coronavirus...put it into perspective
Not to make light of the corona virus as I am sure more will die from it but.....this is for the United States in 2017 Number of deaths for leading causes of death: Heart disease: 647,457 Cancer:...
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Law of exponentials.
Global cases ex china were doubling every 5-6 days. R0 (contagion factor) is somewhere between 4.5 and 6 (or higher). 20% of cases need advanced medical care. Death rate of in some countries is 10%. Italy is struggling with an overwhelmed medical system.
We are in uncharted waters here. Never seen anything spread this fast, nor be this deadly, this fast.
Global cases ex china were doubling every 5-6 days. R0 (contagion factor) is somewhere between 4.5 and 6 (or higher). 20% of cases need advanced medical care. Death rate of in some countries is 10%. Italy is struggling with an overwhelmed medical system.
We are in uncharted waters here. Never seen anything spread this fast, nor be this deadly, this fast.
