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  Italy just passed 10K+ deaths. Today another near 900 dead.

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  • :(Ramanisky2
  • What is going on over there! Is it old people with pre existing conditions. Is it lack of ventilators? This virus... is it highly lethal? or as bad as a cold?shapesalad
  • ^mass chinese tourism in winter, many garment workers from wuhan/hubei, direct flights, lax hospital systems, elderly population with multiple existing diseasesBustySaintClaire
  • Antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Viral infections, such as the corona virus, pave the way for secondary pneumonia, blood poisoning etc caused by bacteria.drgs
  • In Italy there are no restrictions on antibiotics, so they have these strains of antibiotic-resistant super bacteria:
    https://tinyurl.com/…drgs
  • unfortunately, yes, many many elders there, think 3 generations living in the same house...grafician
  • @drgs i think the course of medication first-world countries took in the past decades made people more vulnerable against this pandemic.sted
  • Many things have made us vulnerable to pandemics. Dense urban living, for one. Our cities are just massive petri dishes for whatever grotty pestilence ...Continuity
  • ... is in circulation. The way we live, for another, withe whole 'living to work' thing. That grinds our immune systems down to a halt.Continuity
  • with the*Continuity
  • And, of course, in some third world countries, no guaranteed health care.Continuity
  • But in Italy's case, I'm certain mass tourism has a lot to do with it. It made the petri dish a lot more crowded.Continuity

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