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> more lethal than flu/MERS/SARS WHO reports a 34% fatality rate for MERS, while at present it is around 2.4% for COVID-19 [2]. So it would be helpful if you p

> more lethal than flu/MERS/SARS WHO reports a 34% fatality rate for MERS, while at present it is around 2.4% for COVID-19 [2]. So it would be helpful if you provide sources when throwing down comments like this. I'll admit it's more contagious, as they state below, but again, most US cases are asymptomatic. 1 - https://www.who.int/emergencies/mers-cov/en/ https://www.who.int/emergencies/mers-cov/en/ 2 - http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2020/02/study-72000-covid-19-patients-finds-23-death-rate http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2020/02/study-720...

hunta2097 7y ago
The mortality rate is likely to increase of health services get overwhelmed. This happened in China, hopefully current measures can prevent breakout infections. I worry what will happen if the outbreak reaches densely populated areas in India.
- jacquesm 7y ago
  This is spot on. As long as ICU capacity is not overwhelmed this can be dealt with.
- pmoriarty 7y ago
  Speaking of overwhelmed health systems, here's a comment from Dr. Bruce Aylward (renowned expert who led the team of experts on the ground in China)[1][2]: "The bottom line is this virus kills people... it kills our elderly and vulnerable... but this is not always the case - young people do die of this disease even in industrialized countries. People are looking at this saying that but in China they don't have this, they don't have that, etc. If I had COVID-19, I'd want to be treated in China. We'd go into these hospitals, how many ventilators do you have? 50-60. A scale we aren't used to seeing. How many ECMO systems do you have? 5. We don't have that in Europe. When we look at how dangerous this disease is, we have to be careful looking at the China data. China know how to keep people alive from COVID - they are super committed to it and they are making a massive investment in it. That is not going to be the case everywhere in the world.... It is a serious disease and I worry that people are going to look at the China numbers and get a false sense of security." [1] - https://old.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/f9mxwn/for_those_of_you_who_didnt_catch_his_press/ https://old.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/f9mxwn/for_tho... [2] - https://youtu.be/-o0q1XMRKYM?t=3058 https://youtu.be/-o0q1XMRKYM?t=3058
Tilian 7y ago
The 2003 SARS outbreak resulted in under 8500 confirmed cases and the 2012 MERS outbreak in around 2500. Confirmed COVID-19 cases are currently over 80000. Only considering fatality rate paints a flawed picture.
titzer 7y ago
> it would be helpful if you provide sources Actually, to be honest, it would be helpful if everyone refrained from cherry picking information to support their current emotional state. Please, please, please, let's rely on experts who specialize infectious diseases to do the communicating and go back to our code.
- lifeisstillgood 7y ago
  >>> Please, please, please, let's rely on experts who specialize infectious diseases to do the communicating and go back to our code. Thank you.

hunta2097 7y ago

The mortality rate is likely to increase of health services get overwhelmed. This happened in China, hopefully current measures can prevent breakout infections. I worry what will happen if the outbreak reaches densely populated areas in India.

jacquesm 7y ago
This is spot on. As long as ICU capacity is not overwhelmed this can be dealt with.
pmoriarty 7y ago
Speaking of overwhelmed health systems, here's a comment from Dr. Bruce Aylward (renowned expert who led the team of experts on the ground in China)[1][2]: "The bottom line is this virus kills people... it kills our elderly and vulnerable... but this is not always the case - young people do die of this disease even in industrialized countries. People are looking at this saying that but in China they don't have this, they don't have that, etc. If I had COVID-19, I'd want to be treated in China. We'd go into these hospitals, how many ventilators do you have? 50-60. A scale we aren't used to seeing. How many ECMO systems do you have? 5. We don't have that in Europe. When we look at how dangerous this disease is, we have to be careful looking at the China data. China know how to keep people alive from COVID - they are super committed to it and they are making a massive investment in it. That is not going to be the case everywhere in the world.... It is a serious disease and I worry that people are going to look at the China numbers and get a false sense of security." [1] - https://old.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/f9mxwn/for_those_of_you_who_didnt_catch_his_press/ https://old.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/f9mxwn/for_tho... [2] - https://youtu.be/-o0q1XMRKYM?t=3058 https://youtu.be/-o0q1XMRKYM?t=3058

Tilian 7y ago

The 2003 SARS outbreak resulted in under 8500 confirmed cases and the 2012 MERS outbreak in around 2500. Confirmed COVID-19 cases are currently over 80000. Only considering fatality rate paints a flawed picture.

titzer 7y ago

> it would be helpful if you provide sources Actually, to be honest, it would be helpful if everyone refrained from cherry picking information to support their current emotional state. Please, please, please, let's rely on experts who specialize infectious diseases to do the communicating and go back to our code.

lifeisstillgood 7y ago
>>> Please, please, please, let's rely on experts who specialize infectious diseases to do the communicating and go back to our code. Thank you.