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I dunno, but that Tedros dude can fuck all the way off. How can anyone take him seriously after the last time?
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The CIA has scientists?
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Wonder why he would want to do that...
Funny how "science" can be whatever the government wants it to be. And then they can label you a science denier if you question what they say is the "science"
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Gain of function.
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I asked Grok to explain the hantavirus to me like I was 5. He produced the following:
Hantavirus is like a grumpy, rare monster that only shows up if you mess with mouse poop or pee — it doesn’t throw big parties or spread to everyone like the flu.
Imagine this, kiddo: There’s a virus that lives mostly in wild mice and rats (especially deer mice in places like the western US). These rodents carry it and pee or poop it out. If you breathe in tiny bits of that dust — like when cleaning an old shed, cabin, or garage that’s been full of mice — you might catch it.
Why it’s not a big scary thing for most people:
• Super rare: In the whole United States, there are usually only about 20-40 cases a year. Since the 1990s, total cases are under 1,000. That’s way fewer than chickenpox or even bad car accidents.
• Doesn’t spread like a cold: You almost never catch it from another person. It doesn’t fly through the air in schools or stores. (There’s one special kind in South America that can sometimes pass between very close family members, but even that’s unusual and not like COVID.)
• You have to go looking for it: Most people who get it were around rodent nests in rural or outdoor spots. If you don’t stir up old mouse mess, you’re fine. Cities and normal houses are usually safe.
If someone does get it, it can make them really sick with breathing problems (called hantavirus pulmonary syndrome), and sadly about 1 in 3 people who get the bad kind might die without good hospital care. But because almost no one catches it, doctors don’t see it spreading around towns.
It’s like a bee sting: Hurts a lot if it happens, and you should avoid bee nests… but you’re not going to cancel school or wear masks everywhere because of bees. Just clean carefully (wet mop, wear a mask if mice were around), seal up holes, and don’t freak out. Normal life keeps going!
Hantavirus is like a grumpy, rare monster that only shows up if you mess with mouse poop or pee — it doesn’t throw big parties or spread to everyone like the flu.
Imagine this, kiddo: There’s a virus that lives mostly in wild mice and rats (especially deer mice in places like the western US). These rodents carry it and pee or poop it out. If you breathe in tiny bits of that dust — like when cleaning an old shed, cabin, or garage that’s been full of mice — you might catch it.
Why it’s not a big scary thing for most people:
• Super rare: In the whole United States, there are usually only about 20-40 cases a year. Since the 1990s, total cases are under 1,000. That’s way fewer than chickenpox or even bad car accidents.
• Doesn’t spread like a cold: You almost never catch it from another person. It doesn’t fly through the air in schools or stores. (There’s one special kind in South America that can sometimes pass between very close family members, but even that’s unusual and not like COVID.)
• You have to go looking for it: Most people who get it were around rodent nests in rural or outdoor spots. If you don’t stir up old mouse mess, you’re fine. Cities and normal houses are usually safe.
If someone does get it, it can make them really sick with breathing problems (called hantavirus pulmonary syndrome), and sadly about 1 in 3 people who get the bad kind might die without good hospital care. But because almost no one catches it, doctors don’t see it spreading around towns.
It’s like a bee sting: Hurts a lot if it happens, and you should avoid bee nests… but you’re not going to cancel school or wear masks everywhere because of bees. Just clean carefully (wet mop, wear a mask if mice were around), seal up holes, and don’t freak out. Normal life keeps going!
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Even Grok was fed up with Covid.
