32. "We don't yet know what long-term implications may be at play" In response to In response to 29
But here's what we do now: For most people, the symptoms end with a cough and a fever. The vast majority of cases (~90%) are very mild. But for some, the infection gets more severe. About 5 to 8 days after symptoms begin, they have shortness of breath (known as dyspnea). Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) begins a few days later. For these patients (who almost always have a condition rendering them more vulnerable to Covid-19) - the prospect of serious/lung damage is very real.
But for NBA players, the overwhelming majority (if not every single one of them) will shrug Covid-19 off with very mild symptoms (like KD, Gobert and several other players). About 1 out of every 65 players has tested positive for Covid-19, and no players have reported severe symptoms.
>I just saw a picture of a lung from a 20 year old who had a >double lung transplant
We can always point to individual cases - but we shouldn't point to them as if the exceptions are the rule.
>I don't think it's being effectively communicated that the >risks aren't just death alone, that in severe cases recovery >has been months at time and severe organ damage even when >done.
I think that's being communicated pretty effectively. This is a gigantic deal and a serious threat to public health, but we also shouldn't overstate its threat as well. Influenza can also cause permanent organ damage in severe cases with immuno-compromised patients. Covid-19 is decisively more dangerous than most forms of influenza, but unfortunately, we may have to start to accept that we're going to have to live with the virus, like we live with many other viruses.