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So, South Korea is doing better than us with their mortality numbers. Today, I discovered that they are far from being an air-conditioned country. That, if you've been following along with my recent blogs, means that people there stand a better chance of not even getting infected--at least during the Summer. See article here. But the problem vis-a-vis my theory that cold dry air aids transmission is that South Korea's Winter is long, cold, and dry (same latitude as North America). Nevertheless, the fact that they eschew air conditioners means that they should keep their numbers down at least during the short, hot, and humid Summer. During the last year, only July and August saw temperatures above 60⁰ F. (see below). Also troublesome is that S. Korea has an extensive network of transportation and that while most tourism is domestic, 75% of international visitors comes from other Asian countries. All of which points to high transmissibility. Yet, the numbers are low. South K...

I don't know why anyone would ask an MD a hypothetical question requiring a yes or no answer. The answer would always be 'NO;' why? Well because it's not in any protocol that they've learned at their beloved medical school and they do not step outside their damn guidelines. A case in point, Dr. Gupta was asked by a CNN viewer if it was alright to use Lysol to disinfect her mask when returning home. The good doctor said 'no' and mumbled something about the mask being a 'doctor's' mask and the implication was that you shouldn't tamper with a sanctified object. Now, this woman was left to try and obtain more masks because--if Dr. Gupta is to be believed--you just can't disinfect it. Bull crap! Dr. Gupta readily said no to the woman with regard to the use of Lysol but you'd think that with the money he brings in, he'd offer the poor woman a means of disinfecting her mask. Lacking a ready supply of masks, we the public, need to reu...

Consider this, Dr. Gupta: if all you do is stop the immune response, the virus would continue to replicate and maybe with a vengeance. It is more likely that hydroxychloroquine--if indeed it is working--hinders replication. It would do this by preventing the vacuole carrying the virus from bursting inside the cell giving the cell time to introduce proteolytic enzymes that degrade viral proteins. Once the virus bursts from the vacuole, it is probably too late for the cell to defend itself. This may be the same mechanism that make it useful in autoimmune diseases. If you don't have antigen presentation to immune cells, you don't trigger the hyperimmune response seen in these diseases. Would you call this immunosuppression? No, the immune cells are still functioning normally. What I can't explain is the drug's success in malaria but then I haven't had time to look into it. Although it just occurred to me that--assuming the malaria parasite reproduces inside a blood c...

Ever notice how the President talks down to everyone? It's almost as if that's the way his own father parented little Donny. Those poor reporters need to come in drunk and really put on a show from both players.  Outer Limits? Take, for example, the President's statement that HE'S not going to wear a mask because it wouldn't look good when meetings with foreign dignitaries; something about the "resolute desk?" Well, no one thought to say to him that the issue of masks indoors has never been been considered a thing. (except for hospitals, of/c) Dr. Sanjay Gupta, I'd like to see the well-done study that shows travel less than 6 feet. Funny how the experts can speculate to their heart's content and we have to take it. Also, did I hear you say that the CDC's latest statement was, "no, no one needs to wear a mask in public who isn't sick?" If true, you need a break, dude; they're working you too hard there at the Corporate Ne...

By that I mean, watch how your doctors set the wrong example with their much needed masks: I saw a doctor, Molete, I believe, who was using a mask too big for her face. Does she use it to make her rounds? Even if she only put it on just to talk to the reporter, don't show improper protection. Dr. Gupta's good friend, the pediatric neurosurgeon, was seen with a full beard. Now, during his surgeries, he used the right protection, but was he using the full gear when making rounds? Did he catch the virus "through his beard?" But here's the real scoop for you "unintentionally" fake news people: a healthcare worker is not and will not ever be asked to go tend to a Corvid-19 patient WITHOUT the necessary protection. Report that patients are dying because no one could go near them and I'll withdraw my suggestion that all in public must wear some kind of mask--let the frontline people keep whatever N95's they have. Sciutto, is Mr. Zucker making yo...

Although it is enticing to ascribe supernatural underpinnings to a virus' raison d'etre, you really only need to embrace common evolution to explain a virus' continued existence. How the first virus arose I'll leave to those who have devoted their lives to the problem. Nevertheless, like any other DNA/RNA containing "organism," the virus wants to reproduce. It has a niche that explodes with resources every time the virus factories (me, you) exceed a certain population density. It's beautifully biblical and there's no denying it. If you, as a species, rape the environment and deplete it of resources because you've decided that being a 'fuck' bunny is the way to go, you're going to go extinct. The virus then comes along and culls certain members of your population; thereby restoring the proper balance. The virus itself then assumes its more staid existence and goes into hiding in a host species that allows it to shed progeny at a slower...

Why hasn't the CDC told us of the efficacy of Lysol in Covid-19? The stuff seems to work against many deadly viruses. Those nurses who were given one mask per week, might be able to easily sanitize with Lysol, or they can write their names on it and then put them in an autoclave. Instead of GM, the President should have asked GE because they know electrical motors such as are found in all ventilators. cc: Erin Burnett Dr. Fauci Gov. Cuomo Dr. Birx CNN Dr. Gupta

I've seen multiple men in healthcare wearing n95 masks over a beard. Do they not see the folly? Those virus particles can maneuver between the hairs. Unless the CDC tells me that Covid-19 sticks to hairs, they should shave. Why bother wearing a mask? So the Corporate News Network (CNN) is having Uncle Joe talking about how he'd have it fixed by now. Yea, will he do it with his magic finger, the same one he inserted into Ms. Reade? I'd like to ask Uncle Joe where the 2 Trillion came from that Trump found? The same massive influx that he said BernieCare would not be able to come up with. What a douche of a nominee and the mainstream media that's shoving him down our throats. Does CNN even know that he hasn't received the nomination yet? Where's Bernie's ideas, CNN? Cover the Ms. Reade story, you low lives! But I don't expect much being as they refuse to cover Hunter Douchebag with any kind of journalistic integrity. I won't be voting for either top...

[caveat, this needs FDA approval and, I am not a doctor] Using typical aquarium air hoses, I'd use some to connect a mask to an aquarium air pump**. I'd attach some sort of manually-adjusted valve to it to adjust the pressure to my comfort level, and...let'r rip. Most CPAPs need to allow for exhalation and without some sort of pressure release, it won't work and may even kill you. The safety measure taken by home CPAP machines is to have an unobstructed orifice somewhere on the mask to release excess pressure.  With this safety feature set to the right size opening, you can use any air compressor but smaller would be better as these are less noisy and easier to keep within manageable pressures. Before attaching the air line to the face mask, I'd run the air through a HEPA filter and clean water--to filter and humidify. This setup is very close to what a CPAP machine is. Later, I'd try to find out how the BIPAP* works and try to "maker" my ch...

In considering the numbers associated with Coronavirus infections across the globe, it occured to me that perhaps it was the humidity in Africa and S. America that held the virus in relative check. I then had to consider temperature--why does the virus prefer colder environs. This blog hopes to make sense of the two physical parameters. First, consider a tiny, etsy, bitsy virus released into the air. It is smaller than most particles in the air. All airborne particles undergo Brownian motion and the motion is directly dependent on temperature--the higher the temperature, the more motion. Picture now the crown on the coronavirus. Can it not be seen that those stalks might be subject to breakage when crashing against those other bigger particles? That, I believe, is the main reason for the virus preferring cold--it, and other microscopic objects in the air, don't vibrate as much. (CDC should investigate efficacy of IR radiation) The humidity angle was a quick attempt to explain E...

Hospital ventilators can easily support two patients. Some of these machines are tailored to the patient's needs but with so many patients needing them, I would think you can find two patients needing similar settings. If worse comes to worst, you can employ an average setting. This would fix the shortage problem we now have but what if you could hook up 4 or more patients to the same machine? I suspect the only reason this hasn't been done yet is that doctors and hospitals are spoiled with--up to now--unlimited funds and every patient had his own machine. Time to think outside the box. Dr. Anthony Fauci Governor Andrew Cuomo Dr. Sanjay Gupta CNN Kate Bolduan, whose father is an MD. This probably does not apply to invasive ventilation being that these machines need to be tailored to the particular patient but these are not the firsts line of defense when it comes to respiratory problems. Other thoughts: what about CPAP machines now being used in homes. Can we find...

What if Seniors get pneumonia because they are mouth-breathers and the virus goes directly to the lungs instead of getting filtered by the nose/sinuses. You still end up with a head cold but maybe by then an adequate immune response has mounted. I got this idea yesterday by seeing the CEO's standing behind Mr. Trump--they were all tight-lipped, not talking or even licking their lips--as if they were told not to breathe through their mouths. I think Mr. Trump will test positive, btw. During one clip, he was looking peaked and speaking hoarsely.

We saw clear evidence of Bernie's non-sociopathy during the last town hall with Anderson Cooper. Anderson asked him about releasing his full medical records. Bernie said, "probably not, Anderson." Had Bernie been a sociopath, he might have responded, "When Mr. Trump turns over all his medical records, I'll do the same." He didn't because he needs to ascertain all the repercussions of releasing his records in full. He's not going to lie to the American people as a sociopath might with a glib answer. Btw, I was surprised that Dr. Sanjay Gupta was calling for--I believe he said--heart ejection volume. Now, I'm not an MD, but if Bernie had had low ejection volume, certainly his pulse would have been high to compensate and if his pulse had been lowered with beta blockers, I doubt he'd have the stamina to even be on the campaign trail. Gupta is part of a profession that kills in order to maintain their status quo. Let's be wary. Why do I say,...