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San Antonio City Council Approves Resolution Stating That Saying "China Virus" is Hate Speech.

[KTSA] Thank goodness these folks are on the case.

Luckily for me, I've never used the term "China Virus".

I use "Flying Wu Flu", "Chingchong Choker" and of course "Lung Pow Sicken".

So I'm good.

Posted by charger 2020-05-11 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 Debe proteger al querido líder comunista comrade Xi Jinping!

Posted by Dr. Wheat Faartz007 2020-05-11 00:12|| 2020-05-11 00:12|| Front Page Top

#2 Shares of Lowes, Home Depot, Target, and Best Buy expected to jump in early trading.

Posted by Besoeker 2020-05-11 00:57|| 2020-05-11 00:57|| Front Page Top

#3 Kung Flu. CCP Flu.

Posted by gorb 2020-05-11 01:25|| 2020-05-11 01:25|| Front Page Top

#4 ^IT'S NOT FLU!!!

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-05-11 04:34|| 2020-05-11 04:34|| Front Page Top

#5 No, it's not influenza. But Kung Flu and Wu Flu are just to catchy to pass up. Also it annoys all the right people.

As for me, I'm going with Winnie the Flu. Go big or go home!

Posted by SteveS 2020-05-11 04:53|| 2020-05-11 04:53|| Front Page Top

#6 That settles it for me, then - the Chink Virus it is!

Posted by Raj 2020-05-11 06:46|| 2020-05-11 06:46|| Front Page Top

#7 I agree, let's not call it a flu. A flu is more dangerous.

Posted by Clem 2020-05-11 07:08|| 2020-05-11 07:08|| Front Page Top

#8 But, but, but how can we possibly put all of this CV-19 unpleasantness behind us and be Walmart-Target friends again if we continue to call one another names ?

Posted by Besoeker 2020-05-11 07:30|| 2020-05-11 07:30|| Front Page Top

#9 calling it Yellow Fever in public is a real handy way to identify the tight asses in your vicinity

Posted by Bob Grorong1136 2020-05-11 07:58|| 2020-05-11 07:58|| Front Page Top

#10 You know there are plenty of people who have been waiting their whole miserable lives for a chance to denounce others in true soviet style.

Posted by M. Murcek 2020-05-11 08:30|| 2020-05-11 08:30|| Front Page Top

#11 I call it the CCP virus, but now I'm sending them a bunch of Chinese Virus memes in emails.

Posted by DarthVader 2020-05-11 09:04|| 2020-05-11 09:04|| Front Page Top

#12 First "They came for Chik-fil-A and no one cared..." and then they arrested everyone saying "Chinese Flu" and sent them to concentration camps...

Posted by magpie 2020-05-11 10:21|| 2020-05-11 10:21|| Front Page Top

#13 The "Chi Vi" has a nice ring to it.

Posted by warthogswife 2020-05-11 11:10|| 2020-05-11 11:10|| Front Page Top

#14 General Pao's Bat

Posted by Lex 2020-05-11 11:17|| 2020-05-11 11:17|| Front Page Top

#15 "San F*cking Idiots Antonio"

Posted by Frank G 2020-05-11 11:37|| 2020-05-11 11:37|| Front Page Top

#16 Kung Flu it is then. C'mon, grom. If it pisses off the folks on the San Antonio city council it's a good thing. Can't wait for this resolution to be challenged in court.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2020-05-11 12:25|| 2020-05-11 12:25|| Front Page Top

#17 Reassortment of the influenza virus genome

Mutation is an important source of RNA virus diversity that is made possible by the error-prone nature of RNA synthesis. Viruses with segmented genomes, such as influenza virus, have another mechanism for generating diversity: reassortment.

When an influenza virus infects a cell, the individual RNA segments enter the nucleus. There they are copied many times to form RNA genomes for new infectious virions. The new RNA segments are exported to the cytoplasm, and then are incorporated into new virus particles which bud from the cell.

If a cell is infected with two different influenza viruses, the RNAs of both viruses are copied in the nucleus. When new virus particles are assembled at the plasma membrane, each of the 8 RNA segments may originate from either infecting virus. The progeny that inherit RNAs from both parents are called reassortants. This process is illustrated in the diagram below, which shows a cell that is co-infected with two influenza viruses L and M. The infected cell produces both parental viruses as well as a reassortant R3 which inherits one RNA segment from strain L and the remainder from strain M.

influenza-reassortment

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-05-11 12:51|| 2020-05-11 12:51|| Front Page Top

#18 ...To wit, reassortment can produce 255 (2^8 - 1) new viral genomes. In flu (Orthomyxoviridae) but not CV19 (Coronaviridae)

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-05-11 12:58|| 2020-05-11 12:58|| Front Page Top

#19 Nah, Kung Fu is out -
the resolution] states that COVID-19 is a public health issue, not a racial, religious or ethnic one, and that the use of terms such as “Chinese virus” or “Kung Fu virus” encourages hate crimes against Asians. The resolution also says the Jewish community has been targeted with blame and conspiracy theories about spreading COVID_19 and profiting from the virus.

Posted by Bobby 2020-05-11 14:04|| 2020-05-11 14:04|| Front Page Top

#20 Is "FYVM" hate speech?

Posted by JohnQC 2020-05-11 14:14|| 2020-05-11 14:14|| Front Page Top

#21 Yes, Mr G. Virology is a depressing subject. Some say just a matter of time. I have known of lab work here on avian flu. Pneumonia is a fast killer and a virus would be of course an effective bio weapon. My opinion is a non living virus of one type or another naturally will find its host. We carry many normally. Viruses have been here millions of years and will be till the end of time. I'd rather deal with these little buggers internally. Self defense. That has been my approach for over 40 years. Denial of service so to speak.

Posted by Dale 2020-05-11 17:45|| 2020-05-11 17:45|| Front Page Top

#22 If a cell is infected with two different influenza viruses, the RNAs of both viruses are copied in the nucleus. When new virus particles are assembled at the plasma membrane, each of the 8 RNA segments may originate from either infecting virus.

The other day we had a story about rat Hepatitis E suddenly jumping from rats to humans in Hong Kong. Unexpectedly.

Scientists say that while most people experience mild symptoms from the rat hepatitis E virus, those with weakened immune systems can experience severe symptoms, including tissue scarring and liver damage.

It struck me as curious that there are TWO viral outbreaks where the virus is both contagious AND causes mild symptoms in most people. Not unpossible, just curious that we have two epidemics running at once.

A virus that is contagious and asymptomatic makes for a great bio-weapon - except for the mild/asymptomatic part. But suppose you had two viruses that functioned like a binary nerve gas where each part is relatively safe on it's own, but when you combine them, they're deadly. We know that deaths with the Kung Flu typically occur when the patient also has another condition (comorbidity). Suppose that condition were infection with another virus - say, rat Hep E to pick a random example.

Not drawing any conclusions, just pondering...

Posted by SteveS 2020-05-11 22:22|| 2020-05-11 22:22|| Front Page Top

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