Coronavirus 2019-nCoV

[ShockTalk]

Again with the latinx. A lot of Latinas and Latinos find that offensive.

Since this came up again and I'm usually out of the "trend" loop, what's with the "x" deal.

[wufan]

You asked about probability and outcome from the individual's perspective; I'm telling you that it is random.

If it’s random, why take any precautions?

[wufan]

Since this came up again and I'm usually out of the "trend" loop, what's with the "x" deal.

It’s woke culture speak to take down the patriarchy. White liberals are trying to decolonize Latinos by appropriating their language and making it gender neutral.

Also be on the lookout for Womxn. It’s all part of critical feminist theory.

[wufan]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.usatoday.com/amp/4082760002

[Shockm]

Coronavirus: Global Covid-19 death toll passes one million

I thought it was 200 Million.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-says-200-million-die-from-covid

[1972Shocker]

I thought it was 200 Million.

That's just in the Untied States.

[ShockTalk]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.usa...amp/4082760002

Thanks. Idiocy.

[C0|dB|00ded]

If it’s random, why take any precautions?

It's random from the statistical perspective of the individual, but not from the infectious disease experts whose advice we should all follow. The randomness of the distribution is what makes casinos rich, stock market traders poor, and ya'll argue with me ad infinitum because of anecdotes.

[C0|dB|00ded]

Ate at Los Cocos last week. Wore my mask all the way to my table. Potentially saved thousands of lives right there.

I wish you would have eaten outside - for your sake and others. :(

[pinstripers]

I wish you would have eaten outside - for your sake and others. :(

I dunno if that's a joke or not, but no, hell no

[C0|dB|00ded]

No I didn't. The question had nothing to do with probability, that's the direction you took it.

Let me reframe the question: What happens when a person ingest coronavirus particles, but less than the critical mass necessary to "get" coronavirus? Why didn't they "get" coronavirus? Why don't you get sick when you ingest only one particle?

Randomness. :)

And you can theoretically get sick from one whole particle as they don't need a mate.

"Most viruses reproduce through a process called lytic infection. During lytic infection, a virus enters the host cell, makes a copy of itself, and causes the cell to burst, or lyse."

But seriously, there are a million factors. Dose/length of exposure, susceptibility of infection, location of infection, antibodies present, host genetic characteristics, etc. etc. etc. etc. etc.

A virus is continually evolving in order to eliminate as many of those factors as possible. And SARS-CoV-2 has done an exceptional job of becoming infectious.

All I can tell you is, if you are in the presence of Coronavirus, and you have your mask on tight, you are a lot safer than someone who is maskless. And the advantage you have becomes less the longer you are near the infected. I do not know at what rate.

[pinstripers]

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2020/09/28/report-texans-had-a-batch-of-false-positive-tests-before-sundays-game/

[MikeKennedyRulZ]

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...-sundays-game/

More issues with data. Can’t trust it.

[MoValley John]

Randomness. :)

And you can theoretically get sick from one whole particle as they don't need a mate.

"Most viruses reproduce through a process called lytic infection. During lytic infection, a virus enters the host cell, makes a copy of itself, and causes the cell to burst, or lyse."

But seriously, there are a million factors. Dose/length of exposure, susceptibility of infection, location of infection, antibodies present, host genetic characteristics, etc. etc. etc. etc. etc.

A virus is continually evolving in order to eliminate as many of those factors as possible. And SARS-CoV-2 has done an exceptional job of becoming infectious.

All I can tell you is, if you are in the presence of Coronavirus, and you have your mask on tight, you are a lot safer than someone who is maskless. And the advantage you have becomes less the longer you are near the infected. I do not know at what rate.

Viral dose, viral load and immune response plays a huge factor. A viral dose of one is probably not going to infect anyone. Kind of like how many sperm it takes to knock up the cheerleader. Low sperm count can make that a near impossibility. While a single sperm gets the job done, it takes a village. How big of a village to make covid infectious is not known, but its greater than one.

[WstateU]

Viral dose, viral load and immune response plays a huge factor. A viral dose of one is probably not going to infect anyone. Kind of like how many sperm it takes to knock up the cheerleader. Low sperm count can make that a near impossibility. While a single sperm gets the job done, it takes a village. How big of a village to make covid infectious is not known, but its greater than one.

Sounds like an old South Park episode. Tomorrow night South Park addresses the pandemic in a one hour special.