Discussion»Questions»Current Events and News» How surprised would you be if you were diagnosed as having the Corona Virus, especially if you’re careful about following countermeasures?
Hardly surprised at all because I am out and about quite a bit and riding city transit often. Could easily be I came close enough to someone who was (unknowingly) willing to share their bugs. I wonder how many viruses it would require to start an infection? If I did inhale a few viruses and my system was able to destroy them would I have developed immunity?
The last time I travelled on a train, spent any time in a large city, or took part in any form of group socialising in an enclosed space (a pub in Leeds) was March 15.
I don't know anyone at work who has been diagnosed with it or has been self-quarantining as a suspected case, and besides, I haven't been at my workplace since March 20. I've been avoiding crowed places like large supermarkets, and I live on my own. The incubation period, it is said, is almost always 12 days or less, so if I was ever going to develop symptoms I expect I would have done so by now. According to WHO, however, a patient can remain infectious for up to 14 days after the symptoms have departed. So if I was infected in Leeds, was asymptomatic or had symptoms so mild and fleeting I didn't notice them, then I could in theory still be infectious now. Which is all the more reason why it's important to obey the lock-down and social distancing rules.
So I would be truly astonished if I got sick with it now, I would be surprised but not incredulous if I tested positive for it, but would not be so surprised if I tested positive for antibodies.
Kittigate 