Emergence of a Deadly Coronavirus

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31 Mar 2020, 12:46 pm

I had a friend that kept the mint alcohol in a spray bottle to kill wasps.She said it worked better than wasp spray.She used the mint because of the smell,plain would work as well.

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31 Mar 2020, 12:52 pm

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Viruses are made of a protein coat and DNA inside that protein coat. Destroy the protein coat and the virus 'dies' so to speak. The chemicals in Lysol and other cleaning products can destroy this protein coat.

Antibiotics don't work on viruses, because they are not alive.

They're just DNA surrounded by a protein coat.

Think of the virus as a pill. It's what inside the pill that infects you.

Antibiotics are complicated, things like penicillin weaken the cell wall of bacteria, well Viruses don't have a cell wall, so they're not affected.

Some antibiotics target protein production capabilities, well viruses don't make proteins, they hijack your cells to make their own protein coats and new DNA.

Simply put Antibiotics kill livings things including you. You just hope that the bacteria dies first. Viruses are not alive, so taking an antibiotic would just be hurting you.

THANK YOU! This is what I've been trying to understand since the Lysol craze began. That makes so much sense!

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31 Mar 2020, 12:53 pm

magz wrote:

EzraS wrote:

I had an atomizer filled with isopropyl alcohol and a large bottle of the stuff to keep it filled, before this started.

You're well prepared.

I was doing flu season right before it was cool.

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31 Mar 2020, 12:54 pm

Misslizard wrote:

Please sign and share the petition to keep the tourists from congregating in my small rural county.
http://chng.it/gk8LgVzjcw

You live on Cape Cod?

Cape Codders petition: ‘Close the bridges’
Alarmed by influx of New Yorkers, other out-of-staters

https://www.bostonherald.com/2020/03/30 ... e-bridges/

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31 Mar 2020, 12:58 pm

Nope.

New York has 8,470 more cases, with 208 more deaths.

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31 Mar 2020, 1:03 pm

kraftiekortie wrote:

Nope.

New York has 8,470 more cases, with 208 more deaths.

NY looks bad... Stay safe, Kraftie, wash your hands and disinfect your groceries! How are you feeling today?

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31 Mar 2020, 1:05 pm

I’m feeling all right. Thanks.

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31 Mar 2020, 1:06 pm

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Nope.

New York has 8,470 more cases, with 208 more deaths.

Stay home please kraftie and do what magz says :heart:

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31 Mar 2020, 1:08 pm

I am :heart:

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31 Mar 2020, 1:11 pm

Good :heart:

Stay safe and sane, Teach :heart:

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31 Mar 2020, 1:20 pm

magz wrote:

Good

Stay safe and sane, Teach :heart:

Doing my best magz, you too :heart:

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31 Mar 2020, 1:24 pm

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At home, we poured my husband's 90% isopropanol he uses for various workshop projects into an atomizer I bought for my homemade cosmetics. It's nice to have hobbies.

Isopropyl Alcohol (commonly called isopropanol or IPA) is the main component of hand sanitizers and will kill viruses and bacteria on your hands.

The following are hazards associated with the use of Isopropyl Alcohol:

Isopropyl alcohol can enter the body three ways: ingestion, inhalation, and absorption.

The first way is most direct, and easiest to avoid. Since ingesting IPA causes rapid intoxication, people sometimes drink it when conventional alcohol is unavailable, or as a means of suicide. ingesting isopropyl alcohol has an immediate effect on the central nervous system, which controls the involuntary actions of the body, including heartbeat, breathing, and gag reflex. Isopropyl alcohol slows these functions and may shut them down altogether. IPA is so strong that it can induce hypothermia and subsequent cardiac arrest. The blood’s thinning also causes blood sugar levels to fall so sharply that seizures may result.

Limiting access to large amounts of IPA can deter people from misusing the product in this way. IPA should always be kept in a container clearly marked, preferably with a GHS label. It should never be kept anywhere or in anything that might be mistaken for consumption, for example in a water bottle, or near where food is prepared or consumed.

Isopropyl alcohol inhalation occurs anytime you are around an open container, although working with reasonable amounts of IPA is generally safe, it can cause headaches. Inhaling large amounts of isopropyl alcohol can cause nausea, vomiting, irritation of the nose and mucous membranes, throat irritations, and even difficulty with breathing as coughing can occur making it difficult for you to catch your breath.

Source: The Dangers of Isopropyl Alcohol

EzraS and magz I would recommend that you not put isopropyl alcohol in your atomizer

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31 Mar 2020, 1:30 pm

Misslizard wrote:

I had a friend that kept the mint alcohol in a spray bottle to kill wasps.She said it worked better than wasp spray.She used the mint because of the smell,plain would work as well.

It is a good bug killer.

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31 Mar 2020, 1:30 pm

jimmy m wrote:

magz wrote:

At home, we poured my husband's 90% isopropanol he uses for various workshop projects into an atomizer I bought for my homemade cosmetics. It's nice to have hobbies.

Isopropyl Alcohol (commonly called isopropanol or IPA) is the main component of hand sanitizers and will kill viruses and bacteria on your hands.

The following are hazards associated with the use of Isopropyl Alcohol:

Isopropyl alcohol can enter the body three ways: ingestion, inhalation, and absorption.

The first way is most direct, and easiest to avoid. Since ingesting IPA causes rapid intoxication, people sometimes drink it when conventional alcohol is unavailable, or as a means of suicide. ingesting isopropyl alcohol has an immediate effect on the central nervous system, which controls the involuntary actions of the body, including heartbeat, breathing, and gag reflex. Isopropyl alcohol slows these functions and may shut them down altogether. IPA is so strong that it can induce hypothermia and subsequent cardiac arrest. The blood’s thinning also causes blood sugar levels to fall so sharply that seizures may result.

Limiting access to large amounts of IPA can deter people from misusing the product in this way. IPA should always be kept in a container clearly marked, preferably with a GHS label. It should never be kept anywhere or in anything that might be mistaken for consumption, for example in a water bottle, or near where food is prepared or consumed.

Isopropyl alcohol inhalation occurs anytime you are around an open container, although working with reasonable amounts of IPA is generally safe, it can cause headaches. Inhaling large amounts of isopropyl alcohol can cause nausea, vomiting, irritation of the nose and mucous membranes, throat irritations, and even difficulty with breathing as coughing can occur making it difficult for you to catch your breath.

Source: The Dangers of Isopropyl Alcohol

magz I would recommend that you not put isopropyl alcohol in your atomizer

I also recommend watching this video as an additional precaution.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EWi4cxAIDJQ

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31 Mar 2020, 1:36 pm

kraftiekortie wrote:

Nope.

New York has 8,470 more cases, with 208 more deaths.

Typo, I meant about 8,000 not 800.

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31 Mar 2020, 1:39 pm

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Misslizard wrote:

Please sign and share the petition to keep the tourists from congregating in my small rural county.
http://chng.it/gk8LgVzjcw

You live on Cape Cod?

Cape Codders petition: ‘Close the bridges’
Alarmed by influx of New Yorkers, other out-of-staters

https://www.bostonherald.com/2020/03/30 ... e-bridges/

Bring on the flame throwing drones.
Neutralize the intruders.

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