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Anonymous wrote:Wait.
This article says that he has been placed on a z pack and an anti malarial drug. Isn’t that what the entire internet is bashing Trump for saying shows promise in treatment? If the doctors at NYU are using it, it must be for a reason.

Nobody bashed Trump for stating that cholorquine is being tested. He was bashed for implying that we know that it's safe and effective. Which we do not know yet, because the trials haven't been done.

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Anonymous wrote:It's important to remember that Lat was a long distance marathon runner. So, to suggest he was unhealthy is disingenuous. If I recall correctly, many Olympians have exercise induces asthma - the swimmer Michael Phelps, for example.

In fact, I think there is some theory that those who have extraordinary lung capacity (marathoners, athletes, etc.) may have systems that go into 'overdrive" to attack the virus (which leads to a system overload and critical condition).

Who knows.

At the end of the day, non of us are immune and we can't keep looking for reasons why the unlucky victims are 'other.' This could hit any of us. Good luck to him and all who are infected.

You are correct that none of us are immune. But statistically speaking, the vast majority of us will not die nor develop anything worse than a mild fever. If you want to spend your life worried you are the statistically tiny number of younger and healthier people who reach critical stages in the virus and die, fine, go ahead.

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Anonymous wrote:This part reminds me of how people died from HIV/AIDs. Except it was a choice not to come to the hospital then.

Lat and Shemtob have a 2½-year-old son, said Shemtob, who is 36.

One of the toughest parts of Lat’s illness, said Shemtob, is that he and Lat’s other family are not allowed to come to the hospital. Because of the transmittable virus, they can’t be with Lat as he continues to struggle with the illness.

Shemtob also tested positive for it and is recovering without intervention. So crazy how the cards fall.

Anonymous wrote:It's important to remember that Lat was a long distance marathon runner. So, to suggest he was unhealthy is disingenuous. If I recall correctly, many Olympians have exercise induces asthma - the swimmer Michael Phelps, for example.

In fact, I think there is some theory that those who have extraordinary lung capacity (marathoners, athletes, etc.) may have systems that go into 'overdrive" to attack the virus (which leads to a system overload and critical condition).

Who knows.

At the end of the day, non of us are immune and we can't keep looking for reasons why the unlucky victims are 'other.' This could hit any of us. Good luck to him and all who are infected.

Anonymous wrote:It's important to remember that Lat was a long distance marathon runner. So, to suggest he was unhealthy is disingenuous. If I recall correctly, many Olympians have exercise induces asthma - the swimmer Michael Phelps, for example.

In fact, I think there is some theory that those who have extraordinary lung capacity (marathoners, athletes, etc.) may have systems that go into 'overdrive" to attack the virus (which leads to a system overload and critical condition).

Who knows.

At the end of the day, non of us are immune and we can't keep looking for reasons why the unlucky victims are 'other.' This could hit any of us. Good luck to him and all who are infected.

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Anonymous wrote:Also noteworthy to remember that he does have asthma. Not that it makes it any different; just noting that he did have a pre-existing issue...

There younger people without pre existing conditions who are getting very sick.

Understood, but the preponderance of severe cases are linked to pre-existing conditions.

Exercise-induced asthma is hardly a pre-existing condition. It's not hypertension or diabetes or lung disease.

OK, a complicating factor.

DP. Exercise induced asthma is definitely not a pre-existing condition. And there are probably many young people who have it and are not awaree of it. My very athletic younger brother only got diagnosed with it during boot camp in the military. And he was not kicked out.

Young people have to be very careful.

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Anonymous wrote:There were a lot of younger people who were ventilated in China too but they didn't die - thy did spend over a week on ventilators. Most like Lat will recover but they will be very sick for awhile and who knows what lung damage will be the end result.

The mortality rate for people who develop critical cases of coronavirus is something like 62%, so no, “most” people at this stage don’t survive.

Anonymous wrote:This part reminds me of how people died from HIV/AIDs. Except it was a choice not to come to the hospital then.

Lat and Shemtob have a 2½-year-old son, said Shemtob, who is 36.

One of the toughest parts of Lat’s illness, said Shemtob, is that he and Lat’s other family are not allowed to come to the hospital. Because of the transmittable virus, they can’t be with Lat as he continues to struggle with the illness.

Anonymous wrote:There were a lot of younger people who were ventilated in China too but they didn't die - thy did spend over a week on ventilators. Most like Lat will recover but they will be very sick for awhile and who knows what lung damage will be the end result.

Anonymous wrote:There were a lot of younger people who were ventilated in China too but they didn't die - thy did spend over a week on ventilators. Most like Lat will recover but they will be very sick for awhile and who knows what lung damage will be the end result.

Anonymous wrote:Wait.
This article says that he has been placed on a z pack and an anti malarial drug. Isn’t that what the entire internet is bashing Trump for saying shows promise in treatment? If the doctors at NYU are using it, it must be for a reason.

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Anonymous wrote:Also noteworthy to remember that he does have asthma. Not that it makes it any different; just noting that he did have a pre-existing issue...

obviously makes a difference to you. weird post.