I've read many times over the years that people who survived the Great Depression tended to maintain behaviors that were, let's say, not well adapted to a new environment of plenty. I survived the last epidemic, and this new one provides several uncanny similarities that prompt a similar response.
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initial infection can present as a mild flu, easily dismissed afterward
initial infection can present as a mild flu, easily dismissed afterward
the virus infects CD4 T cells and destroys them through apoptosis
the virus infects CD4 T cells and destroys them through apoptosis
many people who actively shed virus are asymptomatic
40% of people who actively shed virus are asymptomatic
most people who die are undesirable because of [x] or [y] trait anyway, so why mobilize government to create an effective prevention strategy?
most people who die are undesirable because of [x] or [y] trait anyway, so why mobilize government to create an effective prevention strategy?
Based on my experience, surviving an epidemic is about equal parts effort and luck. The effort I made was a common refrain in those days, "Expect everyone you meet is infected and shedding virus, then you conduct yourself safely for that situation." I didn't seroconvert last time, and I hope to stay the same this time. Years ago, I already had a deep vein thrombosis that doctors never explained why it formed, so I shouldn't risk a virus that causes clots. I don't expect other people, those who didn't experience the 1980s/90s the same way I did, to react the same way this time as last time. But I often feel like Larry Kramer when I keep advising, "Don't risk it. Stay safe out there." I want to see that everybody lives.
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I've read many times over the years that people who survived the Great Depression tended to maintain behaviors that were, let's say, not well adapted to a new environment of plenty. I survived the last epidemic, and this new one provides several uncanny similarities that prompt a similar response.
Based on my experience, surviving an epidemic is about equal parts effort and luck. The effort I made was a common refrain in those days, "Expect everyone you meet is infected and shedding virus, then you conduct yourself safely for that situation." I didn't seroconvert last time, and I hope to stay the same this time. Years ago, I already had a deep vein thrombosis that doctors never explained why it formed, so I shouldn't risk a virus that causes clots. I don't expect other people, those who didn't experience the 1980s/90s the same way I did, to react the same way this time as last time. But I often feel like Larry Kramer when I keep advising, "Don't risk it. Stay safe out there." I want to see that everybody lives.