Originally Posted by cbtengr (Post 655793)

Went to see my Cardiologist yesterday, one of the pre-screening questions was "Do you have the Coronavirus?" My wife works at the U of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics and when I told her about the query she said that she was pretty sure the question was not asked in the proper context. How would I specifically know if I had it or not? Probably just asking how I felt in general would have been the best way to broach the topic.

Originally Posted by PedOncoDoc (Post 655801)

A patient of mine on clinical trial tested positive for coronavirus and the company sponsoring the trial panicked. I had to reassure this was a typical coronavirus strain and not COVID-19. In the past month I've had patients come down with influenza A and B, rhinovirus, respiratory synctial virus, parainfluenza 1 and 3, and multiple non-Kung-Flu strains of coronavirus.

We're in the mist of respiratory viral season and that is a particularly ignorant screening question to ask.

Originally Posted by Old Dog New Trick (Post 655782)

I’m not an epidemiologist but I sure wish people would put this illness in perspective, and stop freaking out over it.

Really, unless you are over 80 and in decreased health to begin with this virus is not, I repeat not, likely to kill you and you will recover basically on your own as it runs its course. Much like the flu or a common cold. If it’s not affecting children and young adults...why is not affecting those age groups?

Second, it’s a political and business choice to shutter manufacturing, close businesses, schools and other public activities. Is it better and more productive to issue adequate PPE to employees and keep things moving, or send people home and close assembly lines or whatever the process is that can’t be done another way?

Instead of crashing the stock market how about a public health warning that says if you are sick, feeling sick, have a fever and cough stay home, cover your mouth and wash hands often. If you have been to or traveled to an area with an outbreak self quarantine for two more weeks at home before returning to work. If you are sick and test positive for the virus let the professionals know how to back track your travels.

If I’m wrong let the illness prove that to me, we’ve been down this road before and there are a lot more things that kill a lot more people than this had so far.

Maybe I’m wrong, YMMV

Originally Posted by Old Dog New Trick (Post 655782)

I’m not an epidemiologist but I sure wish people would put this illness in perspective, and stop freaking out over it.

Really, unless you are over 80 and in decreased health to begin with this virus is not, I repeat not, likely to kill you and you will recover basically on your own as it runs its course. Much like the flu or a common cold. If it’s not affecting children and young adults...why is not affecting those age groups?

Second, it’s a political and business choice to shutter manufacturing, close businesses, schools and other public activities. Is it better and more productive to issue adequate PPE to employees and keep things moving, or send people home and close assembly lines or whatever the process is that can’t be done another way?

Instead of crashing the stock market how about a public health warning that says if you are sick, feeling sick, have a fever and cough stay home, cover your mouth and wash hands often. If you have been to or traveled to an area with an outbreak self quarantine for two more weeks at home before returning to work. If you are sick and test positive for the virus let the professionals know how to back track your travels.

If I’m wrong let the illness prove that to me, we’ve been down this road before and there are a lot more things that kill a lot more people than this had so far.

Maybe I’m wrong, YMMV

Originally Posted by TOMAHAWK9521 (Post 655826)

So now they're saying NorCal has, as far as they know, a "spontaneously" infected individual? So now this thing can pole-vault across the Pacific? :rolleyes:

Originally Posted by TOMAHAWK9521 (Post 655826)

So now they're saying NorCal has, as far as they know, a "spontaneously" infected individual? So now this thing can pole-vault across the Pacific? :rolleyes:
https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/he...240674471.html

Originally Posted by Trapper John (Post 655770)

If Abx = antibiotics, SO WHAT???? This is a viral infection!

Originally Posted by Old Dog New Trick (Post 655837)

Mugwump, I’ll defer to your continued interest in this event and wait and watch all the hysteria as it unfolds. The world is over crowded in certain areas and places like San Francisco needs a good enema anyways.

As for the Iranian leader who helped orchestrate the Tehran hostage ordeal being infected...good for him!

If the Chinese weaponized a strain of Coronavirus that’s been around as long as most of us have been alive to kill us all...then we deserve it. (Watching them first)

Originally Posted by mugwump (Post 655830)

No abx for bacterial pneumonia prophylaxis in intubated patients is problematic.

And historically, the community acquired bacterial pneumonia following respiratory disease is a big killer. No abx is a big deal.