[Boatanchors] To All My Dear Friends On The List:
David Stinson
arc5 at ix.netcom.com
Tue Mar 17 19:31:13 EDT 2020
From Centers for Disease Control:
What are the symptoms of Covid-19?
The most common symptoms of Covid-19
are a fever, seen in almost 90 percent
of patients, as well as a dry cough
and shortness of breath. A study of 71
patients in China also suggests that
a significant portion of coronavirus
patients experience diarrhea, nausea,
or vomiting, sometimes before
respiratory symptoms begin.
The World Health Organization (WHO)
says these symptoms typically come
on gradually.
Around 80 percent of Covid-19 cases
are reportedly “mild,” but as
James Hamblin of the Atlantic
noted, that word can be misleading:
As the World Health Organization
adviser Bruce Aylward clarified
last week, a “mild” case of COVID-19
is not equivalent to a mild cold.
Expect it to be much worse:
fever and coughing, sometimes
pneumonia—anything short of
requiring oxygen. “Severe” cases
require supplemental oxygen,
sometimes via a breathing tube
and a ventilator. “Critical”
cases involve “respiratory failure
or multi-organ failure.”
The incubation period before
symptoms appear ranges from
two to 14 days, but the median
is 5.1 days. If you’ve been
around someone who has a
confirmed diagnosis of Covid-19
or displays its symptoms,
the most responsible thing
to do is to self-quarantine
for two weeks.
Please pay attention as the situation is fluid,
changing by the hour.
Please listen to your doctor and the experts.
Some decisions, from family members
to government heads, may not be "right."
Try to be forgiving; that ain't no instruction book.
We're all feeling our way through the dark.
Be good to one another. Take care of one another.
Good Lord guide us in the months ahead.
GL OM ES 73 DE Dave AB5S
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