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ORIGINAL: mind_messing

ORIGINAL: Canoerebel

Worldometers reported UK morality as 938 for today's list (which probably is the recapitulation for yesterday, since the day isn't over) and 786 yesterday (presumably for the day before).

Good for Worldometers.

The Univ. of Washington website projects 66k mortality for the UK. I sure hope that's wildly inaccurate (as previously posted this a.m.). On a hopeful note, yesterday's actual mortality came in at 786, about 550 less than projected. Hopefully that trend will continue, prompting revisions that prove much more accurate.

So you've still not told me if the 550 less than projected was within the confidence limits?

ORIGINAL: JohnDillworth

Hey Dan, speaking of looting have those “looting hordes from Atlanta” we are hearing about got up your way yet? [:D][:D]

ORIGINAL: Canoerebel

The U. Washington site (https://covid19.healthdata.org/projections) projected 1,967 deaths for the US today. Based upon the current tally of 900, and if the pattern for updating totals holds, it's unlikely that mortality will approach the projected amount. It might be significantly less.

It's worth keeping an eye on because better-than-expected results might well see future downward adjustment.

ORIGINAL: Mundy

I seriously miss baseball right now...

ORIGINAL: MakeeLearn

Cytokine Storm: The Sudden Crash in Patients with COVID-19
Apr 8, 2020


https://www.physiciansweekly.com/cytoki ... -covid-19/


"All over the world, seemingly mild cases of COVID-19 rapidly morph into severe cases that involve the lower lungs. This may be attributed to “the cytokine storm.” There are many variations on this phenomenon, and they go by many names: systemic inflammatory response syndrome, cytokine release syndrome, macrophage activation syndrome, hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis."


"It’s not the most widely-understood phenomenon, but it occurs in several types of infections and autoimmune conditions. It appears to be particularly relevant in outbreaks of new flu variants. Cytokine storm is now seen as a likely major cause of mortality in the 1918-20 “Spanish flu”–which killed more than 50 million people worldwide and the H1N1 “swine flu” and H5N1 “bird flu” of recent years—and now COVID-19. "

A cytokine storm can kill you. It occurs when a very severe viral infection (such as Swine Flu H1N1 or Bird Flu H5N1 - many people are now very worried about it based on the Coronavirus) takes control of your immune system and causes immune confusion in your body. Basically your body starts to work on overdrive and becomes really confused. This reaction called "Cytokine Storm" over activates your body to where normal feedback loops designed to calm things down fail to operate.

Your immune system becomes a runaway freight train where high fever, massive inflammation, extreme fatigue, vomiting and diarrhea dominate every minute of your existence. Did you know that MOST of the 25 million people that died in the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic died from a cytokine storm? Wow... that's good information to know. You don’t want to be caught in a cytokine storm.
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Cytokine Storm and Herbs: Life or Death Information!

10/21/2015

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UPDATED ARTICLE AS OF MARCH 2020!
Many people hear the word "Cytokine Storm" and think it is a weather prediction.

However, this storm is one that can kill you. It is a "body weather prediction".

A cytokine storm can kill you. It occurs when a very severe viral infection (such as Swine Flu H1N1 or Bird Flu H5N1 - many people are now very worried about it based on the Coronavirus) takes control of your immune system and causes immune confusion in your body. Basically your body starts to work on overdrive and becomes really confused. This reaction called "Cytokine Storm" over activates your body to where normal feedback loops designed to calm things down fail to operate. (See the Medical Dictionary definition here.)

Your immune system becomes a runaway freight train where high fever, massive inflammation, extreme fatigue, vomiting and diarrhea dominate every minute of your existence. Did you know that MOST of the 25 million people that died in the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic died from a cytokine storm?
So... How do I recognize a Cytokine Storm?
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Once again, if you or anyone in your care is just starting to get sick, the risk of cytokine storm isn't substantiated yet.

However, if these signs show up and the illness keeps escalating, then be aware that a Cytokine Storm could be upon you (Please see THIS ARTICLE for further information on cytokine storm):
-High Fever for extended period of time (102*+ for 2 full days without breaking)
-Swelling and redness on the body
-EXTREME fatigue
-Nausea and diarrhea consistent for 2 full days
-Rapid resting heart rate (over 100 beats per minute)

ORIGINAL: Canoerebel

An confidence interval example from Monday, for Mind_Messing.

ORIGINAL: Canoerebel

The U. Washington site (https://covid19.healthdata.org/projections) projected 1,967 deaths for the US today. Based upon the current tally of 900, and if the pattern for updating totals holds, it's unlikely that mortality will approach the projected amount. It might be significantly less.

It's worth keeping an eye on because better-than-expected results might well see future downward adjustment.

ORIGINAL: MakeeLearn

Mysterious heart damage, not just lung troubles, befalling COVID-19 patients
Apr 6 2020


https://www.news-medical.net/news/20200 ... ients.aspx

"In addition to lung damage, many COVID-19 patients are also developing heart problems — and dying of cardiac arrest.

As more data comes in from China and Italy, as well as Washington state and New York, more cardiac experts are coming to believe the COVID-19 virus can infect the heart muscle. An initial study found cardiac damage in as many as 1 in 5 patients, leading to heart failure and death even among those who show no signs of respiratory distress."


"Patients who had heart disease before their coronavirus infections were much more likely to show heart damage afterward. But some patients with no previous heart disease also showed signs of cardiac damage. In fact, patients with no preexisting heart conditions who incurred heart damage during their infection were more likely to die than patients with previous heart disease but no COVID-19-induced cardiac damage."

ORIGINAL: Canoerebel

I just found a nugget I thought would be too elusive for retrieval. A memory from more than 15 years ago, but I found it in the dusty archives of the internet. It flies contrary to expectations, and relates to some of our previous discussions, so here it is.

The Drudge Report (for those of you unfamiliar) posts an accumulation of links to news stories from various sources. For much of its existence it was widely perceived as right wing. But UCLA and other schools did a study (in 2003, I just learned) that rated it as centrist, of all things. Other sources (New York Times) received different ratings.

Here's the link to the study: https://www.anderson.ucla.edu/faculty_p ... eMilyo.pdf

For clarity: I am not a fan of The Drudge Report.

ORIGINAL: Canoerebel

I just found a nugget I thought would be too elusive for retrieval. A memory from more than 15 years ago, but I found it in the dusty archives of the internet. It flies contrary to expectations, and relates to some of our previous discussions, so here it is.

The Drudge Report (for those of you unfamiliar) posts an accumulation of links to news stories from various sources. For much of its existence it was widely perceived as right wing. But UCLA and other schools did a study (in 2003, I just learned) that rated it as centrist, of all things. Other sources (New York Times) received different ratings.

Here's the link to the study: https://www.anderson.ucla.edu/faculty_p ... eMilyo.pdf

For clarity: I am not a fan of The Drudge Report.

ORIGINAL: Canoerebel

I just found a nugget I thought would be too elusive for retrieval. A memory from more than 15 years ago, but I found it in the dusty archives of the internet. It flies contrary to expectations, and relates to some of our previous discussions, so here it is.

The Drudge Report (for those of you unfamiliar) posts an accumulation of links to news stories from various sources. For much of its existence it was widely perceived as right wing. But UCLA and other schools did a study (in 2003, I just learned) that rated it as centrist, of all things. Other sources (New York Times) received different ratings.

Here's the link to the study: https://www.anderson.ucla.edu/faculty_p ... eMilyo.pdf

For clarity: I am not a fan of The Drudge Report.

ORIGINAL: Canoerebel

Per Worldometers, UK mortality 938, up about 150 from yesterday.

But like yesterday, that number comes in under the University of Washington projection and again by about 500.

It is within the range of 550 to 3,276.

ORIGINAL: Canoerebel

This for MM from 11:30 this morning.

ORIGINAL: Canoerebel

Per Worldometers, UK mortality 938, up about 150 from yesterday.

But like yesterday, that number comes in under the University of Washington projection and again by about 500.

It is within the range of 550 to 3,276.