[conspire] (forw) Not quite getting it

[Texx]

Interesting article.
I heard the new name after my post.
I see that the WHO is still using the name Covid19 name.
Perhaps I should use both.


On Sun, Mar 22, 2020 at 6:28 PM mark <mark at weisler-saratoga-ca.us> wrote:

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> On Mar 22, 2020, at 2:28 PM, Texx <texxgadget at gmail.com> wrote:
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> 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)
>
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> According to this source…
> https://www.vox.com/2020/2/14/21135208/coronavirus-wuhan-china-covid-19-name-sars-cov-
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> 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...
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> 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.
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> 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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