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HAPE symptoms similar to covid: "HAPE was misdiagnosed for centuries, as evidenced by frequent reports of young, vigorous men suddenly dying of “pneumonia” within days of arriving at high altitude."

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…
"Early symptoms of HAPE include a subtle nonproductive cough, dyspnoea on exertion and reduced exercise performance. As HAPE progresses, cough worsens and the subject may have a debilitating degree of dyspnoea, even at rest."
HAPE's mechanism results from low amounts of ambient atmospheric oxygen, so the subject's blood is unable to bring enough oxygen to the body.

Nothing is "attacking" the lungs, but the lungs show similar inflammatory symptoms to covid, because O2 in blood is low.
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This seems like a really intelligent plan for coming out of lockdown (quoted tweet is a thread).
Notably, the points system seems to be self-evaluating: total up the points you get from age and risk factors, and stay inside based on your point total.

Particularly germane to the US though, there are selective exceptions "on a few communities where adherence to guidance has been low."

i.e. "if you've been stupid and can't follow the rules on your own, you have to stay in time-out."

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I heard a great phrase awhile ago: "Cargo Cult Lockdown." Originally the guy who mentioned it was referring to how countries were imitating China's lockdown, but would fail to understand the details, methods, and follow-up needed to allow for successful subsequent opening-up.
(If you don't know what "cargo cult" refers to, here is a primer from Feynman's speech where he explains it: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cargo_cul… )
But now I see it over and over as people point to this or that country (eg Japan, Sweden, SG, HK, Germany) as their example for whatever path forward their politically-aligned sphere seems to currently prefer.
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CDC data now matches China data saying that smokers are hospitalized for CV19 at much lower rates than non-smokers.

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This is the sort of unusual result that typically makes people spiral off into all sorts of silly conclusions, depending on what political axe they feel like grinding.
What I want to know is: upon exposure to CV19 or presentation of mild symptoms, would a temporary course of smoking (or vaping or nicotine patch usage) be on balance more beneficial for overall health assuming cessation after the disease passes?
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