I keep reading Coronavirus is a mild illness

[SoleBizzz]

Is it?

Well obviously not if it's killed thousands of people.

It can be mild in some cases, like a nasty flu in others and fatal for some.

Yeah of course. People keep saying it. Crazy

It is is many cases. A lot of people won’t even know they had it. But for a significant percentage it’s very serious, and kills.

One doesn’t cancel out other.

Try telling that to my sister who works in a London hospital. There's 20 and 30 year olds with no underlying health conditions lying in ICU on ventilators.

The actual death rate is thought to be less than 1%, because the majority of people do indeed have a “mild” illness, (imagine flu for a week or ten days) and do not need hospital treatment.
The problem is that if everyone gets ill during the same few weeks, the number of serious cases will swamp the available hospital beds.
We need to show the footage of overwhelmed Italian ITUs to hammer home the need for people to self isolate. If you don’t care about others and think your own risk is low, you might be more inclined to go out and spread it.

Yes I still can’t get my head round the fact that so many people see it in terms of self preservation only. Unfortunately I think we’re going to need to see a lot more cases of young, fit and healthy people dying before some people pay any attention.

It is mild for some, dangerous for others. I've had a suspected case and after a couple of days in bed I'm mostly fine again.

So the thing is...and this is what most people struggle to get their head around...is that this is a NEW virus. So unlike me most viruses out there, virtually no one has any immunity.

This means that, because it is actually quite infectious, if you are exposed to it at all, you are likely to catch it.

For MOST people this will be a mild illness, bit because SO MANY are at risk of contracting it, the ACTUAL numbers of serious cases are HUGE.

And those serious cases, despite being a small proportion of TOTAL cases are enough to overwhelm and collapse the whole heath care system. (this is not unique to or a failure of the NHS but a function of the pandemic)

I know three people that have had it. 1 was very sick for 10-11 days. High fever, difficulty breathing, fatigue and terrible cough. This is a very fit guy in his mid 40s. Contracted it in Isgal in Austria.
The other two. Both in early 50s. Female very fit. Similar symptoms. Felt so terrible they both went to the hospital but were sent home. Hospital told them it was a mild case. She says is nasty and unlike anything they have had before

@solebizzz given you have contributed an entirety of 10 words to this thread, none of which questioned, enlightened or encouraged anyone, what do you actually want?

Also medical definition of mild means doesn't require admission. Which is vastly different form a lay interpretation of mild - which generally means monal symptoms

@Walnutwhipster I’ve heard the same stories from a nurse friend. It’s what pushed me into worry from being fairly laid back about it.

It is also highly contagious so even with a 1% mortality rate, if 80%of the population catch it as scientists predict could happen, then around 400,000 people would die.

The problem is that we only get information on the number of those testing positive and number of deaths.

Maybe if they stated the number of people admiited to hospital and the number needing ICU treatment, people would realise how seriously this is.

I have concerns as I am in a vulnerable group, so it concentrates my mind, so I have been implementing social distancing.

Unfortunately, even today when I had to go out after many days staying at home, people are forgetful and try to come too near. But they are younger so they have less worry for themselves and little care for me.

It’s mild for most people. For some, it is serious.

80% of those who get it will have mild symptoms. 15% will have more serious symptoms which require medical intervention. 5% will die. Those are just averages - the risks are much, much higher for those over the age of 80 and / or with relevant underlying health conditions. For those under 40 with no health conditions the risk is much, much lower.

Mild = in bed for a week with severe flu.
Not the lay understanding of throw a couple of paracetamol down your throat and get on with life.

Yes it’s mild for most but highly infectious and deadly for a minority who are likely to catch it and therefore cause what is a high death rate.

About 80 per cent do not need hospital treatment.. if you are under 50 and no underlying health conditions you are primarily doing this to protect the over 70s and those with underlying health conditions. Of course it is the right thing to do to protect the vulnerable but the risk to yourself is small.

Just had a pizza deluvered and the guy asked me if I knew anyone with the virus. I said no do you and he said no. I said 87 people have died in the UK within the last 24 hours and he said I don't belive any of it.

This was about 10 minutes after I created this thread.

Tonight I don't feel well. Slightly coldy.

People don't believe the news and stats. How weird.

I think people are in denial but what convinces me is that our government would not take measures which will cost this country billions of pounds and drive us into a recession if it didn't believe it has no option.

Yang so odd to not believe what is going on and the drastic measures. Closing school, parents with important jobs working from home etc. Everyone stuck in the house. Serious times.

@KittenVsBox

Mild = in bed for a week with severe flu

Where did you get that from? I know a few people with suspected cases and they've been 'mild' in the sense that people have felt poorly but nowhere near as bad as flu.

I can understand why people dismissed it at first when we've had so many scares that turned out to be nothing, but when they put the country in lockdown and bring out a £350 billion rescue budget in days that is pretty real.

They're using the medical term "mild", which can actually mean "sick as fuck in bed for ages, feel like you might actually die, develop pneumonia which can be treated with medication at home, feel like death, ill and weak for months after, possible after effects."

Not what most would consider "mild" to mean, so they're basically using a truth to tell a lie.

I'm not a medic but I think it must all be about your ability to fight it off.

Illness itself is mild in a healthy young person with good immune system.

If you're not so good at fighting things off it can take over.

That's why the old and infirm are so disproportionately affected.