Ebola round 2
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Ok this coronavirus has gone to (too?) far. Because of it an important order has been cancelled. I have been actively searching for a particular fish for almost 2 years now and this virus has made the shipment that was suppose to get the fish to a place where I could order it cancelled. This is the second order it has gotten shut down for me, first the myhomenature.com order I had made now my dream fish order.
On the bright side I waited almost 2 years so I can wait longer I suppose.....
On the bright side I waited almost 2 years so I can wait longer I suppose.....
Californians ordered to stay at home.
www.politico.com
Newsom orders all 40M Californians to stay home in nation's strictest state lockdown
“There’s a social contract here,” Newsom said. “People, I think, recognize the need to do more and meet his moment.”
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Well the streets were rather quiet here for a Friday, or anyday. Bait store was closed so no fishworms. I went to walmart and scored 3 boxes of Kleenex and 2 small rolls of paper towels. I also got a bundle of shop towels, some welding rod and penetrating oil, 5 gal bucket of seasalt, and a tabletop for my new desk.
I was freaking because my card for the teacher's credit union was declined at 3 stores. I called my wife to tell her to check our account, and it seems she'd overdrawn it.
OMG!!! I was thinking about a run on the banks. . . .Starting to panic a bit, I got cash from my bank. Then I had to take my wife to the credit union to fix her mistake. This lead to a trip for potting soil and plants.
She can garden all week now, and not worry about the virus.
I was freaking because my card for the teacher's credit union was declined at 3 stores. I called my wife to tell her to check our account, and it seems she'd overdrawn it.
OMG!!! I was thinking about a run on the banks. . . .Starting to panic a bit, I got cash from my bank. Then I had to take my wife to the credit union to fix her mistake. This lead to a trip for potting soil and plants.
She can garden all week now, and not worry about the virus.
Apparently now instead of welding I have to read my stupid boring book and write a few paragraphs about what someone else wrote along with taking tests online. I didn't think they would be able to figure out a way to give us work but they did it.
Also that order from aqua imports has been delayed like I feared. It's not that deliveries can't be made (yet), they were importing the fish for me and the shipment has been delayed.
We have friends coming back from Mexico. They report long lines at the banks with people pulling out their money. The conspiracy theory scuttlebutt floating around in Mexico is that the US created COVID 19 and planted it in China....it's all the fault of the US, and there is high alert for nuclear attack on the US in retaliation.
That I find hard to believe but of course I could be wrong. Viruses can't exist outside a living cell the same way bacteria or parasites can. They die really fast or almost don't exist by themselves simply because of natures design. Instead, they tend to attach to other bacteria or human/animal cells. That's why influenza and the likes spread from a living being to another, where on another hand you can catch bacteria from any dead matter/surface, etc...
The complicated coronavirus cases, according to latest news, have had septicemia or additional bacterial lung infection of some sort that lead to pneumonia,hence the hand washing to prevent pathogenic bacteria . My thinking is that we can catch coronavirus easily enough from infected people, but as long as that's all we catch, we're in the 80% with mild enough symptoms. Whoever has healthy organs survives despite the lack of native immunity as long as they're also immune to the bacteria the virus attaches to. And we all know these days we have wiped out our immunity to bacteria via antibiotics.
Today I read that 1/3rd of the infected also had upset stomach/diarrhea. Considering that 80% of the immune system is regulated in the gut, it may mean that people with pre-existing stomach issues are also susceptible because of pre-existing live style complications that have led to weak immune system, hence children are generally fine and diabetics and people with hypertension, or any other pre-existing life style condition aren't.
And my last bit on it is on the connection and studies already done on viral infections susceptibility and selenium deficiency, specifically on RNA viruses like the coronavirus. Apparently selenium plays a huge role in the immune response, which one needs in times of sickness. I read a study from 2016 explaining why the Chinese population is susceptible to viral infections due to the depletion of selenium in the soil and thus the population in general, plus the type of diet. Selenium rich foods are eggs, meat, nuts, fish and not bread, pasta, noodles or rice like in China or Italy. From what we're told, both SARS coronavirus and Covid 19 have originated from China.
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Hello; I to was a bit surprised to hear the potential for a virus to be viable on surfaces for long times. I knew of hours under some circumstances. It is not yet clear to me. The case may be that while the virus can be detected for a longer time on surfaces with some tests, it may not be able to cause an infection for the total time. I included that part in my comments because some credible people were making the assertion. I intend to treat surfaces with suspicion for a while.
I had been thinking of building a box with an UV bulb o place things in to kill off the virus when I realized I already own two such items. A car and a pickup. I can leave things in either out in the sun for a while. Between the heat and the UV the virus is toast
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