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Proud Liberal Dem

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1. Yikes

Reply to fleur-de-lisa (Original post)

Thu Mar 5, 2020, 05:27 PM

Mar 2020

So, not just like "the flu"

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Chinese doctors: autopsies of coronavirus victims suggest COVID19 is like combination of SARS & AIDS [View all] fleur-de-lisa Mar 2020 OP

Yikes Proud Liberal Dem Mar 2020 #1

+1, 750 million Chinese were quarantined for weeks I don't see how this is like the flu either uponit7771 Mar 2020 #4

Although Proud Liberal Dem Mar 2020 #5

According to UK health experts wnylib Mar 2020 #11

Thanks Proud Liberal Dem Mar 2020 #17

I am being very careful because wnylib Mar 2020 #18

I hope you stay safe and well Proud Liberal Dem Mar 2020 #19

Thanks. And you as well. wnylib Mar 2020 #20

This has been floating around for weeks, kind of scary to be confirmed. dewsgirl Mar 2020 #8

Sooooooooo, airborne AIDs ?! ... jus, damn uponit7771 Mar 2020 #2

NO, not airborne AIDS wnylib Mar 2020 #13

No, they're saying the damage to the immune system and lungs is similar to AIDS FakeNoose Mar 2020 #37

Holy crap! GreenPartyVoter Mar 2020 #3

? Lot of smokers and smog in china? GusBob Mar 2020 #6

take it with a grain of salt, but... GopherGal Mar 2020 #31

Yes. Those things are a factor. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2020 #39

I saw this on Reddit, horrifying...I'm sure this will be attacked dewsgirl Mar 2020 #7

As a physician, this is the most potentially worrying information I've seen. unitedwethrive Mar 2020 #9

Polio was the first thing I thought of, regarding long term concerns. This is a GreenPartyVoter Mar 2020 #14

That is a huge understatement, there aren't words to describe dewsgirl Mar 2020 #36

I had to google "sequelae" Skittles Mar 2020 #34

they should post this bdamomma Mar 2020 #10

Well that's just groovy Chainfire Mar 2020 #12

Virus is the singular. The plural is viruses. wnylib Mar 2020 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author WhiskeyWulf Mar 2020 #16

NY Times says that story is false - link Alhena Mar 2020 #21

Thank you! Disaffected Mar 2020 #23

This article is a week old oldtime dfl_er Mar 2020 #26

The article OP posted is a repeat of one posted like 9 days ago Alhena Mar 2020 #28

👀 So, the OP tweet/article is FALSE n/t Mersky Mar 2020 #27

news.com au.... OneBlueDotBama Mar 2020 #29

+1 dalton99a Mar 2020 #35

Could the lung damage be similar to "popcorn lung" caused by vaping? Not good no matter abqtommy Mar 2020 #22

Could Those People That Died From Vaping.... global1 Mar 2020 #24

I wonder...I hate it when we get more questions than answers! abqtommy Mar 2020 #25

If it were circulating that long ago Ex Lurker Mar 2020 #32

No. I believe there was a commonality of PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2020 #40

Read a few days ago that CT scans safeinOhio Mar 2020 #30

That's good to know FakeNoose Mar 2020 #38

This message was self-deleted by its author 58Sunliner Mar 2020 #33