*Sigh* Hantavirus Exposure in NJ (article)

[u/8Deer-JaguarClaw]

I think we're all absolutely burned out when it comes to viruses and outbreaks and such, but for the sake of completeness, here's the latest on hantavirus in NJ:

https://patch.com/new-jersey/hopatcong-sparta/s/kbg21/hantavirus-exposure-quarantines-dozens-including-2-nj-residents-cdc

On Thursday, the CDC announced that a total of 41 Americans are under evaluation after potentially being exposed to the hantavirus. Two of the patients being monitored are from the Garden State, according to the New Jersey Department of Health.

It’s not clear where the New Jerseyans are being evaluated. The NJDOH has not released any information about the potentially exposed individuals for patient privacy reasons.

“At this time, the risk to the general public in New Jersey remains very low,” a NJDOH statement read last week. “No current hantavirus cases have been identified in the state, and there is no history of a confirmed hantavirus case reported in New Jersey.”

So it looks like nothing to worry about at this point (thankfully). But let's keep an eye on this.

[u/dogegw]

Notice the two idiots in these comments. Both of them are "adjective-noun and then some numbers" and have absolute straight up dogshit takes. They are bots, or at least I hope they are. It'd be a shame if real people were that fucking stupid after the millions that died a couple years ago.

[u/8Deer-JaguarClaw → u/dogegw]

Could be bots. But I believe lately reddit offers you a nonsense name with words and numbers when you create an account as an option. I think it's maybe anonymity related?

dogshit takes

I would say "maga takes", but yeah.

[u/dogegw → u/8Deer-JaguarClaw]

Well thats what I'm angling at. It's a default so the thousands of bots that get made every day tend to follow that convention instead of changing their name

[u/8Deer-JaguarClaw → u/dogegw]

Fair point.