But what is the mechanism?  There is an ongoing measles outbreak that is
far deadlier in Congo right now due to ease of contagion and poor
vaccination penetration (57%).

On Fri, Feb 14, 2020 at 11:59 AM Max Dillon via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

>
> One of the articles I read said that so far, each person has infected 3
> other people, on average.
>
> Max Dillon
> Charleston SC
>
> Feb 14, 2020 11:52:28 AM Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com>:
>
> > Yeah. They dont call them computer "viruses" for nothing :-/
> >
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Feb 14, 2020, 8:30 AM G Mann via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com
> >
> > wrote:
> >
> >
> > > A simple but viable human model of transmission is available in the
> > > computer world.
> > > Look at how quickly a computer virus spreads from a single infection...
> > > sent unknown to everyone on your email short list... who then sends it
> to
> > > all their "special friends"... [ie personal contact]...
> > > Within a very short time, hundreds of thousands of computers are
> infected
> > > and servers are down...
> > >
> > > This weaponized virus has much the same transmission.
> > >
> > > On Fri, Feb 14, 2020 at 5:29 AM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes <
> > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --R
> > > > Sent from iPhone
> > > >
> > > > Begin forwarded message:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > From: Rich Thomas <rich.tho...@pdq.net>
> > > > > Date: February 14, 2020 at 7:26:33 AM EST
> > > > > To: Mercedes List <Mercedes@okiebenz.com>
> > > > > Subject: OT Virus
> > > > >
> > > > > 
> > > > > Morning updates.
> > > > >
> > > > > Hoodathunkit the Norks might be hiding something
> > > > >
> > > > > NYT
> > > > >
> > > > > More than 1,700 medical workers infected in China
> > > > >
> > > > > The Chinese authorities disclosed for the first time today that
> 1,716
> > > > >
> > > > medical workers had contracted the coronavirus and that six had
> died. The
> > > > number of infected workers represents 3.8 percent of China’s overall
> > > > confirmed infections. Here are the latest updates and maps of where
> the
> > > > virus has spread.
> > > >
> > > > > The news comes a day after China widened a mass roundup of
> potential
> > > > >
> > > > patients, as the government conducts what it has called a “wartime”
> > > > campaign to stamp out the epidemic.
> > > >
> > > > > Related: The U.S. said it would approve humanitarian assistance to
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > North
> > >
> > > > Korea to help fight the coronavirus. There are fears the country may
> be
> > > > hiding an outbreak.
> > > >
> > > > > Go deeper: Psychologists say that differing responses to the virus
> and
> > > > >
> > > > the flu illustrate our shortcomings in evaluating danger. Our
> Interpreter
> > > > columnist Max Fisher explains.
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > WSJ:
> > > > >
> > > > > Jump in virus cases fuels new worries. The sharp rise in the
> number of
> > > > >
> > > > cases after Chinese authorities changed the criteria for diagnosing
> the
> > > > illness has raised questions about how soon the outbreak will peak.
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > How many people might one person with the virus infect?
> Public-health
> > > > >
> > > > experts are trying to gauge the potential for an epidemic—or, worse,
> a
> > > > pandemic—by calculating the pathogen’s basic reproduction number.
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > --R
> > > > > Sent from iPhone
> > > > >
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