The Mississippi State Department of Health issued the following statement.
The
Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH)
is closely monitoring the coronavirus outbreak and is working closely
with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and partners
within the state health system to ensure Mississippi is prepared if we
do get a case in the state.
The
2019 Novel Coronavirus was first identified in Wuhan, Hubei
Province, China, in late December. The virus has quickly spread in
China with several thousand cases, and additional cases have now been
confirmed in a growing number of other international locations,
including the United States.
In
the U.S., there have been a total of six cases of the virus
reported with more than 100 under investigation as possible cases. The
risk of transmission of this virus in the U.S. is low. So far,
Mississippi has no persons under investigation or confirmed cases.
“This
is a rapidly evolving situation, but it’s important to
note that the immediate risk to the Mississippi public is low at this
time. We need to be prudent and monitor the situation, work with the
CDC, and continue working with our healthcare systems throughout the
state,’’ said State Health Officer Thomas Dobbs,
MD. “There should be more concern in preventing the spread of seasonal
flu than this coronavirus right now. We are in peak season and the flu
is highly infectious.”
Those
who could be at risk are those who have recently traveled
to China, especially the Wuhan City area, in the past two to 14 days or
those who have had close contact with someone who is a confirmed case
or a case under investigation.
Symptoms of coronavirus mostly include flu-like illness such
as fever, cough, and congestion.
Currently, the CDC recommends that travelers avoid nonessential
travel to China.
Kingfish note: The department also held a press conference this morning.
18 comments:
You know what pairs well with the Coronavirus? Lyme Disease!
Did anyone ask how many die yearly from Influenza? According to the CDC it is close to 500,000.
Why is the media hyping this comparatively minor outbreak? And why are these media induced epidemic panics an almost yearly occurrence?
What exactly are they conditioning the global population to accept?
Wake up sheeple.
Don't rely on your Federal, State, govt, friends, wife, kids. Go out this very instant & stock up on N95 surgical facemasks, hand sanitizer & food. The minute this becomes serious all this stuff will disappear! Can't find it at the drug store, Walmart than buy thru Amazon with 2 day shipping!
You have been warned!
When you say you are doing something, but really you are saying that you are doing nothing (i.e. "monitoring" which means standing around watching).
N95 respirators (no such thing as an n95 mask because masks don't seal) don't work on children or facial hair.
https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/personal-protective-equipment-infection-control/masks-and-n95-respirators
If you don't already have a 6 month supply of food and you aren't rich, you are too late. But you can get flour, oil, salt, sugar, beans, rice, and potatoes in bulk cheaper than MREs and canned goods.
Yes, Influenza claims more lives annually than the Coronavirus. The concern now shown is over how easily transmittable or commutable this new virus is. If it achieves the same density of infection that the regular flu has now, the fear is that it will be far more deadly.
So to answer your question, you are comparing apples to oranges.
This new virus has a higher kill rate than the flu. And the numbers coming out of China are underreported. China doesn’t count a case unless it’s been verified by a test. A test doesn’t happen unless the local community board refers a sick patient to the hospital to get tested. There is no showing up at the hospital when you are sick. The government has to allow you to get tested. No test...no case....no death reported. The numbers they are releasing have steadily held at 2.5% mortality. In a city the size of Jackson (let’s say there are still 100,000 folks left), all of Fondren and Woodland Hills would die. But chances are the mortality rate is much higher than what is being reported which would explain China’s lockdown of major cities. This virus is highly communicable, with a long (contagious) incubation period and high(er) mortality rate.
So yes, there is good reason to be concerned. This isn’t the average flu. Why we are still allowing passports with China’s stamp on them into our country boggles the mind.
MERS and SARS had mortality rates of up to 15 and 35%. Not 2.5%.
Your hysterical trolling and lies are not useful.
Name the last SARS death in Mississippi? NONE.
Name the last SARS death in the US this year? NONE.
Name the last SARS death in the last year? NONE.
Name the last one the year before? NONE.
The year before that? NONE.
The year before that? NONE......
And the vast majority of the fatalities with this new virus, as in almost all infectious disease, are the old and sick.
This is NOT Ebola, or avian influenza, or even measles. This is NOT seen as more deadly or more transmissible. If it were more deadly, that might make it burn out sooner.
Stop the Reddit fear mongering and lies.
Stop the BULL.
Well said 2:24. You obviously are not employed by a media outlet.
Reddit, the most unique hivemind on the planet. My group think is better than your echo chamber because I we have upvotes. I bet the pot belly pajama boys are quaking in their beards.
Education about corona virus is part of their (CDC’s) strategy. The media hype doesn’t make that fact based education any easier.
“The Sheeple” don’t want another China happening here. So, get over it. I do find it interesting how this coincides with the impeachment process and coverage thereof.
Who said MERS and SARS had a mortality rate of 2.5%? Nobody. Who said we had an outbreak of either in the past few years? Nobody. But if you’re the nincompoop comparing Coronavirus with seasonal flu, that 2.5% mortality rate was meant to catch your attention. What China isn’t reporting is that this new virus kills more like SARS but has the added bonus of a long and contagious incubation period. SARS infected and presented quickly. Coronavirus infects quickly and easily and then waits to present. I’m not hysterical or over here telling you in all caps to go buy every bottled water and canned soup you can find. What I am saying is that what we are being told and what the reality is are two different things, which should shock no one. If you read the firsthand reports of those at ground zero you get a better grip on what’s in store for us if our government does a shitty job of containing this.
I’m off to enjoy good bourbon and a nice fire. Have a nice weekend.
4:22 Thank you for your insight. Your talent certainly lies more in bourbon tasting than epidemiology.
Never let a crisis go to waste.
Lock and load.
"Monitoring" means:
Checking CNN.com daily
Checking CDC.gov twice a day
Checking your e-mail
Fixin' to go to a conference - preferably in S. Florida
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. – Protective face masks have been sold out for days in this northwest Chicago suburb, where two patients were being treated for coronavirus.
Health officials on Thursday announced the first U.S. case of person-to-person spread of coronavirus and the second case in Illinois – the husband of a Chicago woman who developed symptoms after visiting China.
Be a good Boy Scout...... Be Prepared!
Will representatives of the Health Department be attending a conference at the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva, Switzerland?
Follow-up consultations in Paris?
Oh wait, they aren't connected with the airport commission, so Geneva it is.
I have a case of 100 N95 respirators from Lowes. When the storm hits I will be selling them for $100/each.
Cha ching.
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