Odds are a funny things. In mid January, I had a fever, tight chest, coughing.

Mar 20, 2020
10:44:31pm

Lance71 All-American

Tested negative for influenza. 3-4 days later my whole family had it. All the same symptoms. My daughter also tested negative for influenza.

What are the odds of having the exact symptoms of this 1 month before it "came to the US"?

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Just thinking out loud

BigYfan

3/20/20 9:42pm

Your assumption is that it was a Chinese person.

El Fuego

3/20/20 9:46pm

Read it again.

Brigham

3/20/20 9:52pm

Try again. His second sentence in the body is a direct correlation to the first

El Fuego

3/20/20 9:54pm

There is no assuming at all.

BigYfan

3/20/20 10:24pm

I think my elderly parents may have had it in early February.

Cougar-Duck

3/20/20 9:47pm

Aww, that’s pretty cool that they went to China to go to school.

Malathion

3/20/20 9:50pm

My daughter was actually in Wuhan 3 weeks before the outbreak. Fortunately, she missed the crisis. It would have been

Cougar-Duck

3/20/20 9:53pm

Ouch. She’s so lucky.

Malathion

3/20/20 10:00pm

Remember that even today when the disease is widespread

kimdaddy35

3/20/20 10:20pm

What about people who have it and don’t know it

BigYfan

3/20/20 10:32pm

Yes, true. But if it was here in January and February

kimdaddy35

3/20/20 10:38pm

Odds are a funny things. In mid January, I had a fever, tight chest, coughing.

Lance71

3/20/20 10:44pm

My son the Same tested negative for flu...

BigYfan

3/20/20 11:04pm

Pretty good

kimdaddy35

3/21/20 12:20am

Weren't testing for it. Horrible flu year. Many deaths could have very well been

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