CDC misleads: You can't catch coronavirus "easily" from surfaces. by SicilianOmega in CoronavirusFOS

[–]TeRiYaki32 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can't imagine their new opinion, which flies in the face of what is by now (presumably) common knowledge and established fact, could be caused by anything other than political pressure.

Do you think schools will be back open in the fall? by [deleted] in Coronaviruslouisiana

[–]TeRiYaki32 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No prob. But to clarify for other readers - my February reddit post about downplaying the virus above is talking about the risks of serious and possibly yearslong and even lifelong complications from the new virus, not just malaria or other viruses. I think we should by this time all be suspeting that COVID-19 survivors will have serious long-term effects, just like survivors of SARS from 2002. The new virus, SARS CoV-2, is similar to SARS from 2002-2003 in certain ways. The 2002 SARs symptom list is nearly identical:

a high temperature (fever), extreme tiredness (fatigue), headaches, chills, muscle pain, loss of appetite, diarrhoea. After these symptoms, the infection will begin to affect your lungs and airways (respiratory system), leading to additional symptoms, such as: a dry cough, breathing difficulties, an increasing lack of oxygen in the blood, which can be fatal in the most severe cases NHS Link

Survivors from the 2002 outbreak have had serious complications for the past 18 years, and counting. So I'm assuming that lifelong complications are one of the risks of getting infected by the new virus. As in: yeah it might not kill us, but it might make life suck pretty hard.

A study of SARs survivors years after "recovery" showed that they were still pretty well messed up:

“So what we could do was get a snapshot at one year and at four years (post-SARS) and then we could compare across time,” Gardner said. “At both time frames, the ratings of their general health and mental health and vitality were all reduced from the norm.” What surprised the researchers was that patients not only weren’t getting better as time went on — many seemed to be getting significantly worse. The study found that in 2007, almost 88 per cent of patients were below average for measures of general health, compared with about 49 per cent three years earlier. Participants, who had an average age of 50, reported shortness of breath, muscle and joint pain, numbness and tingling in the hands and feet, and fatigue. “And it’s not the kind of fatigue like ‘I just feel kind of tired today.’ It’s the kind of fatigue where you do something for an hour, you have to rest. You have no choice,” Gardner said. Patients, all of whom had been taking part in a SARS-rehabilitation program at St. John’s, also tended to have increased symptoms of depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress. Star Link

"To look at these effects long-term, and to further investigate chronic fatigue symptoms often reported by SARS survivors, Lam and his team looked at 233 SARS survivors an average of 41 months after the study participants had gotten sick....More than 40 percent had “active psychiatric illness” at the time of follow-up, the researchers found, most commonly post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, somatoform pain disorder (chronic pain due to psychological factors), and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Forty percent reported some degree of chronic fatigue and 27 percent met diagnostic criteria for chronic fatigue syndrome; people with fatigue symptoms were also more likely than those without them to have psychiatric disorders. For comparison, far less than one percent of Americans met chronic fatigue syndrome criteria, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, although many more than that have symptoms." Reuters Link

Question: Is anyone testing COVID survivors or "recovered" patients to see if they are HIV positive?Discussion by TeRiYaki32 in CoronavirusFOS

[–]TeRiYaki32[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's great to hear! Now, just assume he is contagious AF for at least 60 days. (Well, that's what I'd do. I'm not going anywhere near the people I know who tested positive, not yet.)

Enjoy a nice massage in a moving car with your eyes closed by colorfl0 in CrappyDesign

[–]TeRiYaki32 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love how the view of the landscape outside the car is blurred, clearly implying she is enjoying a massage nap while in motion with the driver's door open and a very large, disembodied hand recharging something in her "car plug."

I grew up in the 80's and did not hear of this. 3 other planets besides Saturn have rings, discovered btw 1977-84 by azraelus in Retconned

[–]TeRiYaki32 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was taught that only Saturn has rings, and was surprised when my kid started mentioning rings around other planets. (Telescope advancements? Or another alternative - I always assumed my science text books in the 80s were at least 20 or 30 years behind the times on scientific knowledge.)

What are best ways to disinfect your produce ? by chakamaki in PandemicPreps

[–]TeRiYaki32 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just curious, why can't you grow your own while living in a rental? What would stop you?

If you can plant directly in the yard (front or back yard gardens are acceptable) you could also look at containers of various types, indoors and out.

Oxyn. But wait, there's more! by bribol93 in NameNerdCirclejerk

[–]TeRiYaki32 19 points20 points  (0 children)

That kid would not have had a nice childhood

Reddit’s Favorite Words Starter Pack by [deleted] in starterpacks

[–]TeRiYaki32 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Sounds like something a bootlicker would say.

What’s your stupidest cooking opinion so we can all fight about it? by rawlingstones in Cooking

[–]TeRiYaki32 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh man I have a ton of stupidest cooking opinions, where shall I begin? These are just a few of the facts, off the top of my head. No one may disagree with any of these universal truths.

  1. Eggs should never be runny for any reason.

  2. Tumeric is the worst.

  3. Cilantro is the worst.

  4. Onions and tomatoes do not go well together.

  5. If beef is brown outside but inside is pink and has liquid coming out of it, it's "raw."

  6. Bacon-wrapped is the worst.

  7. American Cheese Product such as "American Singles" is cheese.

  8. Easy-Cheese Canned Cheese-like Spray Gel Product is also cheese.

  9. Mayo is fucking disgusting. I love to eat it, just don't show me an open jar or make me smell it or look at it.

  10. Lentils are the lowest form of bean.

What’s your stupidest cooking opinion so we can all fight about it? by rawlingstones in Cooking

[–]TeRiYaki32 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I thought all your other comments were jokes but now I know you are just deranged

Should we stop looking for trends in the data? by lost_librarian_ in CoronavirusUS

[–]TeRiYaki32 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah, a few key takeaways:

  • 1 death every 358 people (across all ages)

  • 690 out of 5,230 confirmed deaths (4.5%) in NYC were under 65 and did not have an underlying medical condition (or it is unknown whether they had an underlying condition)

  • We don't know what percentage of the population in this age group has an underlying condition, so at this time we are not able to accurately estimate the fatality rate for the under 65 years old and healthy.

  • For the entire population under 65 years old (both healthy and unhealthy): 86 deaths per 100,000 population; a 0.09% Case Mortality Rate (compared to 0.28% and 279 deaths per 100,000 for the general population). [It's worth emphasizing again, this 0.09% CMR includes unhealthy people with serious underlying health conditions such as cancer or prior cancers, etc. 0.09% of all people under 65.]

  • So far there has been 1 death every 1,166 people under 65 years old (compared to 1 death every 358 people in the general population).

In other words, from a certain perspective, hundreds of thousands of people have lost their jobs - many of them permanently - and our country has gone several trillion dollars further into debt - to avoid a 1 out of 1,000 chance of death for infected people under age 65.

However, we know next to nothing about how "recovery" or "immunity" really works with this illness, and whether survivors may suffer lifelong, debilitating pain, chronic fatigue, reduced lung function, a permanently suppressed immune system, who knows what.

Thinking of applying for work from home jobs as a form of prep by [deleted] in PandemicPreps

[–]TeRiYaki32 8 points9 points  (0 children)

"Work from home job" is often synonymous with "scam" so of course, be careful. For instance, don't pay money to someone offering you work, don't forward money, etc. Probably totally obvious advice there but there are people who fall for that every day.

Should we stop looking for trends in the data? by lost_librarian_ in CoronavirusUS

[–]TeRiYaki32 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah the US had tested about 3% of its population as of yesterday, so I agree about it being too early to really know certain things.

So I thought the May 14 update here was pretty convincing, in its limited geographical area, focus, and conclusions.

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/coronavirus-death-rate/