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Blue_true

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45. The 1918 Flu.

Mon Mar 2, 2020, 12:56 AM

Mar 2020

Some treatments were to mist homes, have people drink shit that poisoned them. Sanitation was shitty. Hospitals then were TRULY for the rich, everyone else was lucky to have a home nurse drop by. Doctors could not literally look into people's bodies with scanning equipment. The state of medical "research" literally was not much better than boiling newts. A President had earlier died because the Doctor treating him believed that using unsterilized hands to search for bullet fragments increased his chances of healing.

I would not call Italy as a country having a first world healthcare system, that nation has had a host of really large problems for years now, hell, in some parts bandits still randomly rob people.

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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