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The Ebola Virus vs. The Novel Coronavirus
I’ve seen a number of comparisons between Ebola outbreaks and the new coronavirus. Most notably, former Vice President Joe Biden brought up containment efforts of the 2014-2015 Ebola outbreak during the presidential primary debate on Sunday, March 15. Something I’ve seen a few times on social media is, “Ebola is much more deadly and it hasn’t caused a pandemic. Why should we be more concerned about coronavirus?”
By Hecate Jones6 years ago in Longevity
Corona-what !
We are all sitting around in a wide hysteric about this virus, people are buying out toilet and paper, Lysol wipes, baby wipes, etc and I think everyone is taking everything a little too far, but before I get reamed, understand this before this all happened we knew we had to wash our hands, basic hygiene right! Wrong people are out there taking this and a global world war z and heaven forbid we don’t have enough toilet paper but the way I am trying to logically look at this is that it is a respiratory virus that affects the lungs it does not give us explosive diarrhea.so I know there is a lot of seriousness to this problem and it may be something we deal with for several months to come, this is essentially a calm before a royal shit show, Canada is only starting to wear the effects with 5 death, considering Italy is dealing with 2500. but yes this is serious but we need to think logically about what we do moving forward. I know being in a family currently, that has immunocompromised persons yes this is scary, hell downright hellish. but the whole point of my insight /opinion on this is to put some comedic relief on a shitty situation ( see what I did there !) I know my area is suffering dramatically and there have barely been any confirmed cases. the elderly and low income only get paid once a month ( old age, and CCTB ) so all you out there bulk buying now leaves us without. These people are suffering the most as they already are frail and have crappy immune systems not given the fact the amounts they provide is piddly and most of them only travel if they are lucky to a grocery store once a month when old age pension comes and that might be great, but since this pandemic is such an issue now not only are they searching like mice for their needs but the stuff they try to get now is out of their small budget because items are being hiked in prices. To me that is a little dumb, yes Ontario is in a state of emergency, the USA is in the state of emergency and hell country’s have shut down. Thing is, in my 31 years of life I have never seen a virus take something and overexert things. and most in my generation have survived H1N1, ebola, SARS, Bird flu. the world has thrown a ton of crap of sickness at us, but we have all come out smelling like roses, but not this time, everywhere and everything is shutting down, so dig out those board games, wine, rum, whiskey whatever you drink, and bunk down until the smoke clears, remember this could be all worse. hug your kids, call your loved ones. So people keep in mind unless you are sneezing and blowing watery chunks out your bum can we not buy all the toilet paper, and baby wipes and other things, we all need to live and hey if all else fails we can kick it old style and hunt for stuff and spring is coming so we will have natural toilet paper. just watch out for poison ivy and poison berries. Get your camping gear out it's going to be a long few months, have local stock on you, and no I don't mean enough to go making toilet paper forts that is what the cardboard boxes are for or give the kids the cardboard roll from the tp and tell them to make a house if you are going to hoard after all
By Felisha Savard6 years ago in Longevity
We Need to Focus on the Worried Well to Stop Coronavirus
Fever. Chills. Body Aches. Runny nose. Cough. The classic symptoms of a viral illness. They are also symptoms of Coronavirus. When we get sick, our gut instinct is to run to the doctor and seek medical attention. For the majority of those with viral symptoms, this is the wrong thing to do. As the US marches toward hospital surge capacity, we must focus attention on the worried well patient.
By Jeff Livingston6 years ago in Longevity
Self Growth
I use to wonder how do we grow as people. We get taller, older, and sometimes bigger but how would we grow internally. I'm not talking about our organs I'm talking about what fundamentally makes us who we are. How do we better that? What can we do to be a better us? What can I do to be a better me? All question that college and life failed to prepare me for. Then I got to thinking, dangerous I know, but it lead me to the realization that there isn't just one answer. It's a system of answers that can better us in more than one possible way. I want to pass this knowledge on. Some of it will seem obvious but other points take a little more understanding. For me, self-growth has been like a staircase. Each step bringing me closer to who I will be.
By Katelynn Marie 6 years ago in Longevity
Coping with Coronavirus in California
The specifics of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic are rapidly changing and like nothing anyone alive today has ever experienced. At the time of publication, the virus has sickened nearly 200,000 people and killed over 8,000 worldwide.
By Natalie Rosen6 years ago in Longevity
5 Tips to Help You and your Community during the Coronavirus Outbreak.
In a time where COVID-19 becomes a global crisis it’s important to start to prepare, and to look after yourself and those around you. Governments across the world have already started with their response plans, but that doesn’t mean we can’t do our part to do everything we can to help. We’ve compiled a short list of basic things we can do to assist in this epidemic.
By Peak Interest6 years ago in Longevity
How To Slow Down And Quiet The Mind
By: Marlene Affeld With the frantic pace and incessant demands of a busy life, many people feel stressed, feeling there is not enough time in a day to get everything done they think they need to accomplish. Stress and fatigue contribute to making us feel frustrated, impatient, and irritable. Stress can even impact our health.
By Marlene Affeld6 years ago in Longevity
