Coronavirus quick test ( folk version)

[rogevibe]

Seems an infection leaves one without a sense of smell , so maybe a quick test is to subject the target to smelling salts - now if the target splutters and recoils then is ok , if no reaction then good reason for further tesing . This should work regardless of any outward signs , so great at the pre-school , primary school etc 

https://www.abc.net.au/news/health/2020-03-25/coronavirus-loss-of-smell-covid-19-symptom/12087948

However such testing has not been clinically evaluated as a standard casual test 

[lurker172602]

Maybe getting it in A Current Affair speak will get through to some 🤷🏼‍♀️ 

https://9now.nine.com.au/a-current-affair/coronavirus-myths-and-rumours-busted-by-doctor-mckay/303b2...

[lionrose.7]

Dont read this if you have a weak Tummy.

A friend told me they also eat bats in italy ??

Bit of a shock at how many countries eat them

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat_as_food

[icyfroth]

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@lionrose.7 wrote:

Dont read this if you have a weak Tummy.

A friend told me they also eat bats in italy ??

Bit of a shock at how many countries eat them

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat_as_food

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At least it keeps the numbers down.

Look at how QLD has a problem with the number of fruit bats!

Eating all the crops and leaving their droppings all over the place!

[rogevibe]

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@lionrose.7 wrote:

Dont read this if you have a weak Tummy.

A friend told me they also eat bats in italy ??

Bit of a shock at how many countries eat them

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat_as_food

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I do not think is as many fruit bats here in Melbourne ...... the epicentre of multi-cultural life and exoctic tastes ie pizza - maybe someone who has dined lately in Chinatown might enlighten as the the offered fares , under " night ducks" or something ?

[icyfroth]

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@rogevibe wrote:

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@lionrose.7 wrote:

Dont read this if you have a weak Tummy.

A friend told me they also eat bats in italy ??

Bit of a shock at how many countries eat them

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat_as_food

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I do not think is as many fruit bats here in Melbourne ...... the epicentre of multi-cultural life and exoctic tastes ie pizza - maybe someone who has dined lately in Chinatown might enlighten as the the offered fares , under " night ducks" or something ?

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I reckon, if this virus thing goes on,  and once we get over the shortage of toilet paper and handwash, and start finding no food on the shelves of the supermarkets, we might start looking at the bats.

And other meat.

[imastawka]

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@rogevibe wrote:

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I do not think is as many fruit bats here in Melbourne ...... the epicentre of multi-cultural life and exoctic tastes ie pizza - maybe someone who has dined lately in Chinatown might enlighten as the the offered fares , under " night ducks" or something?

30,000 in one suburb not enough for you?

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/fruit-bats-of-yarra-bend-park

They're all over Melbourne in their tens of thousands

https://www.hume.vic.gov.au/files/sharedassets/hume_website/environment/native_plants_and_animals/li...

And their poop is like acid to car duco.

[not_for_sale]

Does anybody remember the Hendra Virus? That virus was deadly and we were so lucky it was contained. And apparently the Australian bat lyssavirus is even deadlier.

[lionrose.7]

Hendra is passed on to Horses through bat poo and a Vet died from it.

I hated the Bats in QLD, the Grand Children used to love to see them coming over at dusk, but the Poo was awful.

Poo on the car and in the swimming pool YUK it is like toffee

[lionrose.7]

There we are Icy you eat one first then tell us how it was, Look at the date of this 

https://www.livescience.com/26898-bats-host-human-infecting-viruses.html

[rogevibe]

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@imastawka wrote:

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@rogevibe wrote:

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I do not think is as many fruit bats here in Melbourne ...... the epicentre of multi-cultural life and exoctic tastes ie pizza - maybe someone who has dined lately in Chinatown might enlighten as the the offered fares , under " night ducks" or something?

30,000 in one suburb not enough for you?

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/fruit-bats-of-yarra-bend-park

They're all over Melbourne in their tens of thousands

https://www.hume.vic.gov.au/files/sharedassets/hume_website/environment/native_plants_and_animals/li...

And their poop is like acid to car duco.

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and Boxhill ? but seriously they are native creatures (kind of , i think they originated from QLD)  , but then again so are ravens and who stops anyone blasting them ?