Rotflmao, they were playing plague inc on their phones
On Sun, Sep 6, 2020, 2:34 PM Bill Prince <part15...@gmail.com> wrote:
> The Candida Auris fungus has been around for as long as we know. Possibly
> millenia; possibly since before the dinosaurs departed the earth. For as
> long as we've known, the fungus has not been able to survive in
> temperatures above about ~~ 77-80 degrees (F). However, if there is a
> sustained period of higher temperatures, they conjecture that the few that
> survive get conditioned to tolerate a slightly higher temperature. Rinse,
> and repeat to the point that they are getting up into the mid to higher
> 90-degree temps.
>
> At the same time, the standard temperature for people has been gradually
> decreasing. According to the show, in developed countries, the standard
> temperature for a healthy human has decreased from 98.6 to now the more
> common 97.5.
>
> So the fungus is tolerating higher temps, and our thermostats are
> operating at a lower temp. Put the two together, and there are many cases
> now where the fungus is living inside people's bodies.
>
> Can't kill a fungus with a vaccine. Guess we're going to have to inject
> bleach. Who knew?!?
>
>
> bp
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> On 9/6/2020 12:22 PM, Chuck McCown wrote:
>
> Without listening to it, where does it come from? Yes, I like Radio Lab.
> I like This American Life and Snap Judgement more. The Moth is good too.
> Lately I have been listening to In The Dark, similar To Serial. It is a
> mixed blessing for insomnia, half the time they are so interesting they
> keep me awake.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Sep 6, 2020, at 12:48 PM, Bill Prince <part15...@gmail.com>
> <part15...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> I'm a big fan of Radiolab, and I think Chuck is too. This episode caught
> my attention, and may be a harbinger of doom for us all. The Candida Auris
> fungus may be difficult to become infected with, but the fatality rate is
> 20%-60%, and there is no vaccine.
>
> https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/radiolab/articles/fungus-amungus
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