tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10178279.post3014103143692268942..comments2024-03-28T05:13:13.921-04:00Comments on Books, Inq. — The Epilogue: What we seem to know so far …Frank Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18410473158808750903noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10178279.post-22185145443117144802020-03-29T06:16:13.032-04:002020-03-29T06:16:13.032-04:00Fatality rate is not the only measure of the sever...Fatality rate is not the only measure of the severity and clinical consequences of a disease. Efficiency of transmission, for example, is another (as implied in the article cited)-- and there are surely others. In fact, I recall reading that the very high fatality rate of SARS and MERS actually contributed to their limited spread. If I've got this wrong, please correct me! Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13770069472552779217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10178279.post-41895819642968019482020-03-28T18:37:45.913-04:002020-03-28T18:37:45.913-04:00Thank you again, Rus Bowden.
Thank you again, Rus Bowden.<br />Gwen Hansell Hendryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410018176131474905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10178279.post-3128602302247140482020-03-28T10:31:00.652-04:002020-03-28T10:31:00.652-04:00True with a "however". However, the way ...True with a "however". However, the way Covid-19 kills through the respiratory system, seems to indicate that it is far more deadly. <br /><br />Now the "but". But if it proves to be true, that the death rate is less than 1% for Covid-19, that could be because we are not detecting or we are underestimating all cases of flu.Rus Bowdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08412920154921512774noreply@blogger.com