Coronavirus is most deadly if you are older and male – new data reveal the risks

Re:Coronavirus is most deadly if you are older and male – ne... by burtonator on Friday August 28, 2020 @09:42AM (#24304698)

This is one of the reasons I've been so careful and paranoid. It's a new disease and yes, some people recover with no issues but we just don't know what's going to happen.

I'm 44 now and one thing I've learned the hard way is that injuries DO NOT reverse themselves. You recover 90% but the remaining 10% is just lost forever.

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Re:Coronavirus is most deadly if you are older and male – ne... by chasd00 on Friday August 28, 2020 @09:49AM (#24304759)

reminds me of the meme

human body: i can produce a fully functioning human being in 9 months, complete with a skeleton, brain, digestive track, the whole 9 yards!

person: great, when will my ankle start feeling better?

human body: a full year and it will never be the same

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Re:Coronavirus is most deadly if you are older and male – ne... by cperciva on Friday August 28, 2020 @11:14AM (#24305832)

I don't know if I'd say 9 months gets you a fully functioning human being.

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Re:Coronavirus is most deadly if you are older and male – ne... by samatman on Friday August 28, 2020 @12:10PM (#24306598)

They can scream, eat, and poop, what else can you really ask for.

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Re:Coronavirus is most deadly if you are older and male – ne... by cperciva on Friday August 28, 2020 @04:05PM (#24309342)

Biologically speaking, I'd say that an animal is fully functional when it can defend itself from attack, obtain food, and reproduce.

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Re:Coronavirus is most deadly if you are older and male – ne... by treeman79 on Friday August 28, 2020 @10:50AM (#24305566)

We toss out electronics these days because it’s easier to replace than repair.

Unfortunately our bodies follow this same principle.

From nature stand point. Have kids in late teens, by mid 30s the cycle is already starting again. Repairing body beyond 30s is a luxury.

I’ve lived in areas where girls are all on 4th kid by 24. Men’s ages all over the place

Moved to “nicer” areas where 35-45 is first kid for woman. The man is at least 10 years older.

We have good friends in each side

Very different perspectives in each group.

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Re:Coronavirus is most deadly if you are older and male – ne... by cperciva on Friday August 28, 2020 @04:07PM (#24309368)

Moved to “nicer” areas where 35-45 is first kid for woman. The man is at least 10 years older.

Men aren't having kids until they're 45-55 then? That seems extreme -- how do they find the energy to deal with young kids at that age?

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Re:Coronavirus is most deadly if you are older and male – ne... by treeman79 on Friday August 28, 2020 @06:24PM (#24310918)

The men work non stop. Woman are all stay at home.

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