Daily Archives: April 21, 2020
Now It’s Up To 30 . . .
With all the rain we had later I’ve been very happy to find absolutely no leakage inside our new Rubbermaid Storage Shed. And we’ve already started moving things into it.
Apparently the latest thing in short supply are the digital no-contact infrared thermometers for taking human temperatures, since one of the signs of the WuFlu is a high temperature.
Now I’m not a doctor, and I haven’t played one on TV, but I do know how these things work. And despite the disclaimers on the industrial ones saying ‘Not For Human Use’, if you’ve got one you can still use it.
Both types work exactly the same way. The only difference is the way they’re calibrated. The 98.6° temperature is your internal body temp, which is why the normal way of taking your temp is under your tongue or stuck up your . . . well, you know.
But the temps taken from your ear or your forehead are obviously lower, I.e. not internal, so as a quick and dirty check, use the thermometer to take the forehead temp of your family members from a couple of inches away.
If you’re like most people, your resting temp will be about 93.5°. Jan’s runs around 93.4 and I’m usually around 93.6. Then just add 5 degrees to the displayed reading. So if you start consistently running a temp around 94-95°, you might want to be checked out.
One of the questions running around the Internet is this:
If Half the Country’s Deaths Were in Montana, Would New York Shut Down?
52% of all the U.S WuFlu deaths have been in NYC, not even NY state. So it sure seems like those totals should color the decisions on when to open things up.
I mentioned yesterday that there were about 8-10 strains of the WuFlu circulating around the population, which causes problems with the testing, and also doesn’t bode well for the efficacy of any vaccine. Well, as it turns out, it may be even worse.
There may be as many as 30 strains of the virus running around the world. which means the WuFlu is mutating faster than most viruses. Not a good thing.
And on the HCQ front, a recent survey shows half of doctors on the front lines of the WuFlu fight are using or recommend HCQ.
And here’s another publication from W.H.O. again saying that masks are not recommended for the general public.
And once again, remember that Flattening the Curve has nothing to do with preventing people from catching the WuFlu, It’s to keep the hospitals from being overrun.
What is flattening the curve?
In epidemiology, the curve refers to the projected number of new cases over a period of time.
In contrast to a steep rise of coronavirus infections, a more gradual uptick of cases will see the same number of people get infected, but without overburdening the health-care system at any one time.
The idea of flattening the curve is to stagger the number of new cases over a longer period, so that people have better access to care.
And wrapping up, you might want to watch your bean intake, since there’s some indication that the WuFlu can be spread by Farts.
Thought For The Day:
It seems like we have half the population sheltering in place while the other half takes care of them.
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