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Surprised it hasn’t spread rapidly throughout India yet, seeing how densely populated we are. People say it’s a combination of the warm weather and the Hindu stress on cleanliness (wash hand and feet every day after waking up, before leaving house, after coming back to your house, and before sleeping) that has prevented most of it

The Hindustani State wrote:Surprised it hasn’t spread rapidly throughout India yet, seeing how densely populated we are. People say it’s a combination of the warm weather and the Hindu stress on cleanliness (wash hand and feet every day after waking up, before leaving house, after coming back to your house, and before sleeping) that has prevented most of it

I can pretty much guarantee it's not that.

Neanderthaland wrote:

The Hindustani State wrote:Surprised it hasn’t spread rapidly throughout India yet, seeing how densely populated we are. People say it’s a combination of the warm weather and the Hindu stress on cleanliness (wash hand and feet every day after waking up, before leaving house, after coming back to your house, and before sleeping) that has prevented most of it

I can pretty much guarantee it's not that.

It is pretty important to wash your hands, from what I hear

Aureumterra wrote:

Neanderthaland wrote:I can pretty much guarantee it's not that.

It is pretty important to wash your hands, from what I hear

Yeah, but if India had an advantage in hygiene it wouldn't fall victim to pretty much every disease that spreads due to poor sanitation so much.

Neanderthaland wrote:

Aureumterra wrote:It is pretty important to wash your hands, from what I hear

Yeah, but if India had an advantage in hygiene it wouldn't fall victim to pretty much every disease that spreads due to poor sanitation so much.

Cholera’s still pretty big over there. However, it’s more based on what you eat than washing hands. High temperatures are the bane of COVID-19 though, which I guess explains why Manila isn’t zombieland yet

The New California Republic wrote:Health minister Nadine Dorries says she has tested positive for coronavirus and is self-isolating.

And she was at No. 10 on Sunday...oh, joy. /s

Aureumterra wrote:

Neanderthaland wrote:Yeah, but if India had an advantage in hygiene it wouldn't fall victim to pretty much every disease that spreads due to poor sanitation so much.

Cholera’s still pretty big over there. However, it’s more based on what you eat than washing hands. High temperatures are the bane of COVID-19 though, which I guess explains why Manila isn’t zombieland yet

In India it's generally contaminated water that spreads cholera. But yes, a lot of fecal-oral route diseases do well there.

A lot of the spread of this disease so far has to do with travel patterns and luck. There's nothing, for instance, that makes Iran more vulnerable to COVID-19 than South Africa, but Iran is being hit much harder.

Neanderthaland wrote:

Aureumterra wrote:Cholera’s still pretty big over there. However, it’s more based on what you eat than washing hands. High temperatures are the bane of COVID-19 though, which I guess explains why Manila isn’t zombieland yet

In India it's generally contaminated water that spreads cholera. But yes, a lot of fecal-oral route diseases do well there.

A lot of the spread of this disease so far has to do with travel patterns and luck. There's nothing, for instance, that makes Iran more vulnerable to COVID-19 than South Africa, but Iran is being hit much harder.

What a lot of people somehow still keep asking is 'If it does so badly in the heat, why is it so big in Iran?'

Without realising it gets pretty cold in the middle east.

Neanderthaland wrote:

Aureumterra wrote:Cholera’s still pretty big over there. However, it’s more based on what you eat than washing hands. High temperatures are the bane of COVID-19 though, which I guess explains why Manila isn’t zombieland yet

In India it's generally contaminated water that spreads cholera. But yes, a lot of fecal-oral route diseases do well there.

A lot of the spread of this disease so far has to do with travel patterns and luck. There's nothing, for instance, that makes Iran more vulnerable to COVID-19 than South Africa, but Iran is being hit much harder.

So it’s pretty much rates of travel?

Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:

Neanderthaland wrote:In India it's generally contaminated water that spreads cholera. But yes, a lot of fecal-oral route diseases do well there.

A lot of the spread of this disease so far has to do with travel patterns and luck. There's nothing, for instance, that makes Iran more vulnerable to COVID-19 than South Africa, but Iran is being hit much harder.

So it’s pretty much rates of travel?

And luck. Or, at least, that's my understanding. If someone from the CDC cares to pop in with their opinion, I will of course defer to them.

Neanderthaland wrote:

Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:
So it’s pretty much rates of travel?

And luck. Or, at least, that's my understanding. If someone from the CDC cares to pop in with their opinion, I will of course defer to them.

Sounds plausible.

The Hindustani State wrote:Surprised it hasn’t spread rapidly throughout India yet, seeing how densely populated we are. People say it’s a combination of the warm weather and the Hindu stress on cleanliness (wash hand and feet every day after waking up, before leaving house, after coming back to your house, and before sleeping) that has prevented most of it

It's ramping up:
https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/h ... 2020-03-11
https://www.kvue.com/article/news/healt ... 9adf96a861

Neanderthaland wrote:

The Hindustani State wrote:Surprised it hasn’t spread rapidly throughout India yet, seeing how densely populated we are. People say it’s a combination of the warm weather and the Hindu stress on cleanliness (wash hand and feet every day after waking up, before leaving house, after coming back to your house, and before sleeping) that has prevented most of it

I can pretty much guarantee it's not that.

It might be the heat and humidity. We aren't sure yet and there is no guarantee Covid 19 is like other upper respiratory infections in that regard.

It is finally starting to have an impact on my own life now...class cancelled Thursday.

I wonder if they'll be making movies about this virus in ten years...

With the first cases popping up in my state, less than 100 miles away, my job (I work at a grocery store) is literally paying people to just stand in front of the door, holding a canister of sanitizing wipes and encouraging people to use them.

Grenartia wrote:With the first cases popping up in my state, less than 100 miles away, my job (I work at a grocery store) is literally paying people to just stand in front of the door, holding a canister of sanitizing wipes and encouraging people to use them.

Our grocery store is limiting the amount of wipes people can buy to make sure there's enough to go around and people aren't hoarding/upcharging like crazy on Amazon.

Grenartia wrote:With the first cases popping up in my state, less than 100 miles away, my job (I work at a grocery store) is literally paying people to just stand in front of the door, holding a canister of sanitizing wipes and encouraging people to use them.

You never know where. We just had three TSA guys test positive. The ones how do the pat downs.....

Genivaria wrote:So now some people think trump has gotten sick but he refuses to get tested.
https://politicaltribune.org/social-med ... V4DY7_BHv0

A germophobe in denial about contracting a virus. That is so Trump.

The Black Forrest wrote:

Grenartia wrote:With the first cases popping up in my state, less than 100 miles away, my job (I work at a grocery store) is literally paying people to just stand in front of the door, holding a canister of sanitizing wipes and encouraging people to use them.

You never know where. We just had three TSA guys test positive. The ones how do the pat downs.....

Well, the fucked up thing is I saw several people straight up refuse.

The Black Forrest wrote:

Grenartia wrote:With the first cases popping up in my state, less than 100 miles away, my job (I work at a grocery store) is literally paying people to just stand in front of the door, holding a canister of sanitizing wipes and encouraging people to use them.

You never know where. We just had three TSA guys test positive. The ones how do the pat downs.....

Man am I glad I'm not flying anytime soon.

Gormwood wrote:

Genivaria wrote:So now some people think trump has gotten sick but he refuses to get tested.
https://politicaltribune.org/social-med ... V4DY7_BHv0

A germophobe in denial about contracting a virus. That is so Trump.

Social Media Users Noticed That Trump Looks Unwell After Emerging From COVID Meeting: “He Looks Extremely Medicated”

He always looks extremely medicated..

Bombadil wrote:

Gormwood wrote:A germophobe in denial about contracting a virus. That is so Trump.

Social Media Users Noticed That Trump Looks Unwell After Emerging From COVID Meeting: “He Looks Extremely Medicated”

He always looks extremely medicated..

The spray tan helps mask it.

Grenartia wrote:

The Black Forrest wrote:
You never know where. We just had three TSA guys test positive. The ones how do the pat downs.....

Well, the fucked up thing is I saw several people straight up refuse.

Could be an allergic reaction, I have to be quite careful with what soaps/wipes I use etc.

The Hindustani State wrote:Surprised it hasn’t spread rapidly throughout India yet, seeing how densely populated we are.

If one does not test people for the disease, one does not find confirmed cases.

Perhaps Italy could use this. Just stop testing and the number of identified patients will drop !