Posted on 03/08/2020 3:05:23 PM PDT by Vermont Lt
Continuation of the thread.
"Increasing evidences point towards a role for aerosol transmission in the spread of influenza, at least over short distance where exposure to both aerosol and large droplets occurs. In most settings where there is adequate ventilation, long-range transmission does not appear to occur frequently. This distinction of ‘short-range aerosol transmission’ is not merely academic; aerosolized particles would readily penetrate or circumvent ordinary surgical masks, and penetration of aerosolized influenza viruses into the LRT where they can initiate infection would account well for the association of aerosol transmission and severe disease."
and:
"aerosol particles are rapidly diluted, and are removed by ventilation; the infectious risk is critically affected by parameters such as the infectious dose, the amount of infectious particles aerosolized at the source, and the rate of biological decay of the infectious agent. For influenza, a quick ‘back of the envelope’ type of calculation suggests that even for patients with a high viral load the amount of viruses aerosolized in a single sneeze is in fact quite small and would be rapidly diluted as the aerosol disperses; yet, because the infectious dose by aerosol is so small, the infectious risk in proximity of the patient would be significant (Tellier 2007). "
Based on this article, the risk from aerosols can reduced by adequate ventilation and distance.
I think the is a good argument for why social distancing is important, and the use of masks. Masks to help train people to not touch their mouth and nose and to prevent droplets from coming into contact others, and social distancing to help reduce the probability of COVID-19.
But there needs to be research specifically on COVID-19 for aerosol transmission.
When the news stories provide details, and about 50% do, I post them.
“Should have shut off air and sea travel 3 weeks ago.”
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Still would help some to lessen new waves of infection. But, yeah, the critters are already outside the barn door already.
REAKING: U.S. Senator Ted Cruz says he will be staying home this week after a person he had a brief interaction with at CPAC tested positive for coronavirus
Kipper Snacks?
“Oil futures open at $30. Down 25%. Total destruction.”
Only obliquely related to the virus.
Russia and the Saudis are in a war to see who can sell the most oil for the cheapest price.
US fracking has screwed up the old order.
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BREAKING: Grant County Health District reports the one person that had been receiving treatment there has died.
“Our hearts are with the family, friends, and Central Washington Hospital staff” - Theresa Adkinson, Health District Administrator
“Sen. Ted Cruz to undergo self-quarantine after coming into contact with coronavirus patient”
https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2020/03/08/senator-ted-cruz-to-undergo-self-quarantine-after-coming-into-contact-with-coronavirus-patient
I noticed on the CDC state by state spreadsheet, they only list ranges of cases. 1-5, 5-25, 25-50, 50-100, 100+. Why would they purposely switch from actual number of cases to a vague range? Transparency my foot.
Germany at 0 is stellar! Way to go Deutschland!
So the Asian country in that list has the greatest number of deaths. Wondering if the three in UK, and the two in Switzerland are Asian folk.
(And, no; I’m not anti-Asian. One of my dearest friends for 35 years is Asian. My question is just stats.)
Ted Cruz doing a mini-self-quarantine because he shook hands with an infected person 10 days ago. https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Sen-Ted-Cruz-self-quarantines-after-contact-with-15115486.php
A virus denier is more like a Holocaust denier.
There is a Scandinavian study specifically on this virus conducted in a controlled environment.
The virus managed to defy gravity and get into air vents above the patient.
It is in one of the videos here (sorry, don’t remember which video):
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD2-QVBQi48RRQTD4Jhxu8w
https://twitter.com/GovAndyBeshear/status/1236788570154819590
covid now in county where the Evan Williams distillery is.
That’s enough to het anyone worried...
“Heard Pakistan will get it’s just desserts for the same reason for the Commie “One road, one belt” to strangle the West project. “
Hopefully. Another wicked culture that needs to be eliminated. No great loss if it happens.
I figured we had contingency plans for just about every imaginable scenario. I thought that was one of the main reasons we have a CDC.
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