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#12,583
McDad said:
Bornholm Disease
Bornholm Island

Ebola Virus
Ebola River

Marburg Virus
Marburg

Lyme Disease
Old Lyme

Lassa Fever
Lassa

West Nile Fever
Nile River

Valley Fever
San Joachim Valley

Junin Virus
Junin

Middle East Respiratory Syndrome
Middle East

Nipah Virus
Sungai Nipah

Rift Valley Fever
Rift Valley

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Rocky Mountains

Zika Virus
Zika Forest
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Ooooohhhh stop it... no seriously, continue.
 
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JCP201 said:
Post from a lady who use to live in Northwest Georgia-- now residing in Italy.


It is not about you. It never was about you and it never will be about you.

It is not about basketball, Carnival in Venice, Mickey Mouse, soccer, Nascar or the fashion week in Milan. While I, too, am heartbroken for the people that have trained their whole lives for their moment, that moment simply cannot be now.

It is not about its inferiority to the flu, vaccines, cell phone towers, just washing your hands, toilet paper or what demographic of the non-survivors seems to be hit the most. Theories are a great way to look back and see what we could do differently..but, at present, I think action is more important than trying to point fingers.

It is not about politics, who is president, who wants to be president, who was president, which party you support or some sort of false regime that will come into place should we take stricter measures. Apparently, in modern-day America, this one needs to be included.

It is not about panic. Being cautious and taking things seriously is not panic; it is being responsible for things you are able to control. The things you can’t are going to happen anyway, this at least relieves some of the burden.

It IS about people. That simple. People are dying in droves here (third day in a row that the death toll has been over 165, really hoping that trend ends today). For you statistics people, Italy has about 5 ½ times less population than the US and 21 ⅕ times less than China (imagine 900 people dying in one day in the US or 3,500 in China…for three days in a row). In two weeks, there have been 1,000 deaths. Keep in mind that over 850 of those deaths are in just two regions (a land size that is roughly ⅓ of the size of the state of Georgia). One. Thousand. Deaths. In an area of around 53,000 km squared (about 20,000 miles squared…again, Georgia is almost 60,000 miles squared). While I am not Italian, my heart breaks for the things I am seeing all around me. It is not something to be messed with.

Hospitals here are overwhelmed and are having to decide between things that are “life-threatening” and things that have to wait. There simply are not enough healthy doctors, beds, machines or manpower to keep the whole thing afloat. Tough decisions are having to be made. Italy has, quite honestly, the best healthcare I have ever received in my life..but, they just weren’t ready for how quickly it all came to pass. It is like a social experiment gone awry. I am sure if you asked anyone three weeks ago if they were prepared, the answer would have been yes (myself, certainly, included); the onset was just too much.

The only things open at present are pharmacies and grocery stores (and, even then, you don’t go unless you have to). I had to go get a prescription filled yesterday and the whole place is a ghost town. Everything is boarded up with hand-written signs reminding the community that we must be vigilant for those who can’t. There are fines if you try to leave your area (without valid reason). It is sad to see, but necessary. We stay home not because of “government control”, but because we must. There are 1,000 more lives to be lost if we don’t.

We are just now starting to see how contagious this virus is. Imagine you are somewhere and you, kindly, bend over to help someone pick up their keys they dropped; it could be something that simple…best of intentions, worst of outcomes. Some people that have it don’t know for weeks and others simply carry it, without ever showing symptoms. This is why we stay at home.

Look, I understand that America cannot come to a halt. I get that people still have to work to provide for their families. I get that closing schools makes this whole process seem almost impossible to adhere to. I really do. I see the differences between my nationality and the country where I currently reside. The measures do not need to be as drastic as they are here (and, frankly, they can’t be at present), but any action is forward motion. If you don’t NEED to do something, don’t. That simple. Think about those that have compromised immune systems (not only the elderly) and are not in the 98% survival rate that everyone keeps going on and on about. Something tells me if you asked any of those athletes, or people from canceled events if they would rather “go on as normal” or have a family member die from coming to support them..suddenly that 2% becomes the whole pie chart. Think of others and act accordingly.

It is not about you. It never was about you and it never will be about you.

Kim Philot
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What a self serving Bs look at me post Kim. No one cares what you think of America
 
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zeppelin128 said:
Another sad thing about all of this is it goes to show how divided we are as a society. There are people that can't bring themselves to criticize Trump for anything, and there are people that can't give him credit for anything either. The impasse is growing sadly.
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True. And there are few more guilty than I am.
That was true from day one and every attempt I've made to change my stance has been a colossal failure.
I do bite my tongue in public and try to play nice.
 
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OHvol40 said:
We have agreements between the federal government and American companies to mass produce vents, vent supplies and n95s... agreements for moments just like this that should have been addressed at least two weeks ago but are still unaddressed. Ventilators don’t expire so it’s a great investment but now we’re behind the eight ball.
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No we arent
 
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luthervol said:
True. And there are few more guilty than I am.
That was true from day one and every attempt I've made to change my stance has been a colossal failure.
I do bite my tongue in public and try to play nice.
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Don't tell LG but you may have:
Helsinki syndrome is to do with official meetings where “groupthink” occurs and poor decisions are made based upon groundless idealism, meaning problems never get solved. So yes, in a nutshell, all contemporary politics is symptomatic of Helsinki syndrome.
 
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NEVolFan said:
Shhhh.. you will pizz off Luthie.
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Forgot to say.... YES this is the Wuhan Virus... started there, so the name if fitting, and serves as a historical notation for future reference. A common sense application to a serious disease such as this.
 
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NEVolFan said:
Shhhh.. you will pizz off Luthie.
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Not going to lie, it would be nice to have something this consequential not devolve into the normal partisan bs on here. Trump has made mistakes with this, but he has done things well also. Any President would have made mistakes, this is uncharted territory. It would be cool if an honest discussion about it could be had, but we are far too fractured culturally to do so. Nobody can back down and criticize their "team." Or praise the other one.
 
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