So how deadly IS coronavirus? You're most likely to die if you're a man, elderly and have an underly

[mystery-ak]

So how deadly IS coronavirus? You're most likely to die if you're a man, elderly and have an underlying heart condition, stats suggest

    1.7 per cent of women who catch virus will die compared to 2.8 per cent of men
    Men were also disproportionately affected during the SARS and MERS outbreaks
    Death rates among those with diabetes are expected to be around 7.3 per cent
    6 per cent of people with high blood pressure and coronavirus expected to die
    Comes as number of cases rose above 96,000 globally with over 3,300 deaths

By James Wood For Mailonline

Published: 21:18 EST, 5 March 2020 | Updated: 08:29 EST, 6 March 2020

Men are 65 per cent more likely than women to die from coronavirus, according to statistics.

Figures from the World Health Organization and Chinese scientists have revealed that 1.7 per cent of women who catch the virus will die compared to 2.8 per cent of men, even though neither sex is more likely to catch it.

More than 98,000 people around the world have now been diagnosed with the virus, which causes a disease called COVID-19, and at least 3,383 have died. 

Some experts have put the higher risk among men down to higher smoking and drinking rates – both habits weaken the immune system, making people more likely to get ill.

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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8081153/So-deadly-coronavirus-men-elderly-infirm-stats-show.html

[txradioguy]

So basically the same people that are most susceptible to the flu are at higher risk than normal to come down with the Corona virus.

[240B]

So basically the same people that are most susceptible to the flu are at higher risk than normal to come down with the Corona virus.

That is the gist. That's the takeaway.
Coronavirus is not a viral killing machine that was engineered in a laboratory as a biological weapon.
It is just a super flu. It is a flu that is more contagious and more deadly than regular flu.
But still, it is just a flu nonetheless.
The world has experienced this same thing several times periodically in history.
It runs its course and then fades away every time.
In the coming days we will have a vaccine and that will be the end of it.

[skeeter]

That is the gist. That's the takeaway.
Coronavirus is not a viral killing machine that was engineered in a laboratory as a biological weapon.
It is just a super flu. It is a flu that is more contagious and more deadly than regular flu.
But still, it is just a flu nonetheless.
The world has experienced this same thing several times periodically in history.
It runs its course and then fades away every time.
In the coming days we will have a vaccine and that will be the end of it.

And the media will find some other means to ignite their hair.

[TomSea]

I picked up somewhere, that there might not be a vaccine that can be formulated BUT, an anti-viral drug that will be needed to combat the coronavirus.

Is it a flu or not? If one researches that,  well, that's beyond me. I'm not so sure it is a flu.

Coronavirus Is Bad. Comparing It to the Flu Is Worse
The whataboutism of infectious disease is as dangerous as it is hackneyed.

There's a deadly virus spreading throughout China right now, but Self magazine has a calming message for Americans: "For perspective," the publication tweeted Thursday, "the flu is a bigger threat in the US." This was just the latest in an epic run of such comparisons: “The virus killing US kids isn’t the one dominating headlines,” the Daily Beast advised; “Don’t worry about the new coronavirus, worry about the flu,” said Buzzfeed. Even the US surgeon general has gotten in on this idea. There are as many as 5 million severe cases of flu worldwide each year, and 650,000 deaths; in other words, says Axios, “if you’re freaking out about coronavirus but you didn’t get a flu shot, you’ve got it backwards.”

More: https://www.wired.com/story/coronavirus-is-bad-comparing-it-to-the-flu-is-worse/

So, there is a whole lot on all of this. Countless articles.

[txradioguy]

[240B]

[corbe]

   I'm screwed.

[Applewood]

From the article:

Some experts have put the higher risk among men down to higher smoking and drinking rates – both habits weaken the immune system, making people more likely to get ill.

I'm going to add the possibility that men -- at least the ones I know -- are more likely to avoid doctors when they are sick.  I mentioned in another thread that a male friend of mine almost died from the flu a couple of years ago because he ignored his symptoms and waited too long to get treatment.  In fact, some other friends had to literally drag him to the emergency room; he kept saying, "I'm fine, I'm fine" till he was hooked up to a respirator. 

Same with my brother.  He was having chest pains -- my SIL insisted on driving him to the hospital; he didn't want to go.   Sure enough -- he had a mild heart attack.

I think we women are more likely to seek medical attention ASAP -- maybe we are drama queens -- but there are times when getting medical attention right away has saved lives.