Covid article

[EndlessWire]

Because we have brain-dead leaders, we have to figure out stuff for ourselves.

So, here is a link to an interesting article about possibilities to explain why this virus seems to be reappearing in patients who have been cleared and released:

https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/02/28/world/asia/28reuters-china-health-reinfection-explainer.html

They are talking about the possibility of the virus being "biphasic," meaning it lies dormant before causing new symptoms.

They also refer to the virus as SARS-CoV-2. A little detail of interest to me.

[intrepidity]

1. Nomenclature

SARS-CoV-2 = the virus itself

Covid-19 = the illness caused by the virus

[EndlessWire]

7. I see.

Interesting that they have called it SARS. I do not remember what SARS exactly stands for, other than being the SARS flu. Have to look that up. SARS type 2 ??

[intrepidity]

8. Without looking it up...

I think sars is severe acute respiratory syndrome (?)

[tblue37]

13. The virus is related to SARA, so the official name refers to that familial connection. nt

[Laffy Kat]

2. I still don't understand.

Are they testing for antibody titers, which would be present in anyone who had had the virus, or titer load?

[EndlessWire]

5. I don't know.

It seems like they are identifying any high risk patient, quarantining them for two weeks, and then if they have no symptoms, releasing them. If they have actual symptoms and are hospitalized, they support them, and then release them after they are free of symptoms.

Isn't that what they are doing? What is in the testing kits? Anyone know?

All I see China doing is separating out anyone who has a fever. And I haven't heard of how they are doing the follow up. How can it be by titer if they release a person and then they discover the person positive again and put them in the hospital? What is the length of the follow up period?

If they don't have anything in their toolbox to treat this virus, only supportive care, then how did they decide these numbers?

Hey, PENCE! What do you know about this?

[Laffy Kat]

6. Shhh, Pence is busy praying with his team right now. nt

[intrepidity]

9. I don't think they are doing antibody, just PCR

Looking for viral nucleic acid

[Laffy Kat]

10. So just the presence of virus. OK.

Thanks.

[Ms. Toad]

11. No. They are testing for presence of the virus.

It appears to drop so low that it is undetectable, then pop back up.

There were earlier reports of it having HIV-like qualities - which is consistent with this report. I've seen this report (or similar ones over the past week or two).

[Laffy Kat]

14. Thanks! nt

[EndlessWire]

3. Another tool

No, not that kind! A RESEARCH tool!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PubMed#PubMed_identifier

[liberalla]

4. Bookmarking

[tblue37]

12. The virus is related to SARA, so the official name refers to that familial connection. nt