Originally Posted by
yosithezet
Oh yeah, even a small percentage across the entire planet would mean a lot of people dead overall, but the chances for a single individual worrying about it would be like worrying about other more dangerous daily activities like driving.
The problem as has been stated in the thread quite well is that no one really knows the numerator and denominator in the equation as it keeps changing. I'm pretty sure we'll know in a month or two with some certainty, but right now the numbers move in big ways every hour.
Originally Posted by
GadgetFreak
Not true. People can recover from things that don’t have immunity to. It just means they are likely to get it if exposed. And that is the concern.
Now that I think about it, that would be the strict definition of immunity. I was thinking more in the general sense that people simply don't have serious symptoms--like those that can drink the non-potable water that is found in so many places around the world and not be affected in the same way as someone else who gets seriously sick.
Exposure is a given. I think in the next few years or so everyone will end up being exposed to this--at least until some sort of vaccine or counter drugs are available.
Originally Posted by
yosithezet
I’m not an infectious disease specialist, but according to a member who is, there is no pre-existing immunity. That is not to say that people’s bodies cannot fight off the virus and potentially develop immunity. But until that happens there is no immunity. People whose bodies are fighting the virus may struggle. This is where being admitted to a hospital and getting oxygen and an IV and maybe a ventilator and whatever else can be done is effective. It helps their body to devote more resources to fighting the virus. Those who have fought of the virus may or may not have immunity for some period of time. At this point it seems we are unsure of this. Another earlier post:
I agree. The definitely for 'immunity' was more strict than I'm normally accustomed to, but makes perfect sense.
The problems seems to start when the symptoms are bad enough to get to the hospital--that's seems to be where the death danger begins. Luckily, even a good chunk of hospital bound people seem to recover.