[conspire] (forw) Not quite getting it

[mark]

> On Mar 22, 2020, at 2:28 PM, Texx <texxgadget at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Heres what I know about Covid19:
>
> I have adopted the Japanese bow as my preferred greeting and dont see dropping it anytime this year.
> Perhaps if this country learned to bow, the country might be a better place.
>
> Elbow bumps still get you too close.
>
> When we had the SARS scare, I attended a number of seminars about how it would play out, what to expect etc.
> Its playing out as they predicted then, but fortunately, this thing is less lethal than SARS.
>
> It is important to distinguish between "Corona Virus" vs: "Novel Corona Virus 2019 (AKA: COVID19)"
> Please note that I will use the proper name of this virus (and its 20 variants)

According to this source…   https://www.vox.com/2020/2/14/21135208/coronavirus-wuhan-china-covid-19-name-sars-cov-2
The disease is Covid-19 and the virus causing the disease is SARS-CoV-2.
The article explains there were many considerations that went into the naming.

…snip...

> Corona Virus is a family of viruses that includes the common cold.
> While we still get colds, we have a "herd immunity" which eases its severity.
>
> We get a couple Flu-A and a couple Flu-B each year.
> We often get them, but again "Herd Immunity" softens their effects.
>
> Covid19 is a "Novel" corona virus, your body hasnt seen anything even remotely similar to it,
> so there is zero herd immunity, therefore it hits with maximum impact.

Mark Weisler
mark at weisler-saratoga-ca.us
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