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Know some family members with it their all near non-working capacity some of them bedridden if you got it you know you got it there's no question it it puts you

Know some family members with it their all near non-working capacity some of them bedridden if you got it you know you got it there's no question it it puts you in bed unable to walk.

tyingq 7y ago
It's widely reported to be asymptomatic for many. Iceland did random testing and I think half the positives had, and developed, no symptoms at all. Edit...should have cited a source: "Early results from deCode Genetics indicate that a low proportion of the general population has contracted the virus and that about half of those who tested positive are non-symptomatic,” said Guðnason. “The other half displays very moderate cold-like symptoms." https://www.buzzfeed.com/albertonardelli/coronavirus-testing-iceland https://www.buzzfeed.com/albertonardelli/coronavirus-testing... (Yes, I know, BuzzFeed...but it's a direct quote, not their interpretation)
- chiefalchemist 7y ago
  It's certainly an interesting characteristic. If the person is asymptomatic then they spead the contagion, it continues to be effectively undetected. Then it finally strikes. And so on. In theory this aided the original spread. By the time say there were 100 cases showing symptoms, there were actually plenty more roaming around. By the time enough detectable cases were racked up, it was already too late. The numbers favored the virus. Anyone know how common this is in viruses?
  - mynegation 7y ago
    It is not unusual. Cases in point: HPV, herpes virus.
  - thaumasiotes 7y ago
    > Anyone know how common this is in viruses? It is the norm. It's not just a matter of being common; diseases face strong selective pressure against virulence by the exact mechanism you describe -- virulent diseases inhibit their own spread by disabling their hosts.
- acqq 7y ago
  I've found this: https://www.covid.is/data https://www.covid.is/data The private company did there the randomized tests (deCode). But I don't know where the support for your claim ("half the positives no symptoms") can be found. Edit: thanks for source, note however, in your statement "had, and developed, no symptoms at all" the part "and developed" doesn't necessary follow from the original quote and what we know about the test -- apparently it is already known that it can take up to 14 days before the symptoms develop, and checking, the said tests are the orange stacks in the bars on the page I've linked -- the tests are too recent to know that.
  - tyingq 7y ago
    I updated with a source.
- pengaru 7y ago
  Just because asymptomatic folks are testing positive doesn't mean they stay asymptomatic. My understanding is this is just a temporary phase of the infection where most people are asymptomatic while spreading the virus. Eventually, without treatment, it usually escalates to a symptomatic phase.
  - tyingq 7y ago
    From the source I linked to: "The population was tested again after a two-week lockdown and isolation. Researchers found that transmission was reduced by 90% and all those still positive were without symptoms and could remain quarantined."
perilunar 7y ago
Did you even read the article? "in South Korea, where testing has been widespread, 30 percent of 2,000 patients who tested positive experienced anosmia as their major presenting symptom" and: "mounting anecdotal evidence indicates that lost or reduced sense of smell and loss of taste are significant symptoms associated with Covid-19, and that they have been seen in patients who ultimately tested positive with no other symptoms."

Know some family members with it their all near non-working capacity some of them bedridden if you got it you know you got it there's no question it it puts you in bed unable to walk.

tyingq 7y ago

It's widely reported to be asymptomatic for many. Iceland did random testing and I think half the positives had, and developed, no symptoms at all. Edit...should have cited a source: "Early results from deCode Genetics indicate that a low proportion of the general population has contracted the virus and that about half of those who tested positive are non-symptomatic,” said Guðnason. “The other half displays very moderate cold-like symptoms." https://www.buzzfeed.com/albertonardelli/coronavirus-testing-iceland https://www.buzzfeed.com/albertonardelli/coronavirus-testing... (Yes, I know, BuzzFeed...but it's a direct quote, not their interpretation)

chiefalchemist 7y ago
It's certainly an interesting characteristic. If the person is asymptomatic then they spead the contagion, it continues to be effectively undetected. Then it finally strikes. And so on. In theory this aided the original spread. By the time say there were 100 cases showing symptoms, there were actually plenty more roaming around. By the time enough detectable cases were racked up, it was already too late. The numbers favored the virus. Anyone know how common this is in viruses?
- mynegation 7y ago
  It is not unusual. Cases in point: HPV, herpes virus.
- thaumasiotes 7y ago
  > Anyone know how common this is in viruses? It is the norm. It's not just a matter of being common; diseases face strong selective pressure against virulence by the exact mechanism you describe -- virulent diseases inhibit their own spread by disabling their hosts.
acqq 7y ago
I've found this: https://www.covid.is/data https://www.covid.is/data The private company did there the randomized tests (deCode). But I don't know where the support for your claim ("half the positives no symptoms") can be found. Edit: thanks for source, note however, in your statement "had, and developed, no symptoms at all" the part "and developed" doesn't necessary follow from the original quote and what we know about the test -- apparently it is already known that it can take up to 14 days before the symptoms develop, and checking, the said tests are the orange stacks in the bars on the page I've linked -- the tests are too recent to know that.
- tyingq 7y ago
  I updated with a source.
pengaru 7y ago
Just because asymptomatic folks are testing positive doesn't mean they stay asymptomatic. My understanding is this is just a temporary phase of the infection where most people are asymptomatic while spreading the virus. Eventually, without treatment, it usually escalates to a symptomatic phase.
- tyingq 7y ago
  From the source I linked to: "The population was tested again after a two-week lockdown and isolation. Researchers found that transmission was reduced by 90% and all those still positive were without symptoms and could remain quarantined."

perilunar 7y ago

Did you even read the article? "in South Korea, where testing has been widespread, 30 percent of 2,000 patients who tested positive experienced anosmia as their major presenting symptom" and: "mounting anecdotal evidence indicates that lost or reduced sense of smell and loss of taste are significant symptoms associated with Covid-19, and that they have been seen in patients who ultimately tested positive with no other symptoms."