@Senyx: You should look up the information on official sites yourself before you attack people's post. aramil001 didn't write his post in the "correct terminology" but he has a point.
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Originally Posted by WHO
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Why are we so worried about this pandemic possibility when thousands die every year from seasonal epidemics?
Seasonal epidemics occur every year and we are able to treat the virus with seasonal vaccines. A pandemic is a worldwide epidemic. It is a new virus and one to which the populations will have no immunity.
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Originally Posted by CDC
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CDC’s response goals are to:
1. Reduce transmission and illness severity, and
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So in fact, staying in doors in this case is not being a "stereotypical gamer and paranoid". It's to help reduce transmission of a disease that we have no immunity to (yet).
Playing Fiesta was a side joke.
@kirby: Yes, we've all got bacteria on us (
Staphylococcus epidermis would be a common example on our skin), and anti-bacterial may/will not wash every bacteria away, but I think it's still a good practice to wash your hands when needed. That said, I don't mean washing your hand every hour or anything. More of.. washing your hands when you come home after going out.
And of course nobody can get rid of every single bacteria in the house... but I don't think anyone is trying to tell us to do that. WHO is just telling us wash our hands for the sake of hygiene/transmission reduction, not for the sake of getting rid of all bacteria. In fact, getting rid of every bacteria might not be a good thing... lol.