How 'bout That CoronaVirus

As of a few hours ago, 5 cases of the deadly coronavirus from China have been confirmed within the United States.

1 in Chicago

1 in Seattle

2 in Southern California - Orange County and Los Angeles County

1 in Arizona - Phoenix

All are suspected of contracting the disease in China.

Ref: ABC News

Poor old DonDiego says: "Take care!  And, at least. stay out of Wuhan, China.  

As he types, poor old DonDiego feels a mite chilly and may be gettin' stuffed nasal passages.

According to the Chinese, there is up to a two week incubation period where an infected person is contagious before showing any symptoms.   There is a very good chance we will all get this or at least be exposed to it sometime soon. It has a 3% fatality rate. 

Yet some believe that quarantining is racist and stupid.

You can't quarantine for this virus. It is already here. Those five people have already spread it to people they were in contact with here in the U.S. before they knew they had it. And those people they infected are currently spreading it to others.

Given how much Trump hates China and everybody who lives on the West Coast, he probably had the virus manufactured in some underground lab and then sneaked it into China. As the vast majority of air traffic from China lands in West Coast airports, this is a perfect way for Trump to kill Chinese people and liberals at the same time!

Well, quarantine with race as a criterion is indeed both racist and stupid.

I guess that it is also just to blame President Trump for DerFuhrer being a sick, twisted anal orafice.

Some lessons I learned from our board  during the previous administration..

1) AN outbreak of a deadly disease in a different country is the fault of the sitting US President.

2) Listening to lifelong CDC officials as to the correct protocols for responding to such events is ...um...dumb.   Instead instructions should be taken from pundits on FOX news primetime and republican politicians with no background in disease control

3) The best way to stop an outbreak from Africa or Asia is to build a wall along the Rio Grande river.

This has been a public service announcement and brief review of talking points on this message board.

U stil kant spel.

Rumors will rule the day.  When Ebola first made the news, somebody in my church 'heard' of somebody in some nursing home in some corner of our state.  That somebody circled the room telling everyone "There is an 'ebola patient' in xxx nursing home in xxx."  Of course it was not true, but people freaked.

A "case" is not necessarily "death." 

1.  Wash hands often, sing "Happy Birthday to Me" (normal tempo) during the process, so you wash long enough.

2.  Use common sense if you develop runny nose, cough, feel bad, etc.  Use tissues, stay home.  Call your PCC if it doesn't get better in 3 days. 

3.  If you have fever over 100.3, call your PCC.

4.  If you have recently traveled internationally or through one of the international airports, this is important information to give to your PCC or whomever you talk to about your symptoms.

Be glad that the country of origin is instituting quarantines.  It isn't racial.  That is how TB was pretty much eradicated in the 50s-60 before medications were available...quarantine.   

Yes, TB resurfaced with AIDS.  At least now there is treatment for both, but I digress.