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Jovial Monk

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A new virus—the Langya virus
Aug 12^th, 2022 at 11:27pm

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What Is This New Langya Virus? Do We Need to Be Worried?

. . .It’s related to Hendra and Nipah viruses, which cause disease in humans. However, there’s much we don’t know about the new virus—known as LayV for short—including whether it spreads from human to human. . .

Symptoms reported appeared to be mostly mild—fever, fatigue, cough, loss of appetite, muscle aches, nausea and headache—although we don’t know how long the patients were unwell.

A smaller proportion had potentially more serious complications, including pneumonia, and abnormalities in liver and kidney function. However, the severity of these abnormalities, the need for hospitalisation, and whether any cases were fatal were not reported.

https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/what-is-this-new-langya-virus-do-we-n...

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Re: A new virus—the Langya virus
Reply #1 - Aug 12^th, 2022 at 11:44pm

I was reading about this earlier today. All of these viruses emerging and re-emerging should definitely be a cause for concern.

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What Is This New Langya Virus? Do We Need to Be Worried?

All of a sudden I feel like I'm back in January 2020 when we were hearing the same thing about SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19).

Before we know it this thing will probably be all over the globe - just like Covid and now monkeypox. Polio seems to be making a 'comeback' as well.

All while governments all over the world (including ours) continue to stick their fingers in their ears and tell us "nothing to worry about - carry on".

Déjà vu again.

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Re: A new virus—the Langya virus
Reply #2 - Aug 16^th, 2022 at 10:44am

Jovial Monk wrote on Aug 12^th, 2022 at 11:27pm:

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What Is This New Langya Virus? Do We Need to Be Worried?

. . .It’s related to Hendra and Nipah viruses, which cause disease in humans. However, there’s much we don’t know about the new virus—known as LayV for short—including whether it spreads from human to human. . .

Symptoms reported appeared to be mostly mild—fever, fatigue, cough, loss of appetite, muscle aches, nausea and headache—although we don’t know how long the patients were unwell.

A smaller proportion had potentially more serious complications, including pneumonia, and abnormalities in liver and kidney function. However, the severity of these abnormalities, the need for hospitalisation, and whether any cases were fatal were not reported.

https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/what-is-this-new-langya-virus-do-we-n...

whatever it is bedwetter, you'll be backing the truck up to get your jab Cheesy

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Re: A new virus—the Langya virus
Reply #3 - Aug 16^th, 2022 at 10:51am

Sir lastnail wrote on Aug 16^th, 2022 at 10:44am:

whatever it is bedwetter, you'll be backing the truck up to get your jab Cheesy

LOL

The only "bedwetters" I know of are the ones who appear to be too afraid to have their COVID-19 vaccinations, Sir Nail.

Or wear a mask to protect themselves and others.

If this Langya virus does become a major problem and a vaccine is available then I will not hesitate to have it.

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Re: A new virus—the Langya virus
Reply #4 - Aug 16^th, 2022 at 11:31am

Carl D wrote on Aug 12^th, 2022 at 11:44pm:

All while governments all over the world (including ours) continue to stick their fingers in their ears and tell us "nothing to worry about - carry on".

Déjà vu again.

If you try to control something that you can't control, the result is a lot of frustration and wasted energy, not to mention loss of credibility.

The main thing you would need to control would be human behaviour, and maybe that is possible in China or North Korea, but very few other places.

It will be interesting to see if ba.2.75 (Centaurus) will eventually become dominant as ba.5 has done, or become yet another regional variant or die out.

Nobody knows yet.

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tickleandrose Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 4201 Gender:	Re: A new virus—the Langya virus Reply #5 - Aug 16^th, 2022 at 12:05pm The Langya virus was first discovered in 2018. And over the past 3 to 4 years, have infected around 30 people. Unless there is a change in DNA of the virus, it is not at the scale of COVID.
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Marla Gold Member Offline A joint a day keeps the MAGA away Posts: 14818 Colorado Gender:	Re: A new virus—the Langya virus Reply #6 - Aug 16^th, 2022 at 1:03pm So it's the "hungover virus"
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Marla Gold Member Offline A joint a day keeps the MAGA away Posts: 14818 Colorado Gender:	Re: A new virus—the Langya virus Reply #7 - Aug 16^th, 2022 at 1:08pm Looks really bitchin' thus far
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Re: A new virus—the Langya virus
Reply #8 - Aug 16^th, 2022 at 1:43pm

Carl D wrote on Aug 16^th, 2022 at 10:51am:

Sir lastnail wrote on Aug 16^th, 2022 at 10:44am:

whatever it is bedwetter, you'll be backing the truck up to get your jab Cheesy

LOL

The only "bedwetters" I know of are the ones who appear to be too afraid to have their COVID-19 vaccinations, Sir Nail.

Or wear a mask to protect themselves and others.

If this Langya virus does become a major problem and a vaccine is available then I will not hesitate to have it.

Yep I know the sort you aspire to Carl Cheesy

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Carl D Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 10957 Rivervale, Perth Gender:	Re: A new virus—the Langya virus Reply #9 - Aug 16^th, 2022 at 3:29pm Sir lastnail wrote on Aug 16^th, 2022 at 1:43pm: Yep I know the sort you aspire to Carl LOL This is what I aspired to and proudly achieved, Sir Nail.
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AusGeoff Gold Member Offline Sage of Gippsland Posts: 6025 Victoria Gender:	Re: A new virus—the Langya virus Reply #10 - Aug 16^th, 2022 at 3:36pm Uh....? Quote: Symptoms reported appeared to be mostly mild—fever, fatigue, cough, loss of appetite, muscle aches, nausea and headache... These symptoms are already those of the elderly LOL. Infected or not.
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