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If treatment protocols (rest, hydration, observation) for Covid are basically the same for flu, are the tests

Posted by TWuG Mar 13 '20, 06:05

Strictly necessary from a treatment perspective?

Would we have a similar understanding of spread if we just counted everyone who shows symptoms of cold/flu/Covid?

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Even if you’re right (I dunno, maybe?) data is central to coherent public health policy. - mafic Mar 13, 07:11 1
- That's where testing matters. It informs policy. It doesn't, in this case, really affect treatment -- nm - TWuG Mar 13, 07:16
The virus seems to attack people's lungs at random so it's good to know it's not the flu to watch for that. - spamlet Mar 13, 06:40 5
- But we could just watch everyone with flu like symptoms - TWuG Mar 13, 06:48 4
  - Wouldn't that be a disastrous capacity issue? -- nm - oblique Mar 13, 06:52 3
    - No, because current protocol is stay home, rest, hydrate. If symptoms become severe, then consult doctor to see how to proceed. - TWuG Mar 13, 07:02
    - yeah, nutjobs and hypochondriacs are already filling ERs and hospitals, to try to observe everyone would be insanity -- nm - Beaker Mar 13, 06:53 1
      - Observe doesn't mean admitting to the hospital. I can observe my family, they can observe me. - TWuG Mar 13, 07:04
I would presume it is due to zero immunity in the populace necessitating increased isolation for those infected. To do that you need to know who has - oblique Mar 13, 06:06

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