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originally posted by: vonclod
Someone asked why less death from covid, or maybe it was covid period, in Africa. I'm pretty sure it's been shown covid does not flourish in the heat, and hotter countries/climates. I also think less population density plays a role.
originally posted by: daskakik
originally posted by: vonclod
Someone asked why less death from covid, or maybe it was covid period, in Africa. I'm pretty sure it's been shown covid does not flourish in the heat, and hotter countries/climates. I also think less population density plays a role.
I think median age plays a part as well. According to this, 40% of Africans are 15 years old or younger. The male and female population in Africa lives between 62 and 65 years, respectively.
According to this 75% of covid deaths in the US were people 65 and older. Kinda hard for covid to kill people in africa in that demographic when most are already dead.
originally posted by: vonclod
a reply to: AaarghZombies
My understanding is the virus needs that layer covering it intact, it protects the virus fragment until it embeds in soft tissue. Something like that. And if while outside the body, that lipid layer is damaged, the fragment inside is exposed, not sure if its to air that ruins it?. The lipid layer is basically fat, and that< I would guess why it doesn't like the heat, it melts..essentially.
Do correct whatever I got wrong.
originally posted by: sarahvital
originally posted by: vonclod
a reply to: AaarghZombies
My understanding is the virus needs that layer covering it intact, it protects the virus fragment until it embeds in soft tissue. Something like that. And if while outside the body, that lipid layer is damaged, the fragment inside is exposed, not sure if its to air that ruins it?. The lipid layer is basically fat, and that< I would guess why it doesn't like the heat, it melts..essentially.
Do correct whatever I got wrong.
nice point.
but at what body temp would kill it and not the person? i think a fever is a defence mechanism.
103 is not good. over that is coma territory, i think, if not treated immediately.
babies can take 104 with min problem usually.
originally posted by: daskakik
a reply to: sarahvital
Vonclod was talking about ambient temp, not body temp.
Any viruses that could have landed on a corner store counter, or similar, when it is 100ºF+ are not going to last long.
originally posted by: kwakakev
a reply to: vonclod
SM-102 is one of the Lipid compounds used in Moderna. The others have something different, but similar to get the mRNA past the bodies immune system. Not a lot around about what it actually is, how it works, breakdown and accumulative affects.
Poly Ethel Glycol seams to be used as anti freeze for the -70 degrees cold storage. Not sure why else it would be there?
There is a big fat firewall around all the ingredients and what they do. As for some of the other contaminants found by scientists in Spain and New Zealand, very concerning, but not surprising with the way everything is these days.
There does appear to be a lot of experimentation and coordination going on among the manufactures with just exactly what is in each batch, some are safer than others.