New Covid-19 Variants

[cdnmatt]

The 1918 flu pandemic became known as the “Spanish flu” because wartime censors minimized reports of the illness while the Spanish press did not.

Yes, I'm well aware of that. It's also suspected the Spanish Flu originated from a pig farm close to a military barracks in Kansas, then spread from there as the soldiers headed over to Europe to hunt them some Germans.

So if we're going to be blaming China for KoVid-19, and the UK for some new strain, then I guess we blame the US for Spanish Flu?

Or we can just grow up, and realize we're talking about a virus. Aside from things like natural climate and vegetation, originating country has very little to do with "manufacturing" a virus, or if any when a virus makes the leap from animal to human.

[Nirish guy]

originating country has very little to do with "manufacturing" a virus, or if any when a virus makes the leap from animal to human.

Actually I disagree as the key word there of course is MANUFACTURING ! Of course if a virus jumps from nature to man, so be it, that's life, but if it turns out that a Country manufactured a virus, from scratch, in a lab for reasons unknown and that same virus goes on to reek havoc around the world then I think it's more than fair than the Country to caused the problem gets it name added to the bloody thing.

[christianpfc]

So if we're going to be blaming China for KoVid-19, ...

It's no coincidence that most recent contagious diseases, starting from HIV, come from central Africa or China. It's because they eat everything that has four legs, except chairs and tables, and everything that flies, except airplanes. It's that mix of every species, you can probably even find some that are thought to be extinct, and human under unsanitary conditions that breeds diseases.

[cdnmatt]

It's no coincidence that most recent contagious diseases, starting from HIV, come from central Africa or China. It's because they eat everything that has four legs, except chairs and tables, and everything that flies, except airplanes. It's that mix of every species, you can probably even find some that are thought to be extinct, and human under unsanitary conditions that breeds diseases.

Don't know about China, but I know for Africa it's because, well... obviously the natural climate and terrain lead to a bounty of life and species, viruses included.

On top of that though, deforestation and developments / agriculture are playing a large part nowadays. They're clear cutting like crazy in parts of Africa right now, and when you do that in such terrain, all the neat things like hidden viruses come out closer to humans. This is one of the reasons the WHO gave a press briefing not too long ago saying KoVid-19 might not be the big one, and there may be a more destructive virus sometime in our future.

[StevieWonders]

Don't know about China, but I know for Africa it's because, well... obviously the natural climate and terrain lead to a bounty of life and species, viruses included.

I understand that those who have “French” kissed a camel have contracted MERS, a recent viral disease of neither Africa nor China. As for diet, poor Khmer farmers are catching rats in their fields and selling them to the Vietnamese who regard them as a delicacy. Then there’s a trade in dogs for the Vietnamese pot from Thailand. Just saying.

[christianpfc]

Don't know about China, but I know for Africa it's because, well... obviously the natural climate and terrain lead to a bounty of life and species, viruses included.

But not in South and Central America. The Amazonas region is source of many pharmaceuticals (i.e. they are discovered in plants and animals and then produced synthetically), but no diseases.

Corona is pandemic light, a rehearsal. 90% of infected show no symtoms, 10% show symptoms, 1% have to be hospitalized, 0.1% die. But these would have died from a strong fart or 6 months later for no apparent reasons. The lockdown is much worse than the disease!