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That would be a very valuable number. What is the actual number of people that need to be hospitalized for this virus vs other epidemics?
by WheelsAtLarge 7y ago
That would be a very valuable number. What is the actual number of people that need to be hospitalized for this virus vs other epidemics?
- streetcat1 7y agoBased on what I read (mainly a very good analysis of first patient in the US), I think 100%, as everyone would need oxygen, as the virus infect the lungs (even with no preconditions). And this is on a healthy, young patient. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2001191 https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2001191
- jacobolus 7y agoNo, not everyone who contracts this virus ends up with pneumonia and needing a respirator. But it’s still a sufficient proportion to serve as a denial-of-service attack on hospitals, if the virus spreads throughout the community.