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''Coronavirus disease 2019''' ('''COVID-19''') is an infectious disease]caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).<ref>https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/coronavirus/symptoms-causes/syc-20479963</ref> It was first identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, and has resulted in an ongoing pandemic.<ref>https://www.who.int/dg/speeches/detail/who-director-general-s-opening-remarks-at-the-media-briefing-on-covid-19---11-march-2020</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20200311212521/https://www.who.int/dg/speeches/detail/who-director-general-s-opening-remarks-at-the-media-briefing-on-covid-19---11-march-2020</ref> The first case may be traced back to 17 November 2019.<ref>https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/3074991/coronavirus-chinas-first-confirmed-covid-19-case-traced-back</ref> |
''Coronavirus disease 2019''' ('''COVID-19''') is an infectious disease]caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).<ref>https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/coronavirus/symptoms-causes/syc-20479963</ref> It was first identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, and has resulted in an ongoing pandemic.<ref>https://www.who.int/dg/speeches/detail/who-director-general-s-opening-remarks-at-the-media-briefing-on-covid-19---11-march-2020</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20200311212521/https://www.who.int/dg/speeches/detail/who-director-general-s-opening-remarks-at-the-media-briefing-on-covid-19---11-march-2020</ref> The first case may be traced back to 17 November 2019.<ref>https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/3074991/coronavirus-chinas-first-confirmed-covid-19-case-traced-back</ref> |
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+ | Men are approximately twice as likely to die as women although the reasons for this are unclear. In contrast women are more likely to die than men of [[ebolavirus]]. Despite this [[feminist]]s routinely claimed that women were more impacted by coronavirus than men.<ref>http://empathygap.uk/?p=3312&fbclid=IwAR3Ow3yzzOPYwXnKToJWXGUYjD97neMqWC6nlubyBbEsxSDtKj-oN5fNghs</ref> |
In April 2020 an Op Ed in the Huffington Post claimed that ''old white men'' would be more likely to spread the disease although this goes against research that has been undertaken.<ref>http://huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/coronavirus-white-male-risk-spreading-infection_uk_5e8b2f46c5b6e7d76c67790a</ref> |
In April 2020 an Op Ed in the Huffington Post claimed that ''old white men'' would be more likely to spread the disease although this goes against research that has been undertaken.<ref>http://huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/coronavirus-white-male-risk-spreading-infection_uk_5e8b2f46c5b6e7d76c67790a</ref> |
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Revision as of 14:35, 7 June 2020
Coronavirus disease 2019 ('COVID-19) is an infectious disease]caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).[1] It was first identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, and has resulted in an ongoing pandemic.[2][3] The first case may be traced back to 17 November 2019.[4]
Men are approximately twice as likely to die as women although the reasons for this are unclear. In contrast women are more likely to die than men of ebolavirus. Despite this feminists routinely claimed that women were more impacted by coronavirus than men.[5]
In April 2020 an Op Ed in the Huffington Post claimed that old white men would be more likely to spread the disease although this goes against research that has been undertaken.[6]
References
- ↑ https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/coronavirus/symptoms-causes/syc-20479963
- ↑ https://www.who.int/dg/speeches/detail/who-director-general-s-opening-remarks-at-the-media-briefing-on-covid-19---11-march-2020
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20200311212521/https://www.who.int/dg/speeches/detail/who-director-general-s-opening-remarks-at-the-media-briefing-on-covid-19---11-march-2020
- ↑ https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/3074991/coronavirus-chinas-first-confirmed-covid-19-case-traced-back
- ↑ http://empathygap.uk/?p=3312&fbclid=IwAR3Ow3yzzOPYwXnKToJWXGUYjD97neMqWC6nlubyBbEsxSDtKj-oN5fNghs
- ↑ http://huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/coronavirus-white-male-risk-spreading-infection_uk_5e8b2f46c5b6e7d76c67790a