I'm a microbiologist, (bacteriology) ask me whatever you want.

OP, if a person is infected by MRSA, is he really infected by MRSA for life? In other words, a carrier of MRSA for life?

Your math was right the first time. This ‘correction’ would indicate you’re not very intelligent, and definitely not a microbiologist.

Your math was right the first time. This ‘correction’ would indicate you’re not very intelligent, and definitely not a microbiologist.

Without going off on a tangent, i never bought the idea that HIV wasnt introduced into humans by way of using simian kidneys as growth medium for polio vaccine culture in the 50s in africa.

It was said by reputable accademics that it was a conspiracy theory and disproven, but i 100% think big pharma fucked up and accidentally introduced simian immunodeficiency virus into humans, i cant prove that at all and it is speculation but i guess they'd be on the hook for billions in compensation, it would be worse than the tobacco companies liability.

For anybody not familiar with what im talking about, there were research papers (that were later disproven) that suggested that HIV started because a vaccination program in africa in the 50s used monkey kidneys to culture polio vaccine, it was speculatin these monkey kidneys contained SIV the monkey version of hiv, and thats how HIV started in people.

is three ANY possibility that this virus has already been lurking among us for at least a month, with us getting infected slowly enough over time to somehow act upon our immune systems in a mild, yet recurring, fashion?

Jumping onboard to follow.

What's the chance this IS a virus that specifically targets immune systems, which then leaves it up to the body to figure out how to deal with it according to the health status of each individual as the vector seeks out places to hide or grow?

Your math was right the first time. This ‘correction’ would indicate you’re not very intelligent, and definitely not a microbiologist.

Yes yes yes!!! Have you seen the documentary called The River? It’s a book too! It goes into detail about everything you are saying about SIV and the polio vaccine! It’s mind blowing !

I never said that was the r0 what the hell are you talking about. Im clearing up the fatality rate which keeps getting stated as low because in 1000s of cases there have only been a few dozen deaths, what people are not taking into account is that those thousands of people still have to fully recover.

don't forget door knobs, shopping carts, restaurant menus.

People also keep comparing this virus to the flu, which is influenza virus or a particular strain, this chinese virus is corona virus, of which generally speaking the common cold is a species of, there are exceptions to this as rhino viruses and adeno viruses are also implicated in being a causitive agent of the common cold.

This is the reason there are flu shots, as influenza is generally easier to vaccinate for, coronona viruses involved in the common cold such as alphacorona virus 299 mutate pretty rapidly. so its difficult to vaccinate against.

OP
There are many of us here that appreciate your post. Just ignore the jealous one.

Take Care and God bless and keep you

Granted im not a virologist and my virology is very very rusty. I need to clear some stuff up thats been bugging, me though.

People keep stating that the fatality rate of this virus is for example 3.9% because 39/1000 cases have died, thats not how it works at all. 950+ of those cases still have to recover.

If a virus infects 10 people and within a week 1 person dies, it doesnt mean the virus has a fatality rate of 10%, it just means currently 10% have died, the other 9 still have to fully recover.

I have a specific question on testing for the virus.
I assume they isolated protein signatures for assay. Is that correct?
How long does it take perform the test?
How do they already have test kits since this is a new virus?

You could also say that for every 1 reported case there are 5 that aren't reported and that they all recovered so your math is very screwy.

I agree 100%, i bet its highly under reported, that was just a crude example. The point i was making there though is that there are lots of factors and its not as simple as cases/deaths. They would need a randomized control group and to track the status of those patients to figure it out, and i doubt the chinese will publish that any time soon.

Somebody smarter than me might be able to infer that from information though, we should all keeping reading up on this as i suspect eventually somebody will figure it out. I can only speculate that its probably similar to the spannish flu tbf.

Yes. If this is in fact real, the Chinese will keep the real numbers secret. They have markets and investors too. If in fact this is a real epidemic and not some concocted scare tactic by tptb, this could potentially nuke the Chinese economy.

Did you brushed your teeth with bacteriological toothpaste.

Should say /100

Nope. 39/100 would be 39%.

Jumping onboard to follow.



Just before and after Christmas, here in central Alabama, people in my family were experiencing what seems to have been the flu. While at a family gathering at my niece's on the 23rd, without any warning such as abdominal pain, I suddenly found myself with 'the runs', hardly making it to the restroom a number of times that afternoon. I didn't eat anything while there, so never attributed this problem with the gathering itself. Meanwhile, an elderly Aunt and Uncle living about 40 miles away cancelled Christmas with us DUE to a gastric illness similar to what I experienced.

It took a few days to clear, though still not completely, which, until now, just seemed unusual to me. I have developed mild to moderately severe feelings of nausea at times, a bit of cramping in various places in my torso (currently near my kidneys, while last week in front near my spleen) along with very mild cold symptoms on and off ever since. I'm pretty much never ill, eat an almost 100% organic diet, live alone, and rarely go out...so whatever my immune system continues to battle has been a curious mystery.

About a week after Christmas, my niece developed high fever and a massive kidney infection, while her two young children, whose cold symptoms have seemed to continue in an on and off fashion ever since the holidays ended, have both needed Urgent Care at separate points by mid January. One child was diagnosed within the past week with croup...of all things.

One month has passed since the gathering, also attended by her brother and his family, who drove up from Naples, Florida. The three of them are currently sick with massive flu-like symptoms, his wife bed-ridden the last two days with high-fever, with my nephew having sought ER care yesterday for high fever and flu-like symptoms.

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I'm only adding all of this because all these events within one family seems a bit more than odd.

Most of us have shopped at big box stores during and after the holiday season. There's an increasing amount of foodstuffs from China on the shelves, while Orientals with masks on their faces roam the same aisles we have.

All this said...

is three ANY possibility that this virus has already been lurking among us for at least a month, with us getting infected slowly enough over time to somehow act upon our immune systems in a mild, yet recurring, fashion?

I know I'm grasping at straws here, but it seems to me that there may be patterns at work here which might easily be overlooked, yet, significant. Just thought I'd add the strangeness my family continues to be experiencing, though miles apart,

What's the chance this IS a virus that specifically targets immune systems, which then leaves it up to the body to figure out how to deal with it according to the health status of each individual as the vector seeks out places to hide or grow?

Apologies for my babbling on so.

I use baking soda toothpaste.

Looks like you graduated in microbiology without being familiar with basic arithmetic...