Anyone desiring one explanation and overview of the outbreak:
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From some intermediate host (turtle, pangolin, or?) to pandemic in < 3months!
Interesting to me that in state of Hubei (where Wuhan Market Source is located) there are 67,800 infected (pop = 58.5m).
USA has an estimated population of 329m (Jan of 2020). We have nearly 5 times the population and over approx 1/2 the amount of cases. Granted the market was a breeding ground and the responsibles in the state suppressed info giving the virus a head start. Seems we are running a parallel course with our numbers on the up-swing. We find ourselves now treating w/o test results (good move over the option of sending petri dishes home). Seems like the powers have gained attention and are now going after this thing that will be cutting life short for some and hitting all of our pocketbooks for the rest of our lives.
This surreal situation is much like bloodletting of the 1700's, saping the strength of our population. many unidentified effects.
Lastly beware if this morphs again. This virus is not a life form nor a chemical "thing" it's not known how it can react at any time after right now.