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He ran a sustained 102 F fever, had chills so bad he chipped a tooth, lost two of senses, and shed a pound a day for several days. And his case was mild.

jimmaswell 6y ago
If the average case is asymptomatic then I wouldn't classify this reaction as mild. Seems to still be up in the air though.
ralph84 6y ago
He "thought" he chipped a tooth, which means he didn't actually. It's all just a bunch of emotionally manipulative language, which obviously had its intended effect.
- totalZero 6y ago
  Seems like a positive effect if it gives people pause before they take unnecessary risks.
MaxHoppersGhost 6y ago
His case was mild? By what metric? His case was fairly serious. His case is also not typical for most people who get it.
- wukerplank 6y ago
  The metric seems to be: Everybody who is not in intensive care is counted as a mild case.
- rumanator 6y ago
  > His case is also not typical for most people who get it. I'm not sure you are right on that. The author reported a fever, coughing, fatigue, and difficulties concentrating. He didn't reported loss of consciousness nor strokes nor organ failure nor heart attacks. By the author's own words, he felt like his case didn't justified a trip to the hospital. That's pretty much the definition of a mild run-of-the-mill covid19 case.
  - CJefferson 6y ago
    Over 40% of covid cases are asymptomatic,so I imagine (dont have good evidence I admit), the median case should e fairly mild.
    - rumanator 6y ago
      I don't see the point you're trying to make. Perhaps you want to interpret asymptomatic cases, or presymptomatic cases as mild. That's something no one in the world does because by definition mild cases are cases where you experience mild symptoms.
      - CJefferson 6y ago
        I misread your post, sorry. The point I was trying to (poorly) make, is that if 40% of posts are asymptomatic, the median case is probably extremely mild (unless as soon as people have symptoms they are very serious, which seems unlikely).
- throwawaygh 6y ago
  > His case was mild? GP: >>> TL;DR: He had a fever and cough and is fine now.

jimmaswell 6y ago

If the average case is asymptomatic then I wouldn't classify this reaction as mild. Seems to still be up in the air though.

ralph84 6y ago

He "thought" he chipped a tooth, which means he didn't actually. It's all just a bunch of emotionally manipulative language, which obviously had its intended effect.

totalZero 6y ago
Seems like a positive effect if it gives people pause before they take unnecessary risks.

MaxHoppersGhost 6y ago

His case was mild? By what metric? His case was fairly serious. His case is also not typical for most people who get it.

wukerplank 6y ago
The metric seems to be: Everybody who is not in intensive care is counted as a mild case.
rumanator 6y ago
> His case is also not typical for most people who get it. I'm not sure you are right on that. The author reported a fever, coughing, fatigue, and difficulties concentrating. He didn't reported loss of consciousness nor strokes nor organ failure nor heart attacks. By the author's own words, he felt like his case didn't justified a trip to the hospital. That's pretty much the definition of a mild run-of-the-mill covid19 case.
- CJefferson 6y ago
  Over 40% of covid cases are asymptomatic,so I imagine (dont have good evidence I admit), the median case should e fairly mild.
  - rumanator 6y ago
    I don't see the point you're trying to make. Perhaps you want to interpret asymptomatic cases, or presymptomatic cases as mild. That's something no one in the world does because by definition mild cases are cases where you experience mild symptoms.
    - CJefferson 6y ago
      I misread your post, sorry. The point I was trying to (poorly) make, is that if 40% of posts are asymptomatic, the median case is probably extremely mild (unless as soon as people have symptoms they are very serious, which seems unlikely).
throwawaygh 6y ago
> His case was mild? GP: >>> TL;DR: He had a fever and cough and is fine now.