2020

Keeps the patient alive until the virus can run its course.

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FINALLY, Recoveries exceed deaths in 2019-nCoV (Wuhan Coronavirus) Outbreak [View all] Zolorp Feb 2020 OP

Ummm... THERE IS NO TREATMENT jpak Feb 2020 #1

Supportive treatment only. MineralMan Feb 2020 #2

The mortality rate is holding at 2.2% jpak Feb 2020 #4

From the CDC (not Wikipedia) jpak Feb 2020 #24

They are using the anti-viral drugs used to treat HIV Zolorp Feb 2020 #3

Here's info about what they are doing Ms. Toad Feb 2020 #9

It did not make intuitive sense to me- Ms. Toad Feb 2020 #18

Ooops - I responded to the wrong person jpak Feb 2020 #21

No problem. n/t Ms. Toad Feb 2020 #22

Someone who is supposed to know about these matters malaise Feb 2020 #7

You are likely misinterpreting the data. Ms. Toad Feb 2020 #8

Good to hear. cwydro Feb 2020 #10

Did the Spanish flu wipe out the human race? jpak Feb 2020 #12

No, of course not. cwydro Feb 2020 #13

Ummm...no jpak Feb 2020 #14

Not sure what your point is. cwydro Feb 2020 #15

link? jpak Feb 2020 #16

Ahh, good try, not falling for that one. cwydro Feb 2020 #17

11024 confirmed Plus 17988 suspected cases, in China. lostnfound Feb 2020 #23