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re: A history of pandemics
Posted on 7/14/20 at 11:59 am to Kentucker
Posted on 7/14/20 at 11:59 am to Kentucker
The WWI numbers probably swell a bit when you consider the overstretched governments were completely unable to handle the Spanish Flu.
God only knows what would have happened if the Spanish Flu hit at the end of World War II.
For me what is worrisome is not, "those pandemics were far worse", it is that this pandemic is so bad even though our ability to treat disease is vastly higher.
God only knows what would have happened if the Spanish Flu hit at the end of World War II.
For me what is worrisome is not, "those pandemics were far worse", it is that this pandemic is so bad even though our ability to treat disease is vastly higher.
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Posted on 7/14/20 at 12:27 pm to Arksulli
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For me what is worrisome is not, "those pandemics were far worse", it is that this pandemic is so bad even though our ability to treat disease is vastly higher.
I think this pandemic is showing us our limitations to medical research. Coronaviruses have been around as long as humans have been a species, it seems. You’d think by now we’d have a handle on them.
Yet here comes a novel one and knocks humanity back on our heels. In the long run we may all benefit if a vaccine can actually be created for this very stealthy family of viruses. I think production from workforces would increase dramatically if the common cold can be eliminated along with COVID-19.
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