I really must get my sarcasm meter checked. It's patently twaddle and I thought I was making that clear to those who know me, which is most here. Maybe another sign of infection is loss of communication skills.
> On 22 March 2020 at 14:10 Rick Womer <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Mike, much of this information is wrong. Since most of my patients (children > with cancer) are immunosuppressed, I’ve been following this closely, and our > hospital is providing daily briefings. > > First, fibrosis is scarring, and that takes a long time. It is inflammation > that causes the problems with COVID-19, or any other pneumonia. Inflammation > usually clears without scarring. > > #3: Not true. Note that equatorial areas are seeing plenty of COVID-19; it’s > just “bhind the curve” compared to China, Europe, and the US. > > #4: The fine droplets from a cough or sneeze take a half-hour to reach the > floor, in still air. > > #5: Make that 2-3 days on metal. > > #7: No evidence that I have ever seen or heard of. > > #8: Hand washing with soap is the best preventive measure for almost any > infectious disease. > > #9: I’ve never heard of this working for anything but temporary symptom > relief. > > #10: Can’t hurt. > > The symptoms are highly variable, but most often start with nasal congestion, > sometimes fever, and then a sore throat. The drowning sensation in #4 is > something I’ve not heard of or read about. > > Rick > > > > > On Mar 21, 2020, at 3:30 PM, mike wilson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Advice from a virologist, allegedly. Makes sense to me. > > > > The new Coronavirus may not show sign of infection for many days. How can > > one know if he/she is infected? By the time they have a fever and/or cough > > and go to the hospital, the lung is usually 50% Fibrosis and it's too late. > > Taiwan experts provide a simple self-check that we can do every morning. > > Take a deep breath and hold your breath for more than 10 seconds. If you > > complete it successfully without coughing, without discomfort, stiffness or > > tightness, etc., it proves there is no Fibrosis in the lungs, basically > > indicates no infection. In a critical time, please self-check every morning > > in an environment with clean air. Serious excellent advice by Japanese > > doctors treating COVID-19 cases: Everyone should ensure your mouth & throat > > are moist, never dry. Take a few sips of water every 15 minutes at least. > > Why? Even if the virus gets into your mouth, drinking water or other > > liquids will wash them down through your throat and into the stomach. Once > > there, your stomach acid will kill all the virus. If you don't drink enough > > water more regularly, the virus can enter your windpipe and into the lungs. > > That's very dangerous. > > > > IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT - CORONAVIRUS > > 1. If you have a runny nose and sputum, you have a common cold > > 2. Coronavirus pneumonia is a dry cough with no runny nose. > > 3. This new virus is not heat-resistant and will be killed by a temperature > > of just 26/27 degrees. It hates the Sun. > > 4. If someone sneezes with it, it takes about 10 feet before it drops to > > the ground and is no longer airborne. > > 5. If it drops on a metal surface it will live for at least 12 hours - so > > if you come into contact with any metal surface - wash your hands as soon > > as you can with a bacterial soap. > > 6. On fabric, it can survive for 6-12 hours. normal laundry detergent will > > kill it. > > 7. Drinking warm water is effective for all viruses. Try not to drink > > liquids with ice. > > 8. Wash your hands frequently as the virus can only live on your hands for > > 5-10 minutes, but - a lot can happen during that time - you can rub your > > eyes, pick your nose unwittingly and so on. > > 9. You should also gargle as prevention. A simple solution of salt in warm > > water will suffice. > > 10. Can't emphasis enough - drink plenty of water! > > SYMPTOMS > > 1. It will first infect the throat, so you'll have a sore throat lasting > > 3/4 days > > 2. The virus then blends into a nasal fluid that enters the trachea and > > then the lungs, causing pneumonia. This takes about 5/6 days further. > > 3. With the pneumonia comes high fever and difficulty in breathing. > > 4. The nasal congestion is not like the normal kind. You feel like you're > > drowning. It's imperative you then seek immediate attention. > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > > follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
