Response to latest COVID-19 outbreak in Thailand

[mbenson]

On 4/20/2021 at 4:02 PM, Danderman123 said:

Hmmm... If you test positive for Covid-19, then you are not going to be infected by anyone else. 

 

I suspect you haven't thought this through. 

I believe you can get it worse though. It is all about viral load. You get better when your viral load decreases, hopefully to zero. However, if you are stuck in a Covid warehouse with a bunch of other infected people, you viral load could actually increase, perhaps to the point that you become sicker than you were when you went in. The tests are pretty sensitive. They can detect the presence of the virus at levels that are below the threshold for communicability, actually, which is another story. Someone who is of no danger to anyone, at the time of testing, could be stuck in with a lot people are much sicker.

[mbenson]

16 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

There is a lot of wishful thinking out there, also a lot of paranoia - But suggesting ‘people can’t catch it because they already have it’  is somewhat flawed, because we don't know. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I am also curious about what the mechanism for this would be. Would the current virus provide some sort of immunity from a variant? Would the current virus fight off or crowd out the variant? I don't think viruses are that smart. I don't see a mechanism that would make this statement true. Does anybody have a suggestion?

[hotchilli]

On 4/20/2021 at 4:38 PM, snoop1130 said:

As of April 16, Thailand had 1,657,232 N95 masks in reserve, and more orders have been placed. At the same time, the country had 94,281,550 medical masks and 544,141 personal protective equipment (PPE) suits

When I see such accurate numbers I know someone is telling porkies.

[Sametboy2019]

5 hours ago, mbenson said:

I believe you can get it worse though. It is all about viral load. You get better when your viral load decreases, hopefully to zero. However, if you are stuck in a Covid warehouse with a bunch of other infected people, you viral load could actually increase, perhaps to the point that you become sicker than you were when you went in. The tests are pretty sensitive. They can detect the presence of the virus at levels that are below the threshold for communicability, actually, which is another story. Someone who is of no danger to anyone, at the time of testing, could be stuck in with a lot people are much sicker.

Exactly. This was known when the Spanish flu was happening. The soldiers outside were recovering more than the ones outside.

If your sick some fresh air and some sun will help your recovery.

[Sametboy2019]

5 hours ago, mbenson said:

I believe you can get it worse though. It is all about viral load. You get better when your viral load decreases, hopefully to zero. However, if you are stuck in a Covid warehouse with a bunch of other infected people, you viral load could actually increase, perhaps to the point that you become sicker than you were when you went in. The tests are pretty sensitive. They can detect the presence of the virus at levels that are below the threshold for communicability, actually, which is another story. Someone who is of no danger to anyone, at the time of testing, could be stuck in with a lot people are much sicker.

Exactly. This was known when the Spanish flu was happening. The soldiers outside were recovering more than the ones outside.

If your sick some fresh air and some sun will help your recovery.