It is the viral load that will trigger whether you actually get sick or not.
Like you I was reading up on masks and why our government is saying we don’t need the n-95 masks in public.
It appears to me our government is trying to slow the spread down and keep the viral load low with hand-washing and social distancing, but recognizes that or hopes...our immune systems will have sufficient time to react to the virus. Basically, a slow inoculation of the population with a lowered viral load. Theory is if it spreads too quickly it won’t work and we’ll see systems overwhelmed.
It seems they see this setting up like the Spanish Flu, where summer brings a slowdown in cases and then it comes roaring back in the fall. Spanish Flu appeared more virulent in the fall because containment may have been too good in the spring leaving many people susceptible when flu season hit again the fall.
I don’t know if what they are trying to do will work, since this virus appears to be able to reinfect?
There are science several papers posted about this back in thread 6 I think? A slow spread of this across the nation might be our best hope.
” keep the viral load low with hand-washing and social distancing”
After attending a meeting dicussing the virus and some research, I can see why they are pushing hand-washing and social distancing.
The stage that the virus get spread most is in the no symptoms, the person does not know they are spreading it via Fece in the public bathrooms. If we practice hand washing and avoid common stuff other people touch we can slow the virus.
Let’s face it how many people do you see not washing their hands in the bathroom. I mean a good hand washing with soap. The virus is going to have a heyday when it hits the homeless camps. Very scary.
A person now knows to cover the cough and sneezing not to spread it that way. They should wear a mask if at that stage and see a doctor when the fever shows up.
Not sure about the reinfections, that is very scary. Does the virus go to undetectable levels like HIV? Or did it mutate so it can re-infect?