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Re:WHO declares coronavirus outbreak a public health emergency by steve_musk on Thursday January 30, 2020 @03:52PM (#22195443)
Just to put it in better perspective:

Coronavirus:

-5,974 confirmed cases

-170 deaths

-143 recoveries

-5,661 still sick

SARS:

-8,098 cases

-774 deaths

-7,324 recoveries

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Re:WHO declares coronavirus outbreak a public health emergency by wyldfire on Thursday January 30, 2020 @04:44PM (#22196055)
Virulence versus pathogenicity. Perhaps you contend that SARS' pathogenicity is greater than this coronavirus'? But virulence demands our attention, too. Why? Because public engagement can help prevent its spread.

When AIDS/HIV was near its peak, folks would often compare it in a similar fashion to cancer. If we ignore the fact that cancer is a big diverse bucket, most/many cancers really don't have any 'virulence' so getting public attention to drive best practices to mitigate spread just don't make any sense.

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Re:WHO declares coronavirus outbreak a public health emergency by steve_musk on Thursday January 30, 2020 @08:03PM (#22197919)
No, I think you are misunderstanding the thread or projecting something onto the statistics.
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