Xi said: "China is Battling a Demon Virus"

[Britesea]

I have also been concerned for some time that people are no longer being vaccinated for smallpox, claiming the disease has been "eradicated"... when in fact several research labs like the one in Wuhan have strains of it on hand for "research".

 

[frustratedearthmother]

When I worked at University of Texas Medical Branch for a short while I had an opportunity to visit the bldg. where they do medical research. Massive security measures in place because they do research on simple stuff like HIV - but also Ebola, Smallpox, Polio, and lots of other "eradicated" diseases that they don't disclose. Crazy! This facility sets on Galveston Island and was severely damaged in Hurricane Ike. Absolutely terrifying to think of those things being set free in a flood.... (or any other way)

BTW - I only got as far as the lobby despite being an employee and having security clearance ... I didn't argue with 'em!!

 

[baymule]

We sure don't want to go back to those days...… My mother had polio before I was born. My sister remembers Daddy taking her and our brother to see Mom in a ward. Mom was left with a tremble in her right arm/hand, but otherwise, she recovered.

 

[Lazy Gardener]

When in HS, I volunteered at a residence for severely handicapped children. Quite a few of them were there b/c their mothers had measles while pregnant. Went to school with a gal (post polio) who was in long leg braces and needed crutches to get around. Also worked with a young man from the same era who was similarly affected.

 

[CrealCritter]

Hate to say it, but I seen air travel revenue woes coming.

Amid Coronavirus, the World Closes Its Doors to China: ‘I Feel So Isolated’

Chinese people take 150 million international trips a year, whether to cut business deals, study abroad, or visit Santa’s reindeer. Canceled flights and quarantines are thwarting China’s ambitions to put the country at the center of commerce and culture.

www.wsj.com

 

[CrealCritter]

Not looking so good for China at this moment.

Millions of Chinese Firms Face Collapse If Banks Don’t Act

Much Of China’s Economy Is Still Idled As Authorities Are Trying To Contain A Virus That Has Infected More Than 75,000 People

www.bloombergquint.com

The Virus Is Interrupting Supply Chains From Watches to Lobsters

 

[baymule]

This may rival the Spanish Flu Pandemic of 1918

Spanish Flu - Symptoms, How It Began & Ended

The Spanish flu pandemic of 1918, the deadliest in history, infected an estimated 500 million people worldwide—about one-third of the planet’s population—and killed an estimated 20 million to 50 million victims, including some 675,000 Americans.

www.history.com

I would advise people to study up on anti viral herbs and immunity builders and start taking them.

 

[CrealCritter]

This may rival the Spanish Flu Pandemic of 1918

Spanish Flu - Symptoms, How It Began & Ended

The Spanish flu pandemic of 1918, the deadliest in history, infected an estimated 500 million people worldwide—about one-third of the planet’s population—and killed an estimated 20 million to 50 million victims, including some 675,000 Americans.

www.history.com

I would advise people to study up on anti viral herbs and immunity builders and start taking them.

Unfortunately It's looking like a antibiotic for coronavirus won't come for sometime. I've read varying time-frames but 12 ~ 18 months seems to be the fast track. I hope and pray, it's quicker than that though.

 

[baymule]

Antibiotics won't hit a virus. You must mean vaccine. I never take a flu shot, never have and never will. I prefer to stay as healthy as I can and while I have a few anti virals, I am going to step it up.

I have sida rhombifolia growing here, it is antiviral.

Sida rhombifolia - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

I dug up a Mullein plant a couple of years ago and now have 5 plants growing here.

Green sweet gum balls are antiviral and there are trees here.

There is a wild stand of echinacea near by

I want to make a herb garden for medicinal purposes. I have herbal books that tell how to make tinctures, and how to use herbs and weeds.

Modern medicine is a marvel and a wonderous thing, I am not discounting it at all. There are some things that even modern medicine can't touch, so why not educate ourselves? Maybe we can help our own selves and others too.

 

[Lazy Gardener]

Excellent posts, Bay. Hubby and I have been taking Zinc this winter. And we've always taken Vit D. I've added echinacea and Vit C to my supplement routine. I'm also planning a herb garden, and in light of recent global concerns, may very well expand it to double the intended size.

They are saying that the 2 week incubation period may not be accurate. They really don't know how long that is. Nor, do they know if it is transmissible from contact surfaces. And, it is readily spread animal <-> human.