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More and more it's clear to me that the appropriate historical analog to Covid19 is not the spanish flu. It's polio.
by hprotagonist 6y ago
More and more it's clear to me that the appropriate historical analog to Covid19 is not the spanish flu. It's polio.
- legerdemain 6y agoNotably, there is still no curative treatment for polio. If you do contract it, it's still a roll of the dice whether you recover fully or develop paralysis.
- hprotagonist 6y agoand a ~10% CFR, whoof.
- SpicyLemonZest 6y agoAlthough a direct comparison is hard, because most polio cases are believed to be asymptomatic but broad screening is less common.
- hprotagonist 6y agowell, the first part of that's shared, anyway.