COVID-19 — Coronavirus

[ayrshire_blue]

You have to have antibodies for immunity,this virus is throwing up all kinds of things that mean we can't be sure of anything,fascinating but yet scary

Usually that would be the case. But if you get the virus and these cells shoot it down, it'd be pretty weird if you could then pick up the virus again the next day. I'm far from a medical or science expert but surely your body has built up something to prevent it happening again so quick?

 

[PannickAtTheDisco]

Usually that would be the case. But if you get the virus and these cells shoot it down, it'd be pretty weird if you could then pick up the virus again the next day. I'm far from a medical or science expert but surely your body has built up something to prevent it happening again so quick?

depends on different strains and then having some sort of immunity when you for some reason become more vulnerable.

 

[Ohrodneyrodney]

Usually that would be the case. But if you get the virus and these cells shoot it down, it'd be pretty weird if you could then pick up the virus again the next day. I'm far from a medical or science expert but surely your body has built up something to prevent it happening again so quick?

Absolutely your body will and does. If it didn't the death rate would be umpteen times what it is now.

 

[twosips]

Absolutely your body will and does. If it didn't the death rate would be umpteen times what it is now.

It's just if those cells can then do it again. We don't know that yet. Presumably so, but who fucking knows? It's confusing this virus.

 

[kaz7]

Usually that would be the case. But if you get the virus and these cells shoot it down, it'd be pretty weird if you could then pick up the virus again the next day. I'm far from a medical or science expert but surely your body has built up something to prevent it happening again so quick?

Not sure,guessing I would say you might get protection till that acute illness phase has gone so maybe a couple of weeks or something then everything settled down and then it could come back as you didn't get any actual immunity,just a guess though,i have have studied the immune system many times to exam levels but that was a long time ago
The immunity question is what fasinates me the most and why nobody will commit yet after they initially said it would act the same as other corona viruses

 

[Ohrodneyrodney]

You have to have antibodies for immunity,this virus is throwing up all kinds of things that mean we can't be sure of anything,fascinating but yet scary

We can be sure that in many many cases the human body sorts it out.

 

[Ohrodneyrodney]

It's just if those cells can then do it again. We don't know that yet. Presumably so, but who fucking knows? It's confusing this virus.

But we do know that, because of the numbers of people who have had it and are now fine with no continuing underlying health conditions. Well, according to the people who are treating them anyway.

 

[twosips]

But we do know that, because of the numbers of people who have had it and are now fine with no continuing underlying health conditions. Well, according to the people who are treating them anyway.

Yes, but are we sure that none of them can catch it again though? And that if they do, symptoms will always be mild? It's surely too soon to say that.

(Just to clarify, im talking about those who beat it without showing antibodies)

 

[kaz7]

We can be sure that in many many cases the human body sorts it out.

No doubt you can fight it off the question is whether you get enough or good enough quality antibodies to become immune,studies so far are suggesting that some age groups don't produce any decent antibodies and some do,this is the interesting bit and not quite what is expected
The antibody test will give us answers but as the CMO at the briefing said today you can't rush science,people will need to tested and re-tested for some time

 

[Ohrodneyrodney]

Yes, but are we sure that none of them can catch it again though? And that if they do, symptoms will always be mild? It's surely too soon to say that.

(Just to clarify, im talking about those who beat it without showing antibodies)

Who knows the future with anything ? But Im guessing by now we all know people who have had it (confirmed by tests) and are absolutely 100%. They might get it again, they might not, as you say nobody knows, but they are alive and well and fully fit