Re: [MBZ] Covid. was: THe Bug

2020-05-17 Thread Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes
Very few transmission events from infected people after two weeks following symptom onset. Very ill people may be able to shed live virus longer. On Sat, May 16, 2020 at 7:45 PM archer75--- via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > This is a very good writeup IMO. > > Do you or anyone else k

Re: [MBZ] Covid. was: THe Bug

2020-05-17 Thread Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes
The repeat tests being positive do not mean the sailors were necessarily reinfected, or infectious. It is a PCR. Cases like this have been described in China also, but no documented transmission has occurred from these individuals to others and they may simply still be shedding viral RNA without be

Re: [MBZ] Covid. was: THe Bug

2020-05-17 Thread Clay via Mercedes
Ask the Navy. Seems sailors on the Roosevelt (docked in Guam) are getting cleared for duty after multiple tests show clean. There have been around a half dozen or more who have been re-infected. Same sort of situations reported in UK, Canada, as well as other nations. This may not be someth

Re: [MBZ] Covid. was: THe Bug

2020-05-16 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
2 weeks although that may also be a premature conculsion On Sat, May 16, 2020 at 10:45 PM archer75--- via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > This is a very good writeup IMO. > > Do you or anyone else know how long after symptoms of covid subside that > patients are no longer infectious? >

[MBZ] Covid. was: THe Bug

2020-05-16 Thread archer75--- via Mercedes
This is a very good writeup IMO. Do you or anyone else know how long after symptoms of covid subside that patients are no longer infectious? Thanks, Gerry Peter Frederick via Mercedes wrote: > Actually, isolation is the only way to stop the s