99% of those who died from virus had other illness, Italy says

Re:99% of those who died from virus had other illness, Italy... by bpnichol on Saturday March 21, 2020 @02:38PM (#22648752)

I'd be interested in having a better sense as to what would constitute an underlying or pre-existing condition. Is limited to conditions which have already weakened the immune system?

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Re:99% of those who died from virus had other illness, Italy... by jpxw on Saturday March 21, 2020 @02:46PM (#22648845)

My impression is that hypertension and diabetes are counted as an underlying health condition in these statistics.

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Re:99% of those who died from virus had other illness, Italy... by mc32 on Saturday March 21, 2020 @02:50PM (#22648889)

Question is is it the conditions or the medicine they’re taking to counter those conditions that make the patients more susceptible to the virus.

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