Comment on "Public deserves to know”: Harvard Professor says official messaging contradicts hantavirus science

• Bloomcole@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  R factor of 2.19!
  And mortality of 35% to 50%!
  Glad you made the distinction between Andes and ‘normal’ Hanta which they (mis)use to say it’s not so alarming.

  www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2009040

  I am certainly a bit concerned, especially how nonchalant they handle it, trusting on self-quarantine and this for 2 weeks less than is required for Andes virus.

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• TheDemonBuer@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Ok, calm down. Chill, relax, take a breath.

  First, none of this:

  As the video talks about, just walking within four feet of an infected person is enough for transmission…

  No coughing, no sneezing, not even talking required.

  A dude four feet away is breathing normally and may feel like their allergies are acting up, and that’s enough for you to catch something with a 40% mortality rate …

  Was in the comment I replied to.

  Apparently it was in the video, but I am not able to watch the video right now. But even if these claims are in the video, that doesn’t necessarily make them true or accurate. And frankly, it would be nice if you offered some kind of substantiation for these incredible claims beyond “watch this YouTube video.” Any kind of credible source.

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  • mushroommunk@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    The video is Joseph Allen, Professor of Exposure Assessment Science at Harvard University, directly explaining his research and communications directly with the doctor on the cruise ship. I’m not sure you can find a more credible source. It’s not edited clips or anything. A news program invited him on, handed him a mic, and then just let him talk. No leading questions or anything even.

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  • givesomefucks@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    First, none of this:

    As the video talks about, just walking within four feet of an infected person is enough for transmission…

    No coughing, no sneezing, not even talking required.

    A dude four feet away is breathing normally and may feel like their allergies are acting up, and that’s enough for you to catch something with a 40% mortality rate …

    Was in the comment I replied to.

    It literally was…

    Officials keep saying it’s not respiratory, it’s not human to human, and it’s no big deal…

    None of that is true for Andes,

    I’m genuinely asking because everyone deserves to hear this in a way they understand…

    Is the way I wrote that Andes is respiratory, it’s transmissionable to humans, and a big deal just not comprehendable?

    Because I’m already dialing it down a lot, and the issue is if I dial it down too much, there’s no more “why” for why we should be concerned.

    If you so finally understand this, can you phrase it in a way that you would have understood immediately?

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    • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I fucking did…

      But you did not. Obviously.

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    • TheDemonBuer@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      None of your claims about transmissibility are in the article you linked to. That article is all about protein complex imaging.

      The source for the claims seems to be the video. Fine. I understand the person in the video is highly accredited. I will watch it when I am able.

      Block me, I don’t give a shit.

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      • givesomefucks@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        The problem is, you’re repeating dangerous scientific misinformation…

        That could very likely result in actual deaths if anyone is naive enough to listen to you.

        If you can’t understand this, can you at least stop making confident sounding comments that contain dangerous scientific misinformation?

        I don’t know why I blocked you before, but this time you’re causing actual human suffering and death, it’s not just you or if anyone can help you understand.

        It’s now about making sure you stop spreading misinformation that will lead to death and suffering

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