Corona Virus Now Spreading

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And from what I've read, all with mild symptoms and all expected to recover. And NONE, of course, transmit to humans, though humans can transmit to them.
I wonder what it would be like for cats with pre-existing conditions... my cat has asthma, and the steroids she is on also suppresses her immune system... It is allergy season for her, so she is on a higher dosage until mid to late summer. Unless, the virus acts differently in cats and it is more mild overall? I'm hoping so.
 

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I saw an ad on Facebook for a sci-fi story someone wrote about if a virus mutated and killed all the dogs. What would life be like without dogs? Or cats, we could change it. That could be a very interesting thing to explore. It seems unlikely, since so many cats nowadays are indoor-only, but interesting anyway.

Regular coronavirus in cats mutates to FIP about 10% of the time, according to Cornell. I wonder if that is in any way related to the novel coronavirus turning into pneumonia in humans. It sort of seems similar to FIP, doesn't it?
 

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It was announced yesterday that all of the lions and tigers at the Bronx Zoo tested positive for COVID-19. They also said that if you have the virus, avoid contact with your pets. Totally unrealistic to me. How can you avoid contact if you don't know you have it yet? And who else is going to take care of them if you live alone?
 

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I wonder if the virus is transmitted in a way we don't know about yet. Because I can't think of a more "socially distanced" life than that of a zoo cat. Even if a keeper had it, it's statistically unlikely that every big cat at the zoo would get it. So something is going on there.
 

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I saw an ad on Facebook for a sci-fi story someone wrote about if a virus mutated and killed all the dogs. What would life be like without dogs? Or cats, we could change it. That could be a very interesting thing to explore. It seems unlikely, since so many cats nowadays are indoor-only, but interesting anyway.
That's the plot of the original planer of the apes series is about.

"Plot: In 1991: Following a pandemic from a space-borne disease that wiped out all dogs and cats in 1983, the government has become a series of police hat took apes as pets, before establishing a culture based on ape slave labor" ...the apes don't like it an rebel.
 

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Faulty blood clotting mechanism may explain COVID-19 severity

I saw this a couple of days ago. They have found a possible link between a blood clotting disorder and the severe form of Covid. Apparently people who have developed the severe form of the disease have an exaggerated anti-clotting reaction. It sounds like it may be part of the immune response. People with the issues that are linked to the severe form of this also already have a tendency to have this response as well so the virus is like a double whammy. Absent a vaccine which is a ways off treatments to stop it from becoming severe would be a very good thing.
 

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That's the plot of the original planer of the apes series is about.

"Plot: In 1991: Following a pandemic from a space-borne disease that wiped out all dogs and cats in 1983, the government has become a series of police hat took apes as pets, before establishing a culture based on ape slave labor" ...the apes don't like it an rebel.
The original Planet of the Apes was in 1968 and it was not a disease but by nuclear bomb. I know as I own a copy of the movie and just watched it a month ago. In fact I watch it several times a year as I still get a kick out of his "Get your stinking paws off of me you d dirty ape" and how he reacts at the end of the movie when he realizes he never did leave earth
 
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New York checked 3000 people for antibodies and found that 14% have the antibodies.
Yeah, this is the thing. Many people are asymptomatic and never even know they have it. Most people who have unfortunately passed on are in a high-risk group (age-wise, health-wise). Not to underplay what is a worldwide tragedy, but just stating facts.
 

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The original Planet of the Apes was in 1968 and it was not a disease but by nuclear bomb. I know as I own a copy of the movie and just watched it a month ago.
The original planet apes was filmed in 1968, but t's not a documentary, it's fiction. It takes place in the late 3900's.

In the time line of the original series, by 1991 cats and dogs were wiped out by a space disease, apes replaced them as pets but eventually turned into servants, apes eventually rebel and go to war against humans. Nuclear fallout that kills off most of humanity happens after the apes rebel, another nuclear fallout takes place at the end of the second movie killing all life.
 

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The 1991 was still fiction though as I have yet to see an ape talk like a human. So it really is not a documentary. The entire 5 movies were all the same thing. Considering Ceaser is the offspring of Zera and Cornelius when they traveled back in time
 

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Nobody is saying it's a documentary, we were talking about a sci-fi story with a similar storyline :). From what I can find, that concept was introduced in Conquest of the Planet of the Apes in 1972, not the first movie.
New York checked 3000 people for antibodies and found that 14% have the antibodies.
Not as high as it needs to be :/. It would be better if it were closer to 50%.
 

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The original planet apes was filmed in 1968, but t's not a documentary, it's fiction. It takes place in the late 3900's.

In the time line of the original series, by 1991 cats and dogs were wiped out by a space disease, apes replaced them as pets but eventually turned into servants, apes eventually rebel and go to war against humans. Nuclear fallout that kills off most of humanity happens after the apes rebel, another nuclear fallout takes place at the end of the second movie killing all life.
Fascinating, I'm sure!
 

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The companies that have vaccines in human trials have went ahead and started producing vaccine even though they don't have approval yet. That is a risk for them, if they don't get approval all of that vaccine that they have produced will have to be destroyed. It will save a lot of time though if they work out and get approved.
 

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I'm curious too how much immunity you have if you've gotten it and recovered, and how long that immunity lasts. If it isn't protective or doesn't last long then antibody testing isn't really of much use.

I'm going to pick up my antibiotics today for the suspected bronchitis, so hopefully they can kick it. I'm also considering going to a drive thru to pick up nachos, hoping that's safe.
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Rolling Stones just released a single today: Living In A Ghost Town. On Facebook Mick Jagger said they started working on the song last year for a new album but since the stay at home they decided to edit it and released it today as it's fitting for what's going on.
The Rolling Stones - Living In A Ghost Town Lyrics | AZLyrics.com


Living In A Ghost Town"
I'm a ghost
Living in a ghost town
I'm a ghost
Living in a ghost town

You can look for me
But I can't be found
You can search for me
I had to go underground
Life was so beautiful
Then we all got locked down
Feel a like ghost
Living in a ghost town
 
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Nobody is saying it's a documentary, we were talking about a sci-fi story with a similar storyline :). From what I can find, that concept was introduced in Conquest of the Planet of the Apes in 1972, not the first movie.
Im sorry I said it wasn't a documentary. it was a joke but without know my infection its easy to be taken as rude, apologies.


Also the twist in that movies (or maybe the one before conquest) is an ape couple (one of whom is pregnant) escapes the nuclear bomb that ends the all life in movie 2 through a time warp to back to 1970. Theyre studied and ultimately hunrted down but they leave their baby with the normal apes so nobody know theres an intelligent baby ape ape form the world. Thar ape teaches the other apes to talk a little and rebel against the abusive humans.
Paradox earth would not have become the planet of the apes if the futuriure planet of the apes didnt sent one of their apes to get the chimps and gorillas we know to learn and fight and evolve into becoming the planet of the apes 2000 years later.

Anyway, My point is, who wants to watch the planet of the apes series 2 movies sunday fternoon, the rest broken up of 2 more weekends, if there's interest, I can live stream it on discord, we can all be in a chat room attached to the page chatting or even talking if you want to use you mics.

How about it EVERYONE thecatsite - corona virus - movie night?!!?!? if 5 or more are interested ill start setting it up.
 

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Can anyone relate? Not sure if this has already been posted- if so here's a rerun:

1) I can totally relate to that second hand. Im more like that dog that comes in during my wife meeting
2) I thought this was going to be about pornogrpay/adult content is hacked into zoom meeting during a meeting. Its been in the upswing for a few days now.
 
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