Chapter 240: Influenza Virus
As soon as Nina's voice fell, she heard Lingxi's mobile phone ringing!
Lingxi was obviously stunned when he saw the name that appeared on his mobile phone screen!
She hurriedly picked it up!
"Hello, Professor Luna! I'm Lingxi!" Lingxi's voice sounded softly!
"Hello Li Lingxi, I'm very sorry to inform you that the school was originally scheduled to start on January 3rd, but it is going to be postponed!" Professor Luna's voice rang on the other end of the phone!
"Oh, postponement, Professor Luna, can I tell you why the start of the school year is being postponed?" Lingxi asked!
"This ......," Professor Luna's tone sounded a little embarrassed!
Lingxi understood it all at once!
"It's okay, Professor Luna, forget it if you don't want to say it!"
"It's not inconvenient to say, it's just ...... It's just that...... It's unbelievable!" Professor Luna snapped!
"Because, on the side of the United States, there is an uncontrollable virus infection, and the scope of this virus infection is very wide, and the transmission speed is also extremely fast, so far, it has not been controlled, so ...... So ......"
"That's why school is delayed, isn't it?" Lingxi completes what Professor Luna wants to say, but doesn't finish!
"Yes, Li Lingxi, it's good if you understand!"
"Well, I see! Thank you, Professor Luna!"
"You're welcome, goodbye, Li Lingxi!"
"Goodbye, Professor Luna!" Lingxi hung up, and then, turning his head, looked at Nina!
"Now, tell me about the virus!"
Nina looked at Lingxi's serious expression and shrugged her shoulders!
"Okay!"
Lingxi restarted the car, and while driving seriously, he listened to Nina tell the story!
It turned out that this time, Mi Guo encountered unprecedented annoyance!
According to the data released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as of December 28, 22 million ~ 31 million people are expected to be infected during this flu season, and the number of patients who have died from influenza is between 12,000 ~ 30,000.
Lingxi looked at Nina: "So serious?"
Nina nodded: "Yes, it's quite serious, you can go back and check it!"
"What causes such a serious illness?"
"The official information is that it is the flu, but, I feel, it's not that simple!" Nina said to herself!
Lingxi glanced sideways at Nina!
"Nina Lockheed, this time, your head has finally sparked!"
"Cut! My brain has always been quite bright, okay? Only when I meet your family's Lingyan will it occasionally and temporarily short-circuit!" Nina was a little unconvinced.
Lingxi looked at her and sneered!
"Heh, you still know that you are arguing with reason!"
"That's it!"
The car soon arrived at the Yulan Mansion, and since today is Monday, Lin Xia and Di Tianqi both went to work in the company!
As soon as she entered the door, Lingxi saw Liu Hui and Granny Liu who were busy in the kitchen!
"Granny Liu, where is my brother?"
Granny Liu walked out and saw that it was Lingxi, with an amiable smile on her face!
"Is the little lady back? The little master and the young master Haochen went out to play!"
Before Lingxi could answer, Nina spoke first!
"Will he come back for dinner at noon?"
Granny Liu looked at this strange blue-eyed beauty and was very surprised, she moved her doubtful gaze to Lingxi and asked for help!
"Little Miss, who is this?"
Lingxi patted her Nina on the shoulder and introduced it to Granny Liu with a smile!
"Granny Liu, this is my good friend and sister: Nina Lockheed, I remember, she once came to our house!"
Granny Liu was very surprised: "Ah! It's Miss Nina! I haven't seen her for so many years, Miss Nina has grown into a big girl! Moreover, she is so beautiful!"
"Look at me, this old woman of mine is old, and her brain is not easy to use!
Nina smiled and looked at Granny Liu: "Granny Liu, it's my fault, I didn't introduce myself in advance!"
"Yes! Time flies so fast! That year, when your father and mother brought you here, you were only so tall, and now, you are already a big girl!"
"yes, isn't Lingxi also a big girl?" said Nina!
"Yes, you've all grown up, and we're all old!" Granny Liu suddenly felt a little emotional!
"Alright, you young men, you must have a lot to say! I'm going to help out in the kitchen!
After speaking, Granny Liu walked straight to the kitchen!
Lingxi took Nina to the guest room, settled her, and let her rest well, but fell into jet lag, and went to the study by herself!
When she turned on the computer and looked up the information, she was still shocked by the numbers!
Seeing such numbers, some readers may be surprised and wonder, could it be that the flu epidemic in the United States is more serious?
Is that really the case, and how does COVID-19 compare to the flu pandemic?
Unknown risks
Influenza viruses (including influenza A and B viruses) and 2019-
CoVs are viruses that can cause respiratory illness.
It is important to note that the flu, although called influenza, is far removed from the common cold.
Influenza is caused by a special class of influenza viruses that have a different pathogenic source than the common cold, making them more contagious and fatal.
In the field of public health, the biggest difference between the two is the level of human cognition.
Scientists have been studying flu viruses for decades, so while the flu is dangerous, we all know what to do, how to treat it, how it symptoms, and what might happen to it.
In contrast, we are very interested in 2019-
Little is known about CoV because it is a completely new virus.
This also means that there is no knowledge of the future spread of the epidemic, the number of deaths it causes, or the final outcome of the epidemic. This unknown is also one of the sources of our fear.
Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).
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At a White House press conference, Y Fauci said: "Despite the high incidence and death toll of influenza, we have figured out the pattern of influenza outbreaks.
I can assure you that by March or April, the number of flu patients will decrease.
In fact, we were able to predict the approximate range of seasonal influenza mortality and hospitalizations with great accuracy. But now the problem is that in 2019-
There are still a lot of unknowns about CoV. ”