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COVID-19 (coronavirus disease)/SARS-CoV-2 virus

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by tinman, Jan 22, 2020.

  1. Amiga

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    it attacks many part of the body and we still don’t know about all these mysterious symptoms - not a clue how common and if some of them are life long.

    But they are real - i have read many of these cases - having symptoms that still haven’t gone away after weeks and months. I think these are also patients that were considered to be in the “mild” category since many of them weren’t hospitalized.

    I have a relative that is assumed to have COVID - he’s too fatigue to go get tested for now - just hoping for recover soon. 5 days in and on/off symptoms of fever, extreme fatigue, and GI problems. Even with just those symptoms, he said it’s agony. Strong, healthy, in the 50s.
     
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    Sura faints
     
  3. Kim

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    Question, since most tests take a week to process nowadays (which is mind boggling to me that Abbott Labs 15 minute or Cepheid 45 minute tests and have only been able to rollout to maybe 10% of the market), these all-time-highs are reflective of mostly testing from last week, right?

    What a supply chain failure of the last 3 months. I'm positive the NBA bubble, federal government, and other important figures aren't waiting 1 week for test results. Even if the accuracy is lower, 2 tests in two days solves that problem, and the accuracy issue seems to be tied to the mishandling of samples more than anything. Also haven't read any accuracy problem news reports on the 45 minute test.

    Even though it has improved, testing has been a logistics failure imo. Americans would do so much better at adapting behavior if getting tested was as easy time-wise as picking up a pizza.
     
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  4. YOLO

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    LOL

     
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  5. Clutch City1993

    Clutch City1993 Bury Me In The H

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    Well protests arent taking place indoors soooo

    Also. This dude is a pastor LMAO enough said

    Prophet my ass.
     
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  6. davidio840

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    Firework shows aren’t happening indoors either soooooooooooo
     
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  7. Clutch City1993

    Clutch City1993 Bury Me In The H

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    Youre comparing fireworks to political protests? What are you? 5?
     
  8. davidio840

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    Lol no, I’m stating exactly what was in the Instagram pic and you decided to mock it saying protest are outdoors. You casually left off the fact that so are firework shows. Pick an agenda much?
     
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    Clutch City1993 Bury Me In The H

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    Again, youre comparing firework shows to politcial activism.... priorities son

    Didnt know our constitution protected public firework displays in a pandemic. Sorry you cant play with your sparklers sissy.
     
  10. YOLO

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    Yet beaches must be closed sooooo makes a lot of sense
     
  11. davidio840

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    You are clearly an idiot. No sense in even responding to your idiotic thought process. Carry on with your delusional life coward.
     
  12. YOLO

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    Haven’t you heard Covid doesn’t exists as long as protest is the reason you’re outside. It doesn’t spread knowing you’re protesting. Other than that shame on you for being outdoors at the beach lol
     
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    Clutch City1993 Bury Me In The H

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    I remember you. Keyboard warrior. Not even worth it. Pray on your own time. Beaches, parks, bars. All closed to dissuade social assembly in the middle of a pandemic. You cant give human beings 5 feet and not expect them to take a mile. Look at whats happening in Florida.
     
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    No sense in arguing with your logic. Agreed.
     
  15. YOLO

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    That’s great you remember me. I have no idea who you are nor do I care especially based on your posts here.

    calling other people keyboard warrior yet look who got all pissy above lol. “What are you 5”
     
  16. Clutch City1993

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    Yeah, yeah. Same ol same ol. All talk.
     
  17. YOLO

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    What else is there besides talk? It’s clutchfans an online sports forum Lol
     
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    Tracking changes in SARS-CoV-2 Spike: evidence that D614G increases infectivity of the COVID-19 virus

    Published:July 02, 2020 :https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2020.06.043

    Highlights:
    • A SARS-CoV-2 variant with Spike G614 has replaced D614 as the dominant pandemic form

    • The consistent increase of G614 at regional levels may indicate a fitness advantage

    • G614 is associated with lower RT PCR Ct’s, suggestive of higher viral loads in patients

    • The G614 variant grows to higher titers as pseudotyped virions
    Summary

    A SARS-CoV-2 variant carrying the Spike protein amino acid change D614G has become the most prevalent form in the global pandemic. Dynamic tracking of variant frequencies revealed a recurrent pattern of G614 increase at multiple geographic levels: national, regional and municipal. The shift occurred even in local epidemics where the original D614 form was well established prior to the introduction of the G614 variant.

    The consistency of this pattern was highly statistically significant, suggesting that the G614 variant may have a fitness advantage. We found that the G614 variant grows to higher titer as pseudotyped virions. In infected individuals G614 is associated with lower RT-PCR cycle thresholds, suggestive of higher upper respiratory tract viral loads, although not with increased disease severity. These findings illuminate changes important for a mechanistic understanding of the virus, and support continuing surveillance of Spike mutations to aid in the development of immunological interventions.
     
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  20. KingCheetah

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    Speak for yourself.

    #FireworksInTheOven
     

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