[BusterDog]

@DrDenaGrayson
Having YEARS of experience developing an #Ebola treatment, I was concerned about this #CoronavirusOutbreak from the outset, because this #coronavirus strain is very contagious, causes severe illness, and NO treatments or vaccines are available.

@DrDenaGrayson
Unlike H5N1 “bird flu” (which does not spread easily between people) or SARS (which was spread by only a handful of “super spreaders”), this #coronavirus DOES appear to spread easily between people, even after making the jump from an animal (this is not common).

@DrDenaGrayson
In addition to being highly contagious, this novel #coronavirus can cause a SEVERE infection that can kill even healthy people. It’s rare to see BOTH of these (bad) attributes in the same novel virus. Usually, it’s one or the other.

@DrDenaGrayson
One way experts judge how deadly a pathogen (virus, bacteria, etc) is by the “case-fatality rate,” which is the # of deaths / # infected people.
It’s WAY too early to know what this is, because it takes time for patients to succumb to the infection.

@DrDenaGrayson
Thus far, the case-fatality rate appears to be ~4%...but its’ WAY too early to know what it really is, due to spotty reporting (both of deaths and cases), and because patients are still sick and could die tomorrow, next week, etc., even if no new infections occur.

https://twitter.com/DrDenaGrayson/status/1220856786602930177

[BusterDog]

“This says that the #CCP now realized the #coronoavirus is out of control. In #Wuhan alone, 150K have been infected. They plan to replace the current leaders of Wuhan and Hubei. More cities can be locked-down, the entire country can be put under military control & emergency status”

https://twitter.com/jenniferatntd/status/1220868163186974726

[RummyChick]

@DrDenaGrayson
In addition to being highly contagious, this novel #coronavirus can cause a SEVERE infection that can kill even healthy people. It’s rare to see BOTH of these (bad) attributes in the same novel virus. Usually, it’s one or the other.

---

Seems like if Commies were developing a bioweapon they would want BOTH in the virus.

[Jane Long]

Can we trust this doc???

Dr. Dena Grayson
@DrDenaGrayson
Patriotic liberal. Former Democratic candidate for U.S. Congress, physician (MD) and scientist (PhD). “Brain dead moron” per Trump trolls.

[palmer]

DrDenaGrayson is a political hack. Yes, she has a PhD and MD. But she's a rabid leftist. I would ignore anything she says. https://denagrayson.com/about/