re: Coronavirus has now killed more Americans in 1 month than flu killed in entire year

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You are retarded

ETA: Difference is when people die of the flu, they die of the flu. When you are 75 have had 15 heart attacks and are in hospice and die-you died of COVID

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My God.

I can't say exactly what is more pathetic about this post.

Is it the fact that it has absolutely ZERO truth to it, and yet the poster used it as basis for calling someone else retarded.

Or is it the fact that this totally false post got 200+ up-votes from others who are as obviously as stupid as the poster is, or they just don't give a shite about up-voting and supporting an idiotic, totally untrue post as if it has any bearing on the truth.

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The COVID-19 and the common influenza cause death the exact same way.

Both are are contagious viruses that cause respiratory illness.

Both can cause lung complications such as pneumonia and, in the most severe cases, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). These are basically serious cases of severe lung failure where risk of death increases with age and severity of illness, especially with those that have pre-existing conditions.

Both can cause Sepsis, that can also cause lasting harm to the lungs and other organs. Without timely treatment, sepsis ALONE can rapidly lead to tissue damage, organ failure, and death. Without pre-existing conditions or advancements of age, although both are accessory actors.

About the only differences between both the COVID-19 and the common flu - beyond contagion spread rates and mortality rates which have been debated here since it all started - is that the flu seems to show symptoms much quicker than the COVID-19, with sickness coming on in a matter of a few days and lasting about 2 weeks, while the COVID-19 symptoms may take a bit longer to manifest, and last about a week longer (don't think the medical data on that is very accurate, as there hasn't been a lot of post-illness testing to determine just when infection ends, much less testing overall).

Also COVID-19 symptoms don't often include fever or high fever, while the flu very often includes high fever.

There's also some data that suggests that COVID-19 may not as much of a upper-respiratory illness as the flu, meaning that those ill with COVID-19 often do not experience nasal congestion, sniffing/running nose, and sneezing, while they would experience difficulties in breathing, dry coughing, vomiting, etc. All the other symptoms of the common flu. But again, the medical communities are still studying the effects of COVID-19, while they've had decades to study and learn about the influenza....


Bottom line - no one hardly EVER dies solely of the flu. And they are not dying solely of the COVID-19. These both are complication-inducing respiratory diseases - they cause complications with those infected, that mostly center around the ability to breathe effectively, and weakens the immunity systems of the infected, that often overwhelms the victim's bodies, and brings about death......

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Except the difference between here and the Rant, I think a lot of the postings on the Rant are meant to troll, while there are idiots here that truly believe in the idiocy that they post.

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There are a lot like that here, but I have recently pegged a few as trolls. Some just go too far overboard with the act.

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So many things stay this is nothing like the flu. But you’ll never convince anyone here.

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The unreasonableness is on both sides of the argument.

Most people look at mortality rate as the most important characteristic of the virus. Yes, C-19 is not the same thing as the flu - it has its own set of challenges - but with a mortality rate likely about 0.5%, it's "flu-like" in the response that's rational to deal with it. You typically don't get that from the C-19 could kill us all crowd.

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Coronavirus has now killed more Americans in 1 month than flu killed in entire year

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How you figure? Deaths during the 2017 - 2018 flu season estimated to have 60K to 80K.

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Boom. Done.


Bookmarked.

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Haha and on the link the other dooms day America Haters were pushing the bet at 1.6 million American deaths. It isn't 5% of that.

Idiots