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at140

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35. You discovered a new method of getting rid of unwanted people lol

Reply to Trailrider1951 (Reply #10)

Sun Mar 1, 2020, 08:44 PM

Mar 2020

with panic style fear of covid spreading, sneezing or coughing is enough to scare the shxt out of most people now.
I would guess 99% of people coughing have the common cold rather than covid.

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People, just wash your hands, use hand sanitizer, stay away from people who are coughing, sneezing. [View all] shockey80 Mar 2020 OP

Yours is the BEST POST I have seen re:covid-19 at140 Mar 2020 #1

Pancreatic and liver cancer are not transmissible. nt Habibi Mar 2020 #15

Not so sure.... A HERETIC I AM Mar 2020 #18

point is death rate from pancreatic cancer is 95%, covid less than 5% at140 Mar 2020 #21

TB can be treated with antibiotics. LisaL Mar 2020 #27

So is CoVid also treatable. which is why very few in US will die from it at140 Mar 2020 #31

Treatable with what? They don't know yet. LisaL Mar 2020 #33

Pretty much the same treatment given to serious flu patients at140 Mar 2020 #34

Yeah, I was pretty Sanguine about this disease. Sure, poor countries had a high death rate over 2% GulfCoast66 Mar 2020 #41

Italy has a large population of Chinese workers at140 Mar 2020 #43

Great. A xenophobic post on DU! GulfCoast66 Mar 2020 #49

Chinese people operate several manufacturing facilities in Italy! at140 Mar 2020 #50

The 1918 Flu. Blue_true Mar 2020 #45

WTF? Have you been to Italy? GulfCoast66 Mar 2020 #48

An American tourist was killed by Italian bandits around ten years ago, Blue_true Mar 2020 #56

I live in New York City edhopper Mar 2020 #2

I take the bus. LisaM Mar 2020 #3

Seattle is being great re public transportation. nolabear Mar 2020 #6

I have seen no evidence of this. LisaM Mar 2020 #8

I saw it on last night's news coverage. nolabear Mar 2020 #14

Your best defense against any lung related disease is..... at140 Mar 2020 #22

A guy coughed near me today and I held my breath for 50 feet. Blue_true Mar 2020 #46

You did exactly the right thing, at140 Mar 2020 #52

Here is a link to the info at Sound transit.org Trailrider1951 Mar 2020 #54

This says nothing about disinfecting buses LisaM Mar 2020 #55

I live down near Tacoma and I take the bus/train to work everyday Trailrider1951 Mar 2020 #10

You discovered a new method of getting rid of unwanted people lol at140 Mar 2020 #35

I do too. LisaL Mar 2020 #25

Guess it's time for ladies to return to wearing dainty gloves Backseat Driver Mar 2020 #32

Folks staying home snowybirdie Mar 2020 #4

And if your job puts you there? lame54 Mar 2020 #5

I don't have all the answers. shockey80 Mar 2020 #7

I'm about as prepared as I can be now so I'm not panicking. Kaleva Mar 2020 #9

staying away from crowds is not always an option for people NewJeffCT Mar 2020 #11

And this is one of the reasons the administration's firing of Obama's pandemic team cyclonefence Mar 2020 #12

"grocery store in the very early morning hours, when there's hardly anyone there" Talitha Mar 2020 #13

Yup, I get to Walmart food area before 8am and it is seldom crowded..nt at140 Mar 2020 #36

I'm not panicking. I'm concerned. Habibi Mar 2020 #16

Ebola had 90% death rate! Covid is 1 or 2% death rate at140 Mar 2020 #40

750 million people in China were quarantined for weeks (link) that's a big hit to world GDP uponit7771 Mar 2020 #17

Everything is blooming here and people marlakay Mar 2020 #19

Hand sanitizers are all sold out in my part of town meow2u3 Mar 2020 #20

Tissues and isopropyl alcohol. roamer65 Mar 2020 #23

Well, soap and water are more effective and not in short supply. GulfCoast66 Mar 2020 #42

NOT hoarders and panickers. You've heard of just-in-time Hortensis Mar 2020 #53

How exactly do you stay away from people who are coughing and sneezing? LisaL Mar 2020 #24

Tell them you are sick. roamer65 Mar 2020 #39

No one I know is "panicking" nt USALiberal Mar 2020 #26

and scrub your screen -- I just sneezed on mine. Sorry. Hermit-The-Prog Mar 2020 #28

Cool Story, Bro , ! stonecutter357 Mar 2020 #29

All good, except many who have it are not apcalc Mar 2020 #30

Has anyone heard if a disinfectant spray like Lysol would be useful? Talitha Mar 2020 #37

San Francisco MenloParque Mar 2020 #38

Ok, that should be simple when a person is out shopping or walking among Blue_true Mar 2020 #44

Excellent advice. Unless you work service and can't avoid the public. herding cats Mar 2020 #47

The idea I had in church yesterday. LAS14 Mar 2020 #51