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To: setter

You’re a cretin.

Spanish flu caused a “cytokine storm” in the victims whereby the patients often died before being able to even seek medical care, e.g., healthy young men going to sleep symptom free and never waking up.


63 posted on 01/23/2020 10:18:18 AM PST by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change with out notice.)
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To: grey_whiskers

“You’re a cretin.”

No, I am right. Do you really think the Spanish Flu would have been as deadly if it happened today with our 1000x better healthcare. NO

Per the CDC: Developments since the 1918 pandemic include vaccines to help prevent flu, antiviral drugs to treat flu illness, antibiotics to treat secondary bacterial infections such as pneumonia, and a global influenza surveillance system with 114 World Health Organization member states that constantly monitors flu activity. There also is a much better understanding of non-pharmaceutical interventions–such as social distancing, respiratory and cough etiquette and hand hygiene–and how these measures help slow the spread of flu.


67 posted on 01/23/2020 10:35:04 AM PST by setter
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