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We still get regular outbreaks of Ebola, which has a near 100% fatality rate - in fact the fatality rate being so high is actually it's saving grace in a way, a
by TylerE 3y ago
We still get regular outbreaks of Ebola, which has a near 100% fatality rate - in fact the fatality rate being so high is actually it's saving grace in a way, as it naturally limits the spread. If, like COVID, it had a several day asymptomatic period, it would wipe out the planet within months.
Paralytic polio, which has a fatality rate of 5-10%, is still endemic in parts of Africa and southern Asia.
Back in 2002 SARS killed 9.5% (783) of the 8000 people infected with it.
So, I call bullshit on "We haven't seen any major illness spread with a fatality rate of >1% since introducing clean drinking water & having antibiotics." (and for another thing, most of the really bad infection diseases are viral, not bacterial. Antibiotics do little to nothing).
- whimsicalism 3y agoInteresting how you picked the one region where "introducing clean drinking water & having antibiotics" is not true. > 100% fatality rate Case fatality rate. > Back in 2002 SARS killed 9.5% (783) of the 8000 people infected with it. Of the identified cases of people infected. > If, like COVID, it had a several day asymptomatic period, it would wipe out the planet within months. Wrong for so many reasons
- TylerE 3y agoUh, one region? I named 3 continents. One of the countries most affected by SARS was Canada (151 cases, 49 deaths) which is as 1st world and modern as it gets.
- whimsicalism 3y agofor ebola