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barbtries

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4. many years ago

Reply to PCIntern (Original post)

Fri Aug 28, 2020, 12:26 PM

Aug 2020

i asked my chemist BIL when we were going to get a cure for the common cold, and his answer was that there never would be, because the common cold is not common. same thing - the bug changes.

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Of course there's reinfection: [View all] PCIntern Aug 2020 OP

Great anaology....Scorpion and COVID-19 ProudMNDemocrat Aug 2020 #1

The virus is like a Republican. Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2020 #2

Sadly it's always been true ... "Common sense is not so common." - Voltaire (n/t) CloudWatcher Aug 2020 #3

many years ago barbtries Aug 2020 #4

So basically we could get reinfected by it till it kills us.. DSandra Aug 2020 #5

I have told people from the beginning that.... Bonhomme Richard Aug 2020 #6

In the first provable reinfection, the second case was asymptomatic. Is that generally true? Klaralven Aug 2020 #7

We just don't have enough information to say anything about the issue. Salviati Aug 2020 #9

+1 2naSalit Aug 2020 #10

One of those confirmed by genome sequencing was worse than the first infection. Ms. Toad Aug 2020 #21

Thanks. Klaralven Aug 2020 #24

Crap, do they know if its a different strain the second time? That's less than 2 months for reinfect uponit7771 Aug 2020 #27

Yes - that is how they confirmed it was a second infection, Ms. Toad Aug 2020 #28

There's a misconception about comparing covid to the cold Chichiri Aug 2020 #8

What you say is correct about Covid 19...we could also have a Covid 20 Ferrets are Cool Aug 2020 #11

Common Human Coronaviruses IronLionZion Aug 2020 #12

Reinfection is not illness Warpy Aug 2020 #13

"there has been no documented second illness from MERS" denem Aug 2020 #14

It would without an extensive reservoir in camels Warpy Aug 2020 #15

No one has had the illness twice. denem Aug 2020 #16

We've already seen documented second cases. Ms. Toad Aug 2020 #20

You are wrong. LisaL Aug 2020 #22

Links? Warpy Aug 2020 #32

They have found an antibody in former SARS-CoV-1 patients that is extremely effective. roamer65 Aug 2020 #25

Not surprising, the SARScov1 and SARScov2 share 80% of the genome Warpy Aug 2020 #31

Agreed. Ms. Toad Aug 2020 #17

We have a patient who is probably reinfected ismnotwasm Aug 2020 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author ismnotwasm Aug 2020 #19

The schedule of vaccination when developed will probably be similar to influenza. roamer65 Aug 2020 #23

There's no "of course" about this. And even when/if it happens, what's the effect? Silent3 Aug 2020 #26

It's early yet. PCIntern Aug 2020 #29

Yes, it is. So there's a *chance* reinfection will be a serious problem... Silent3 Aug 2020 #30