Have WE Learned from a historic past Pandemic Event

Want to read a good piece of history about what happens when officials ignore common sense and allow everyone to gather as if nothing was going on?

Remember: hindsight is better than nothing at all, and decades later, they will be talking in the future about how the current pandemic we are living, was controlled....  or not!

As you read this article, keep in mind how many people today have so far been infected and died, and compare those numbers that are listed in this article. There is just a little difference in numbers!

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/philadelphia-threw-wwi-parade-gave-thousands-onlookers-flu-180970372/

Busting COVID-19 Virus Myths

Go ahead, share this myths and truths as published by the World Health Organization!

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) advice for the public: Myth busters

COVID-19 virus can be transmitted in areas with hot and humid climates

From the evidence so far, the COVID-19 virus can be transmitted in ALL AREAS, including areas with hot and humid weather. Regardless of climate, adopt protective measures if you live in, or travel to an area reporting COVID-19. The best way to protect yourself against COVID-19 is by frequently cleaning your hands. By doing this you eliminate viruses that may be on your hands and avoid infection that could occur by then touching your eyes, mouth, and nose.

Cold weather and snow CANNOT kill the new coronavirus. 

There is no reason to believe that cold weather can kill the new coronavirus or other diseases. The normal human body temperature remains around 36.5°C to 37°C, regardless of the external temperature or weather. The most effective way to protect yourself against the new coronavirus is by frequently cleaning your hands with alcohol-based hand rub or washing them with soap and water.

Taking a hot bath does not prevent the new coronavirus disease

Taking a hot bath will not prevent you from catching COVID-19. Your normal body temperature remains around 36.5°C to 37°C, regardless of the temperature of your bath or shower. Actually, taking a hot bath with extremely hot water can be harmful, as it can burn you. The best way to protect yourself against COVID-19 is by frequently cleaning your hands. By doing this you eliminate viruses that may be on your hands and avoid infection that coud occur by then touching your eyes, mouth, and nose.

 

The new coronavirus CANNOT be transmitted through mosquito bites.

To date there has been no information nor evidence to suggest that the new coronavirus could be transmitted by mosquitoes. The new coronavirus is a respiratory virus which spreads primarily through droplets generated when an infected person coughs or sneezes, or through droplets of saliva or discharge from the nose. To protect yourself, clean your hands frequently with an alcohol-based hand rub or wash them with soap and water. Also, avoid close contact with anyone who is coughing and sneezing.

Are hand dryers effective in killing the new coronavirus?

No. Hand dryers are not effective in killing the 2019-nCoV. To protect yourself against the new coronavirus, you should frequently clean your hands with an alcohol-based hand rub or wash them with soap and water. Once your hands are cleaned, you should dry them thoroughly by using paper towels or a warm air dryer.

Can an ultraviolet disinfection lamp kill the new coronavirus?

UV lamps should not be used to sterilize hands or other areas of skin as UV radiation can cause skin irritation.

 

How effective are thermal scanners in detecting people infected with the new coronavirus?

Thermal scanners are effective in detecting people who have developed a fever (i.e. have a higher than normal body temperature) because of infection with the new coronavirus.
However, they cannot detect people who are infected but are not yet sick with fever. This is because it takes between 2 and 10 days before people who are infected become sick and develop a fever.

 

Can spraying alcohol or chlorine all over your body kill the new coronavirus?

No. Spraying alcohol or chlorine all over your body will not kill viruses that have already entered your body. Spraying such substances can be harmful to clothes or mucous membranes (i.e. eyes, mouth). Be aware that both alcohol and chlorine can be useful to disinfect surfaces, but they need to be used under appropriate recommendations.

 

Do vaccines against pneumonia protect you against the new coronavirus?

No. Vaccines against pneumonia, such as pneumococcal vaccine and Haemophilus influenza type B (Hib) vaccine, do not provide protection against the new coronavirus.
The virus is so new and different that it needs its own vaccine. Researchers are trying to develop a vaccine against 2019-nCoV, and WHO is supporting their efforts.
Although these vaccines are not effective against 2019-nCoV, vaccination against respiratory illnesses is highly recommended to protect your health.

 

Can regularly rinsing your nose with saline help prevent infection with the new coronavirus?

No. There is no evidence that regularly rinsing the nose with saline has protected people from infection with the new coronavirus.
There is some limited evidence that regularly rinsing nose with saline can help people recover more quickly from the common cold. However, regularly rinsing the nose has not been shown to prevent respiratory infections.

 

Can eating garlic help prevent infection with the new coronavirus?

Garlic is a healthy food that may have some antimicrobial properties. However, there is no evidence from the current outbreak that eating garlic has protected people from the new coronavirus.

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Does the new coronavirus affect older people, or are younger people also susceptible?

People of all ages can be infected by the new coronavirus (2019-nCoV). Older people, and people with pre-existing medical conditions (such as asthma, diabetes, heart disease) appear to be more vulnerable to becoming severely ill with the virus.
WHO advises people of all ages to take steps to protect themselves from the virus, for example by following good hand hygiene and good respiratory hygiene.

 

Are antibiotics effective in preventing and treating the new coronavirus?

No, antibiotics do not work against viruses, only bacteria.
The new coronavirus (2019-nCoV) is a virus and, therefore, antibiotics should not be used as a means of prevention or treatment.
However, if you are hospitalized for the 2019-nCoV, you may receive antibiotics because bacterial co-infection is possible.

 

Are there any specific medicines to prevent or treat the new coronavirus?

To date, there is no specific medicine recommended to prevent or treat the new coronavirus (2019-nCoV).
However, those infected with the virus should receive appropriate care to relieve and treat symptoms, and those with severe illness should receive optimized supportive care. Some specific treatments are under investigation, and will be tested through clinical trials. WHO is helping to accelerate research and development efforts with a range or partners.

https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-public/myth-busters

Foggy Day at the southern Bridge

It's a special time when you wake to fog. I love seeing and being in the fog. I can remember days of fog when I was a wee-lad in North Beach. Back in those days, San Francisco had as much fog in winter as it did in summer, but not these days!

 

It's the summer that gets the fog the most...  whether you are smart or dumb, and no matter what others may think or say: climates of the planet are drastically changing. Don't believe the rhetoric of climate change? In the last century (do you remember the 1900s?), you could look at maps and see snow covering the northernmost countries: Canada, Greenland, Iceland and most of Russia, and other countries. Look at google maps now and see how much GREEN is visible. Yes, that ice has melted away. Within a few more decades, or even sooner, you'll see waterfronts of the world disappearing under rising water levels.

Like it or not, mankind created "Progress" and now this progress and industrial pollution will cover most of the world in water. Not to mention that this planet can only support so many mouths.

Sure, you don't care now. Wait till YOU are affected: fires, earthquakes, more hurricanes that are bigger and more deadly....  you name it, it's coming, and everyone on this planet will be affected! Extreme and severe temperatures throughout the planet that kill the crops. Fish are dying in water that is too warm. 

The "Future" of manKind doesn't look too bright right now!

Isn't it Time?

I remember as a kid, I would marvel looking at the books of maps and seeing the world as I might have imagined it back then. The Atlas was my favorite book in the libraries I'd visit, and I would flip slowly the pages to see all the different maps, all the different countries, and the different continents. 

I never would have imagined in my later years, I would be crossing so many seas and oceans, traveling those unseen routes to different parts of this growing-smaller planet, on so many different naval vessels.

I also remember marveling at the sight of all that massive white of the North Pole, the South Pole, and the most-northern/southern land masses....  I wondered what type of animals or humans would live where it would be Winter, cold, and snow-covered almost year-round....  WHO would live in such extremes?

How sad it is now, to look at the maps, or even spin the rotating sphere we call home, and look at the virtual maps online and off, and does anyone even bother to notice that all those vast white snow-covered countries of yesteryear, are not white any longer?

Where has all that snow disappeared to? What will happen when ALL the snow melts from the Earth, and even in Winter the warmer climates will change the Winters as we know it, and snow will fall, but at a very reduced rate as compared to previous Winters? 

There is now a generation of people who have not seen a Black and White television. They don't understand how tin cans connected by string can be used as a telephone. What will they say or do when confronted with a real telephone that doesn't fit in a pocket, and is still connected by a short cable? And will this generation realize that snow will be a rare commodity perhaps not seen in vast amounts any longer?

When even some leaders of the free world do not think climate change is a real and growing threat, who will fight against or with those who say the sky is falling, and the oceans will rise and swallow whole cities and coastlines?

I won't even mention the fires, floods and the drying of the earth that will affect all countries. 

Who will say that something is wrong and must be changed? 

Who will allow their life to change in order for this dying planet to live longer, but with the humans continuing to rape the land, murdering all breathing species including his own, and grabbing everything the planet has to give, and taking all for themselves? 

Isn't it time to get back to basics, giving the land back what was before taken without regard? 

Isn't it time to look to the skies, and see what is happening when the rain doesn't fall any longer, and when it does, it doesn't irrigate the countryside, but flood and destroys everything instead?

Isn't it time to start dreaming, thinking of a new life here, instead of populating another planet and destroying that planet too, as humans have destroyed this planet? 

Isn't it Time?

It was a Dark and Stormy Sky

... and it was also very cold with strong winds blowing right off the upper Niagara River. But to see the clouds and the little of the setting sun that was visible, was well worth it. 

Unedited and uncropped and straight from my A50 and to your eyes!!