Posted on 03/06/2020 5:22:47 AM PST by RummyChick
Men are 65 per cent more likely than women to die from coronavirus, according to statistics.
Figures from the World Health Organization and Chinese scientists have revealed that 1.7 per cent of women who catch the virus will die compared to 2.8 per cent of men, even though neither sex is more likely to catch it.
More than 98,000 people around the world have now been diagnosed with the virus, which causes a disease called COVID-19, and at least 3,383 have died.
Some experts have put the higher risk among men down to higher smoking and drinking rates – both habits weaken the immune system, making people more likely to get ill.
The elderly and infirm have also been found to more at risk of coronavirus, with 10.5 per cent of heart disease patients expected to die if they catch the deadly virus.
Death rates among people with diabetes – of which there are four million in the UK and 34m in the US – are expected to be around 7.3 per cent, while six per cent of patients who have high blood pressure might die if infected.
Some 5.6 per cent of cancer sufferers infected with the coronavirus would be expected to die along with 6.3 per cent of people with long-term lung diseases.
In the US, at least 233 people have now been confirmed to have the coronavirus, and 12 have died from it, while in the UK there has been one death among 116 cases.
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this story doesn't really provide useful info IMO
US company’s 15-minute coronavirus blood test is being used in China, Italy and Japan - but it is NOT used in America because CDC and FDA officials have not approved it
Rabbi at synagogue attended by Manhattan lawyer - who was one of the first to contract coronavirus in New York - is among the 17 people he has passed it on to
You are more likely to die in an automobile accident than Corona virus
I think it’s a Jewish thing to kiss everyone on both cheeks, this isn’t going to end well there.
Alrighty then. Feel free to volunteer to help those in quarantine and those who have it. You dont even have to worry about finding protective items in the store since you cant find them anyway.
The impact of coronavirus, as seen from space: Satellite images reveal the effects the disease has had – from empty theme parks to deserted streets
At least for now anyway.
What happens when it’s all over everything? What happens when it’s on our money and our mail? What happens when it’s on our groceries? Or when the hospitals or so contaminated that they can’t even be entered?
I wonder how long it will be before people suspected of having it get attacked. I’m not saying that will happen, but it is definitely possible.
So, it’s okay for now. Could get worse.
Regardless of the actual effects of the virus, and some point the human psyche is going to be affected, behavior will change, people are crazy and dangerous as Hell.
Coronavirus is the new “Global Warming”
There is a funny side to this story. This idiot thinks Febreze is going to save him from the virus. That said, the people can just move if they want instead of grabbing Febreze and spraying it at the guy.
I can envision some very difficult things that are going to happen to people in the future. Akin to the Waffle House fights you see.
NYC subway rider sprays Asian man with Febreze and tells him to ‘move’ in a ‘coronovirus hate crime’ as mounting cases that have put 2,700 in quarantine leave city on edge
Yep, scroll down for the idiot and his Febreze
15 MILLION people will die and the global economy will take a $2.3 TRILLION hit from coronavirus in the BEST-CASE scenario, new study predicts
Yep, that exact type of response, and it will get worse and more extreme if this continues.
Human beings themselves are capable of being far more deadly than this Chinese bioweapon.
In order for civilization to remain, Man must remain civilized.
If that ever changes, look out.
China needs to be held accountable. Big time, hardcore.
These stats reflect information about clinical cases. No data I’ve seen factors in subclinical infections.
If subclinical cases were factored in, I’d guess less than 10 in 1000 cases are fatal.
Those figures are way too high because they don't include the thousands and thousand of people who catch it and are either asymptomatic or whose symptoms are so mild they don't seek treatment. Even amongst those who seek treatment, the majority will probably be misdiagnosed.
No, that's French kissing.
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