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I wish serious travel ban on PRC nationals had been in place. Of course the harassments and the bullying and the air pollution weren’t enough. They also had to export deadly viruses to others.
Yeah... I’m skeptical of the doomsday scenarios. Seems every couple years people freak out about a new virus. First it was SARS, then bird flu, then swine flu, then MERS, then Zika, then Ebola, and now this. I mean, not to minimize the horrible illness and deaths many people suffered (and still suffer in some areas) from these viruses, particularly from Ebola, but most did not meaningfully spread in the US, and those that did (I think swine flu?) ended up being not nearly as deadly as originally thought. Not to say this couldn’t be the “big one,” but it’s really too early to tell. No reason to freak out at the moment. Even if it spreads across the globe, it certainly doesn’t seem to be as deadly as the 1918 influenza virus.
The Spanish flu of 1918 was H1N1, same as swine flu. The general health of the population, sanitation, the healthcare system, nutrition are all much better now than 100 years ago. That is largely why swine flu was not a big deal and the Spanish flu was so deadly.
I am not worried about WCV. I think it is much ado about nothing. But one of these days some virus will mutate and spread like crazy. But it still will not likely extinct the human race.
China has a huge problem with an aging population that is demanding more and more resources while contributing little to the economy. This new virus appears to kill old people in very lopsided numbers. Go figure.
As far as I know that's true for the flu and probably nearly every other condition
The Spanish flu of 1918 was H1N1, same as swine flu. The general health of the population, sanitation, the healthcare system, nutrition are all much better now than 100 years ago. That is largely why swine flu was not a big deal and the Spanish flu was so deadly.
I am not worried about WCV. I think it is much ado about nothing. But one of these days some virus will mutate and spread like crazy. But it still will not likely extinct the human race.
Which is exactly why we need to get the system set up that locks down the epidemic at it's nation of origin. Start practicing with these less deadly outbreaks.
Major Airlines serving China such as British Airways and Virgin are now suspending flights and offering refunds, so it's now becoming a case of not being able to go to China, and the UK Foreign Office is now waring against travelling to China.
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