The Virus Outbreak Thread

@Wiimeiser  
@MagpulPony
 
Uh, whut?! Incurable influenza in a person is a death sentence, since it means that your body can’t fight the virus. If you recover, then you are cured, as your immune system has CRISPR’d that particular strain’s sequence into your genome. Vaccines are a preventative measure, and why I get the shits with anti-vaxxers as they don’t understand how vaccines work, nor the concept of herd immunity (which is very important to people like me).
 
Vaccines are currently in development, but will take time to deploy as none have been in human trials yet.

@Ebalosus  
One DARPA/Moderna vaccine from the US is currently already undergoing human trials, but that’s the only one so far.

Corona already affecting Disney World though that kinda makes sense considering how many people frequent there.

Iran’s senior officials are now dying from the virus. The country had lost all control of the virus and has hundred dead.

Here’s a map showing the number of virus patients per region of South Korea if anyone’s interested.  
(As of roughly 22 hours ago)  

@Background Pony #3FEB  
The number in parentheses is the increase from the previous day.

@Background Pony #3FEB  
22 hours ago. So they have at least 5,000 cases by now?

Is China really as unsanitary as I’ve been led to believe? I saw a particular video and it’s genuinely disgusting.
 
I know every country has their “rough spots” but man the things I saw in there was disturbing.

@LadyTheRainicorn  
They put on a good show to pretend like it isn’t, but compared to countries like Japan or South Korea, pretty sure it’s really that bad.

@MagpulPony  
Yikes might have to cross off China as a vacation spot.

@LadyTheRainicorn  
If you’re American especially.

@MagpulPony  
It’s entirely possible but god I hope not. The government gives us daily statistics at 10AM every day.

@MagpulPony  
Yeah…. though ive never left my own country before. At this point though I might not want to.

@LadyTheRainicorn  
I’ve been to 14 countries ranging from 3rd world slums to private islands of the 1%. Regardless, I don’t plan on leaving the United States any time soon again. Virus or not.

@Background Pony #3FEB  
Our numbers here are all over the place. Nobody really knows how bad it is or isn’t yet.

@LadyTheRainicorn  

 
yes

@MagpulPony  
The US should really start testing people more aggressively at the very least in states where cases are confirmed…

@Background Pony #3FEB  
We are starting today.

@Background Pony #3FEB  

“Okay let’s just bag anyone. YOU THERE! ASIAN GUY! You have the virus, come with us!”  
“I don’t have the vir–”  
“Oh god he’s infected! Get the handcuffs get him to the lab!”

@tehwatever  
Probably wasn’t the best choice of words in hindsight, but that got a chuckle out of me regardless.

I am still extremely scared  
I fear South Korea and Italy will never go back to normal

Eh I’m not scared at all.
 
At least unless people in my state start getting sick
 
I know that might sound selfish so sorry about that

@LadyTheRainicorn  
Wanting to survive is only natural.

@Meanlucario  
Yeah I know I just don’t want to come off as a uncaring jerk until the virus starts to have a chance to personally affect me.