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cilla4progress

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1. This is very confusing

Reply to Laelth (Original post)

Sun Mar 15, 2020, 12:25 PM

Mar 2020

to me, as I understood having a strong immune system is good, and that older folks are especially vulnerable due totheir weakened immune system.

Could the 20 -40 old spike be due to transmission, ie, more fraternizing?

I hope your info is correct, because there is a lot of misinformation floating around.

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THE CYTOKINE STORM (Why COVID-19 is deadly to healthy people) [View all] Laelth Mar 2020 OP

This is very confusing cilla4progress Mar 2020 #1

It is true regarding Turin_C3PO Mar 2020 #2

It appears that we inadvertently spread more virulent strains in 1918. Laelth Mar 2020 #3

I haven't read ANYTHING about cytokine storms being a problem with this coronavirus. Nay Mar 2020 #4

Well, you will ... far too soon. n/t Laelth Mar 2020 #5

That's a pretty big "if." Warpy Mar 2020 #6

I saw that theory regarding the "Russian flu." It's reasonable. Laelth Mar 2020 #7