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Username Taken wrote: Fri Mar 27, 2020 3:28 am
AndyKK wrote: Thu Mar 26, 2020 8:24 pm our temperature would be of a higher reading naturally to that of most Asian people.
Umm, What are you trying to say here? Westerner's body temperature is naturally higher than most Asian's body temperature?

:shock:
No but possibly on taking a reading of your temperature, due to an Asian in their own country handle the daily heat better than you and I.

What's Normal Body Temperature?
Is your body temperature 98.6 degrees and falling? If so, it can reveal a lot about your health. In fact, body temperature is one of four vital signs doctors watch for, the other three being blood pressure, pulse rate, and respiration rate.
As you probably know, 98.6 degrees F is considered a normal body temperature, though healthy adults can range between 97.8 degrees F and 99 degrees F. Our bodies also constantly adapt their temperature according to environmental conditions. Body temperature rises when you exercise. You may have low body temperature at night. And if you check your body temperature with a thermometer, you will see that it’s higher in the afternoon than first thing in the morning when you rise.
Babies have a high body temperature when compared with older children or adults. This high body temperature is because babies sweat less when they are warm. It’s also why babies are more likely to have a fever than children or adults.
A fever is a temporary high body temperature, and is often related to illness. Usually fevers subside in a few days, but for an adult a body temperature over 103 degrees F signals danger and warrants medical attention. For babies and toddlers, even a slightly high body temperature may signify a serious infection or medical condition. Always call your doctor about any high body temperature or low body temperature that is abnormal.
Different over-the-counter medicines, such as acetaminophen (Tylenol) or ibuprofen (Advil and Motrin), may lower a fever or high body temperature, but check with your doctor before taking one of these or giving a fever-reducing medication to a child. It’s thought that fever may be best left untreated as the high body temperature may help your body fight the illness or infection.
You have a fever when your temperature is at least 1 degree over your normal body temperature, according to the American Academy of Family Physicians. What's normal for you may be a little higher or lower than the average normal temperature of 98.6 degrees F (37 degrees C). Some people have a low body temperature of 97.8 degrees F all the time, and for them this temperature is normal.
With a high body temperature and fever, you may experience the following symptoms:
• Chills and shivering
• Dehydration
• General weakness
• Headache
• Irritability
• Loss of appetite
• Muscle aches
• Sweating
If these symptoms last more than a few days, see your doctor. Young children from 6 months to 5 years old might experience febrile seizures with a high body temperature. Medical attention is necessary to lower the temperature and treat the symptoms.
Along with illness causing a high body temperature, your temperature changes as you age, when you smoke, and even when you tell a lie.


How often have you noticed the chief complaint of "fever for 3 days" but the patient does not have a fever in the office? This is often of concern in paediatrics where a fever in small children may suggest need for medical tests and hospital observation. A recently completed ethnographic study of fever and dizziness in Cambodians living in Seattle has helped us understand more about this dilemma. The common term for illness in Cambodian is "krun" and it does not necessarily mean there is an elevated body temperature. (Only 2 of 26 informants indicated that they took a temperature at home and their ideas of an elevated temperature ranged from 96 to 103 degrees.) The common translation of "krun" into English is "fever". "Krun" was used by our informants to describe a wide range of symptoms including "feeling ill", "feeling hot and cold", having a specific illness such as ear infection, common cold or flu and "having a warm body". Providers who hear this complaint of fever or "krun" need to ask specifically if the patient's body has felt hotter than normal. Krun associated with a hot body temperature is considered a concerning and potentially dangerous illness. Similar terms and translation confusions are found in Thai, Laotian and Vietnamese.
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“The data indicate that a surgical mask will reduce exposure to aerosolised infectious influenza virus; reductions ranged from 1.1- to 55-fold (average 6-fold), depending on the design of the mask.”

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/a ... ticleShare


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The way I see it:

If you don't wear a mask you are an irresponsible human. Best case, you aren't sick. Worst case, you have been spreading the virus for the past 14 days without knowing.

Of course the government tells you masks are not needed because most gov weren't ready to deal with a pandemic. Here again two options: 1 tell people mask don't work or 2: tell them its mandatory and create a mass panic because of a lack of masks.

How is it possible that some tensely populated Asian countries they have 12 cases per 1 Million?
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Ian0879 wrote: Sun Mar 29, 2020 1:36 pm How is it possible that some tensely populated Asian countries they have 12 cases per 1 Million?
Less than 3 in Vietnam....
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hanno wrote: Sun Mar 29, 2020 1:44 pm
Ian0879 wrote: Sun Mar 29, 2020 1:36 pm How is it possible that some tensely populated Asian countries they have 12 cases per 1 Million?
Less than 3 in Vietnam....
Only if you believe the official numbers put out by the powers that be.
For instance right now in Wuhan, by doing some simple math about the number of cremations, people are starting to have serious doubts about the number of deaths. Grossly underreported no doubt.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... -toll.html
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hanno wrote: Sun Mar 29, 2020 1:44 pm
Ian0879 wrote: Sun Mar 29, 2020 1:36 pm How is it possible that some tensely populated Asian countries they have 12 cases per 1 Million?
Less than 3 in Vietnam....
53 in phuket with a population of less than 500,000
I'd say someones lying to someone

i love it when i see people driving a car alone with their windows up wearing a mask :stir: :stir:
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fazur wrote: Thu Mar 26, 2020 6:55 am on the way to the doctor this morning (remove cast on my arm) saw so many foreigners without masks

wtf is wrong with these people

woman walking a dog, guy strolling down the road, woman with two small kids, no masks

please tell ur friends to wear masks, locals are getting a bit annoyed with foreigners, right or wrong
Wtf is wrong with ppl that think that their way is the only way!?
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Ravensnest wrote: Sun Mar 29, 2020 2:33 pm Wtf is wrong with ppl that think that their way is the only way!?
You sound like you think it's a matter of opinion. It isn't. You don't know if you have the virus or not, so the only responsible thing to do is wear a mask in public. If you don't, you risk spreading a deadly illness to everyone around you, this is an objective fact.
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Only criminals use masks. My ancestors never let anybody with a mask nearby because they have hideous intentions and you have the full right to protect your rights against criminals. The only "mask" you need is your nose that has the most perfect filtration mechanism against microbes so use your nose. Even if you believe you are not a criminal, you are still because you are a criminal against Nature. Animals don't use masks. If you use one, you live in fear and that is against Nature too. A tiger eats a person if he is afraid, but if he stands tall and strong, tigers leave such gods in their peace. The same with microbes and other little flus, if you live your live to the fullest and happy, then your body is happy and very much immune all kinds of diseases. Besides, a happy pizza makes you happy and your health happy.
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Stiliko wrote: Sun Mar 29, 2020 2:18 pm
hanno wrote: Sun Mar 29, 2020 1:44 pm
Ian0879 wrote: Sun Mar 29, 2020 1:36 pm How is it possible that some tensely populated Asian countries they have 12 cases per 1 Million?
Less than 3 in Vietnam....
Only if you believe the official numbers put out by the powers that be.
For instance right now in Wuhan, by doing some simple math about the number of cremations, people are starting to have serious doubts about the number of deaths. Grossly underreported no doubt.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... -toll.html
The numbers in every single country are considerably higher than reported as long as not ost of the population has been checked.

However, I have seen the authorities here in Vietnam in action firsthand and they have been treating it quite seriously from the start. Whilst a certain neighboring country let cruise ship passengers disembark and tour the country and downplayed the problem, Vietnam was actively tracking down all people that might have been exposed.

I am not sure about the real numbers but past experience, I was here during SARS at well, has shown that the VN government is quite good at mobilizing the masses.
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