British patient diagnosed with the 'Sars-like' coronavirus has died, says hospital - Polidicks

[TABLE="class: outer_border, width: 600, align: left"] [TR] [TD][TABLE="width: 550, align: left"] [TR] [TD][h2]Patient diagnosed with the Sars-like coronavirus has died, says hospital.[/h2][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][TABLE="width: 400, align: center"] [TR] [TD="align: center"][quote][IMG]http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2013/2/11/1360600514928/Sars-coronavirus-010.jpg[/IMG][/quote][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][TABLE="width: 550, align: center"] [TR] [TD]A patient diagnosed with the Sars-like coronavirus has died at Queen Elizabeth hospital in Birmingham it was confirmed today. The patient died yesterday morning whilst being treated in the hospital's critical care unit, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust said. Of the twelve people in the world known to have been infected with the disease half have now died.[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][B]SOURCE: [/B] [URL]ttp://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/patient-diagnosed-with-the-sarslike-coronavirus-has-died-says-hospital-8500769.html[/URL][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE]

That's a shame, I heard his son has the virus as well? I hope he pulls through, my heart goes out to their family. I also hope there isn't a media scare over this virus.

The world's population is growing, and the study of medicine growing with it. Single-celled organisms, like viruses, are very quick to evolve and adapt to changing environments. I think that when population and medicine both reach a certain critical mass, this is how the end will come. Some sort of deadly disease with airborne transmission that is totally drug-resistant, and shows no symptoms until it's too late.

Don't let the media know. Whatever you do, don't let them know.

Guys let's just all calm down and think rationa- [h2]WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE PANIC OH GOD[/h2]

as callous as it sounds they should incinerate his corpse to prevent it becoming a disease vector

[QUOTE=archangel125;39647839]The world's population is growing, and the study of medicine growing with it. Single-celled organisms, like viruses, are very quick to evolve and adapt to changing environments. I think that when population and medicine both reach a certain critical mass, this is how the end will come. Some sort of deadly disease with airborne transmission that is totally drug-resistant, and shows no symptoms until it's too late.[/QUOTE] I've played enough Plague Inc. to know this is true.

[QUOTE=Novangel;39648741]I've played enough Plague Inc. to know this is true.[/QUOTE] I was trying to remember what game he'd obviously been playing too much of, I managed to beat it eventually.

[QUOTE=archangel125;39647839]The world's population is growing, and the study of medicine growing with it. Single-celled organisms, like viruses, are very quick to evolve and adapt to changing environments. I think that when population and medicine both reach a certain critical mass, this is how the end will come. Some sort of deadly disease with airborne transmission that is totally drug-resistant, and shows no symptoms until it's too late.[/QUOTE] You show a basic ignorance of pathogens. A highly lethal disease kills its hosts too quickly and too much, and thus deprives it of its own food source. That's why diseases such as the flu have a moderating effect. They come back every year but tend not to kill people (except the weak, young, and elderly).

[QUOTE=archangel125;39647839]The world's population is growing, and the study of medicine growing with it. Single-celled organisms, like viruses, are very quick to evolve and adapt to changing environments. I think that when population and medicine both reach a certain critical mass, this is how the end will come. Some sort of deadly disease with airborne transmission that is totally drug-resistant, and shows no symptoms until it's too late.[/QUOTE] rapid lethality only goes so far

Stocking up on canned beans and ammo.

[QUOTE=Cone;39649070]rapid lethality only goes so far[/QUOTE] Trick is to infect nearly everyone then simultaneously evolve to be super lethal, we are doomed!

[QUOTE=scout1;39648791]You show a basic ignorance of pathogens. A highly lethal disease kills its hosts too quickly and too much, and thus deprives it of its own food source. That's why diseases such as the flu have a moderating effect. They come back every year but tend not to kill people (except the weak, young, and elderly).[/QUOTE] The Cold is one of the most successful pathogens because of this.

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How transmissible is it?

[QUOTE=scout1;39648791]You show a basic ignorance of pathogens. A highly lethal disease kills its hosts too quickly and too much, and thus deprives it of its own food source. That's why diseases such as the flu have a moderating effect. They come back every year but tend not to kill people (except the weak, young, and elderly).[/QUOTE] What of AIDS? Something that doesn't kill its host directly, yet makes its host so vulnerable to attack that death is almost certain anyway? Imagine if AIDS had an airborne transmission capability. How much worse would Africa's plight have been?

We'll survive as a species unless some madman deliberately infects Madagascar.

[QUOTE=Blanketspace;39651556]We'll survive as a species unless some madman deliberately infects Madagascar.[/QUOTE] Nay, Satan himself.