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Well Salmonella kills about 100-200 in the UK annually at the moment. I expect us to get a few cases but don't anticipate a high mortality pandemic- something more like the H1N1 'swine flu' a decade back seems likely. It ultimately had no more impact than seasonal flu. There are still very few deaths outside high-risk groups (just one confirmed to my knowledge). The media likes a good epidemic panic. Endemic diseases usually kill more worldwide (like TB and Malaria) . Of course I sincerely hope I am right as want no one to become ill. The big pandemic worry should be antimicrobial resistant bacteria. When antibiotics stop working we really will have huge problems.
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What to do with coronavirus sufferers on 12:21 - Jan 31 with 1176 views
I am living in south Korea right now...pretty crazy stuff.
masks all sold out most places, as is hand sanitizer. I have heard of restaurants and schools refusing chinese people and so far the count is up to 11 and rising here (people having it).
I was quite lucky. I was in china when it first started (only as transfer) but it is some scary stuff.
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What to do with coronavirus sufferers on 13:06 - Jan 31 with 1148 views
Our son has had an infection that was resistant to the first antibiotics he was given. The infection got worse, they gave him stronger tablets for twice as long and that worked, it will be a real game change if they can't develop new AB's.
These rescue flights, what precautions are the passengers having to take? I ask because if people are infectious but asymptomatic, how can they be sure of the incubation period and how long people could be infectious for before showing signs?
How will we know if its a cold or coronavirus?
Edit, the edit has been edited to remove the part my wife made up, silly bint.
As one expert put it on breafast tv this morning, the problem with globalisation and modern travel is no major city is more than 24 hours away any more so there could be a lot more cases to come. Though he doebted it would get THAT serious because modern systems were very good at containing these things and this time (unlike SARS) the Chinese had told the world much earlier, in about a month from the first confirmed cases whereas for SARS they waited 6 months.
That was the point, they aren't showing symptoms but what if they have it and are infectious? Hasn't that already happened, someone catching it from an asymptomatic person? The York hotel where the UK's first two confirmed cases were found was still open and the authorities were searching for anyone who'd come into contact with the Chinese tourists.
No, as the symptoms may not have appeared until later, but I wonder if those in quarantine would be separated from the other as if one has it they could pass it on tot he others in quarantine who don't, if that makes sense?
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What to do with coronavirus sufferers on 22:03 - Jan 31 with 984 views
Many points are correct there. Most people will have essentially get a bad cold. Quite surprised me today that the majority of Chinese students wearing masks in Liverpool. Most of the masks were worse than useless. We have over 5000 Chinese students.
Hope your son has fully recovered. What you say is an increasing reality
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What to do with coronavirus sufferers on 14:37 - Feb 1 with 878 views
Oh knowing everything is your territory old boy. If I thought I knew everything why would I ask questions and, from time to time give credit to people who have enlightened me, like Professor and Lohengrin, Davillin too a few times.
It's not me who is constantly calling people stupid because they are wrong.
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