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Re:I have the coronavirus. So far, it isn't that bad by Medicalidiot on Saturday February 29, 2020 @12:29PM (#22451713)
As stated elsewhere, I lacked tact towards the person who I was condescending towards and it was not my intention. But my behavior towards someone else does not mean it's ok for you to now treat me poorly.

I'm not going to argue with you any more because this doesn't seem worth it, and justifying bad behavior is just not something I'm into. This looks like SARS 2002-2004's cousin. The virus is actually called SARS-CoV-2, the disease is COVID-19. The transmission rate is astounding, the fatality rate is also looking like SARS 2002-2004 [1]; this is something you should take very seriously. And no, I don't need a medical degree to recognize a pattern. But I'm guessing you're not immunosuppressed or elderly so it's not a big deal for you. Do whatever you want, bud, because your actions will only get the people around you killed.

I just want to say it's making me laugh to myself how ignorant people are as to what my education actually entails and the nuances between every step of the medical education hierarchy. Like how in a few months I'm going to magically know what I'm doing because I have a piece of paper.

[1]https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.02.17.20023630v...

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Re:I have the coronavirus. So far, it isn't that bad by bart_spoon on Saturday February 29, 2020 @04:50PM (#22453373)
> Do whatever you want, bud, because your actions will only get the people around you killed.

So you say you lacked tact, I shouldn't treat you poorly, and then a paragraph later say this?

> The transmission rate is astounding, the fatality rate is also looking like SARS 2002-2004

The fatality rate is not looking like SARS 2002-2004, its looking far less. Again, you are spouting incorrect information.

> this is something you should take very seriously

I am taking it seriously. Part of taking something seriously is relying on accurate information.

> And no, I don't need a medical degree to recognize a pattern

And what pattern is this that you are recognizing? So far you've only cited dated medical papers and interpreted them incorrectly.

> I just want to say it's making me laugh to myself how ignorant people are as to what my education actually entails and the nuances between every step of the medical education hierarchy. Like how in a few months I'm going to magically know what I'm doing because I have a piece of paper.

You are right, at this point it seems safe to assume that even if you receive your medical degree you won't actually know what you are doing. Pity for your future patients.

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