CDC Officials Warn of Coronavirus Outbreaks in the United States.

[Master Live 013]

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Clusters of infection are likely in American communities, health officials said. Some lawmakers questioned whether the nation is prepared. The coronavirus almost certainly will begin spreading in communities in the United States, and Americans should begin preparations now, officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Tuesday. “It’s not so much of a question of if this will happen anymore but rather more of a question of exactly when this will happen,” Dr. Nancy Messonnier, director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, said in a news briefing. In the event of an outbreak, communities should plan for “social distancing measures,” like dividing school classes into smaller groups of students, closing schools, canceling meetings and conferences, and arranging for employees to work from home. “We are asking the American public to prepare for the expectation that this might be bad,” Dr. Messonnier said. China’s battle to contain the epidemic has shown signs of success, with a plunge in the rate of new infections. But this positive trend was overshadowed by the sudden appearance of clusters of infections in Iran, South Korea and Italy, underlining the threat of a global pandemic racing out of control. The emergence of these new hubs underscored the lack of a coordinated global strategy to combat the coronavirus, which has infected nearly 80,000 people in 37 countries, causing at least 2,600 deaths. “We cannot hermetically seal off the United States to a virus,” Alex M. Azar II, the secretary of health and humans services, told a Senate panel on Tuesday. “And we need to be realistic about that.” -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Messonnier said that because there is currently no vaccine or treatment for the new coronavirus, communities and individuals should prepare other means of protecting themselves. Dr. Messonnier said that she had sat down with her children and told them, “we as a family need to prepare for significant disruption of our lives.” Individually, people can take the measures recommended for other infectious diseases, like washing their hands, covering their mouths when they cough, and staying home and away from others when they are sick. Americans “should ask their schools about plans for dismissal” and for conducting classes online in the event that the spread of illness becomes serious, she said. “I contacted my local school superintendent this morning with exactly those questions.”

Time to get prepared. The virus is spreading in Iran, South Korea and Italy. Stock market fell more than 1,000 points yesterday, 800 points so far today. No need for panic, need to get informed and prepared.

Are you informed and prepared?

PS:*Cue talk about how so many people die each year of the flu*

We get it, but people tend to get scare by the new stuff not the old known.

[Master Live 013]

• What is a Coronavirus?
  It is a novel virus named for the crown-like spikes that protrude from its surface. The coronavirus can infect both animals and people, and can cause a range of respiratory illnesses from the common cold to more dangerous conditions like Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, or SARS.

• How contagious is the virus?
  According to preliminary research, it seems moderately infectious, similar to SARS, and is probably transmitted through sneezes, coughs and contaminated surfaces. Scientists have estimated that each infected person could spread it to somewhere between 1.5 and 3.5 people without effective containment measures.

• Where has the virus spread?
  The virus, which originated in Wuhan, China, has sickened more than 80,000 people in at least 33 countries, including Italy, Iran and South Korea.

• How worried should I be?
  New outbreaks in Asia, Europe and the Middle East are renewing fears of a global pandemic. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned this week that Americans should brace for the likelihood that the virus will spread to the United States.

• Who is working to contain the virus?
  The World Health Organization officials have been working with officials in China, where growth has slowed. But this week, as confirmed cases spiked on two continents, experts warned that the world is not ready for a major outbreak.

• What if I’m traveling?
  The C.D.C. haswarned older and at-risk travelers to avoid Japan, Italy and Iran. The agency also has advised against all non-essential travel to South Korea and China.

• How do I keep myself and others safe?
  Washing your hands frequently is the most important thing you can do, along with staying at home when you’re sick.

[daflyboys]

Entertainment or technology? Got full confidence in our CDC and our systems.
I swear, people in other countries need to stop eating raw bats and snakes and rats, etc.

[Master Live 013]

Yeah, perhaps the thread should be moved to the "OS Neighborhood" forum. Wherever it does the most good.

[DamnYanks2]

Meh, it's always something new every year. Makes you wonder

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[DaImmaculateONe]

Quote: Originally Posted by daflyboys

Entertainment or technology? Got full confidence in our CDC and our systems. I swear, people in other countries need to stop eating raw bats and snakes and rats, etc.

Nothing to do with raw foods, its the feces in the open markets they have over there with no controls then you got people with different illness from different animals mixing with each other.

[jb12780]

Wash your hands with soap and water. That’s the best infectious disease control.


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[JayBee74]

Quote: Originally Posted by jb12780

Wash your hands with soap and water. That’s the best infectious disease control.

Yep, also when an immediate washing is not available (public area like a grocery store) avoid touching/scratching your face particularly the ears, mouth, or eyes.