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What impact did the horrible situation of the Radium girls have on Ayn Rand’s opinions. Did Rand ever comment on it, or did anyone else discuss how it impacted the Objectivist philosophy? Rich ( talk) 00:50, 11 February 2020 (UTC)
Hello, many of you may have seen this image of four winners of a 1922 beauty contest before. I found another image of the lady on the far right in the black suit with the umbrella, wearing the same suit at a bathing contest, so I searched up to see if she had been doing a circuit of beach contests. She wore it to a few, but then I found this newspaper clipping from 15 years later... [1]
"Stone Girl Happy" Mrs. Lola Swinnerton of Chicago celebrates after 10 years in hospital... She is slowly turning to stone after taking anti-typhoid medication...
I searched but I don't find the explanation. The only mention of "stone" on the typhoid article is something to do with Maidstone. I'm sure it might be common knowledge what exactly it means... Has anyone here ever heard of typhoid sufferers "turning to stone" as a result of medication? ~ R. T. G 11:50, 11 February 2020 (UTC)
"newspaper clipping from 15 years later"? Bus stop ( talk) 14:26, 11 February 2020 (UTC)
There seems to be a lot of confusion regarding what constitutes an airborne virus. I, at least, am confused and haven't found a comprehensive explanation. Different sources and articles are contradictory and/or vague. This question has become relevant to the public again recently because of COVID-19/2019-nCoV/SARS-CoV-2. All seems to agree it is spread via respiratory droplets, while some also say aerosols and airborne others insist it is certainly not airborne. Adding to the confusion, at today's WHO press conference about COVID-19 they at one time said the virus was airborne, then made a correction saying it wasn't and only spread via droplet transmission, and that airborne was the military terminology. The
transmission article doesn't really help clarify this, it lists similar viruses under both airborne and droplet. From a physics point of view, droplets in air would be aerosols by definition, and all viruses spread via respiratory droplets could reasonably be called airborne. If someone could help clarify what the precise definition is, I, and I think many others, would be grateful. The
transmission article list other coronaviruses, the common cold and influenza in the airborne category. It would be nice if someone could also say whether it is correct to call 2019-nCoV SARS-CoV-2 an airborne virus, (why/why not)? People who care for Ebola patients wear respirators, yet Ebola is said to not be airborne, is that just a precaution? --
78.82.231.51 (
talk) 18:00, 11 February 2020 (UTC)
These links may be of interest [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]. The first 3 establish how airborne transmission and droplet transmission are generally handled different and why. The last 2 point out (and they're both from before this outbreak) that in truth we don't really know how significant the airborne route is even for more established respiratory diseases like H1N1.
I don't know if I'd agree that the WHO recommending airborne precautions means they believe or suspect it's a significant pathway. This [11] relating to the more extreme case of Ebola does IMO in part emphasise why it an be complicated.
More significantly, the precautionary principle can apply, especially given that we don't even know that well for established respiratory diseases, let alone a new one like H1N1. And that the spread in healthcare settings can cause significant problems such as an increased strain from a loss of healthcare workers (whether from temporary illness, an unwillingness to work, or unfortunately in some cases, death), and also may make patients reluctant to seek treatment. For largely different reasons, Ebola was an extreme example of this.
So although airborne precautions to pose an additional burden as the earlier sources point out, they may still be considered worth it even if it's not believed to be a significant route.
Nil Einne ( talk) 10:00, 12 February 2020 (UTC)
A male child was born a year ago, the product of pregnancy complicated by severe flu infection. He has what is considered a groove on his foot soles and abnormally thick phalanges of the first fingers. I wonder if there exist a list of such and similar physical features with interpretations, but that would be an icing on the cake. Thanks AboutFace 22 ( talk) 19:21, 11 February 2020 (UTC)
Epigenetic mutations they are. AboutFace 22 ( talk) 21:51, 11 February 2020 (UTC)
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What impact did the horrible situation of the Radium girls have on Ayn Rand’s opinions. Did Rand ever comment on it, or did anyone else discuss how it impacted the Objectivist philosophy? Rich ( talk) 00:50, 11 February 2020 (UTC)
Hello, many of you may have seen this image of four winners of a 1922 beauty contest before. I found another image of the lady on the far right in the black suit with the umbrella, wearing the same suit at a bathing contest, so I searched up to see if she had been doing a circuit of beach contests. She wore it to a few, but then I found this newspaper clipping from 15 years later... [1]
"Stone Girl Happy" Mrs. Lola Swinnerton of Chicago celebrates after 10 years in hospital... She is slowly turning to stone after taking anti-typhoid medication...
I searched but I don't find the explanation. The only mention of "stone" on the typhoid article is something to do with Maidstone. I'm sure it might be common knowledge what exactly it means... Has anyone here ever heard of typhoid sufferers "turning to stone" as a result of medication? ~ R. T. G 11:50, 11 February 2020 (UTC)
"newspaper clipping from 15 years later"? Bus stop ( talk) 14:26, 11 February 2020 (UTC)
There seems to be a lot of confusion regarding what constitutes an airborne virus. I, at least, am confused and haven't found a comprehensive explanation. Different sources and articles are contradictory and/or vague. This question has become relevant to the public again recently because of COVID-19/2019-nCoV/SARS-CoV-2. All seems to agree it is spread via respiratory droplets, while some also say aerosols and airborne others insist it is certainly not airborne. Adding to the confusion, at today's WHO press conference about COVID-19 they at one time said the virus was airborne, then made a correction saying it wasn't and only spread via droplet transmission, and that airborne was the military terminology. The
transmission article doesn't really help clarify this, it lists similar viruses under both airborne and droplet. From a physics point of view, droplets in air would be aerosols by definition, and all viruses spread via respiratory droplets could reasonably be called airborne. If someone could help clarify what the precise definition is, I, and I think many others, would be grateful. The
transmission article list other coronaviruses, the common cold and influenza in the airborne category. It would be nice if someone could also say whether it is correct to call 2019-nCoV SARS-CoV-2 an airborne virus, (why/why not)? People who care for Ebola patients wear respirators, yet Ebola is said to not be airborne, is that just a precaution? --
78.82.231.51 (
talk) 18:00, 11 February 2020 (UTC)
These links may be of interest [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]. The first 3 establish how airborne transmission and droplet transmission are generally handled different and why. The last 2 point out (and they're both from before this outbreak) that in truth we don't really know how significant the airborne route is even for more established respiratory diseases like H1N1.
I don't know if I'd agree that the WHO recommending airborne precautions means they believe or suspect it's a significant pathway. This [11] relating to the more extreme case of Ebola does IMO in part emphasise why it an be complicated.
More significantly, the precautionary principle can apply, especially given that we don't even know that well for established respiratory diseases, let alone a new one like H1N1. And that the spread in healthcare settings can cause significant problems such as an increased strain from a loss of healthcare workers (whether from temporary illness, an unwillingness to work, or unfortunately in some cases, death), and also may make patients reluctant to seek treatment. For largely different reasons, Ebola was an extreme example of this.
So although airborne precautions to pose an additional burden as the earlier sources point out, they may still be considered worth it even if it's not believed to be a significant route.
Nil Einne ( talk) 10:00, 12 February 2020 (UTC)
A male child was born a year ago, the product of pregnancy complicated by severe flu infection. He has what is considered a groove on his foot soles and abnormally thick phalanges of the first fingers. I wonder if there exist a list of such and similar physical features with interpretations, but that would be an icing on the cake. Thanks AboutFace 22 ( talk) 19:21, 11 February 2020 (UTC)
Epigenetic mutations they are. AboutFace 22 ( talk) 21:51, 11 February 2020 (UTC)