Hi guys. My state is pretty much locked down due to the corona virus stuff. My daughter’s school is canceled and it’s just the two of us stuck at home. But I’m worried. I’m so worried that we could have it already and not know it. I’m trying so hard not to be freaked out but I am.

So if I’m only 26 and am (apart from mentally) pretty healthy, I shouldn’t be too affected?

Ania is right. The majority of the population will be infected but some will not show any symptoms, a bunch will get what looks like a cold, a bunch will get more significant symptoms that makes them feel awful but they can manage at home. A few will get so sick they need to be in the hospital, and of those, only some will die. It's a scary time, but not reason to panic. Follow the cdc and government guidelines. Plus, your behaviors are a model for your child. If you make this into a end of the world level catastrophe, that is what they will think it is too.

@NOCD Advocate - Katie I think I’m having a very hard time grasping this information. Before this sickness left China, I was worried. And I remember seeing many videos of kids dying.. it was so triggering. Why kids?

@ragolrappy Im starting to think you aren't getting information from reliable sources. The death rate for people ages 10-39 is 0.2%. deaths in children younger than that are so rare that they aren't reporting them. Here's an article with accurate statistics https://www.statnews.com/2020/03/03/who-is-getting-sick-and-how-sick-a-breakdown-of-coronavirus-risk-by-demographic-factors/

@NOCD Advocate - Katie People under age 18 made up less than 3 percent of all reported cases

@NOCD Advocate - Katie Thank you for this link. I feel a bit more calm

If that many people will get the virus, then whats the point. I don’t want to die. But if we all caught this, then we are all basically just awaiting death. Even if people did recover, they come out with irreversible lung damage. This is a nightmare and I’m so afraid.

Where did you get the 60-70 percent figure

@ragolrappy I'll send you an article that explains in more detail. Only a small percentage of people who get the virus will die. We are trying to reduce that number further by ensuring we have hospital beds for everyone who ends up needing them. The strategy is called "flattening the curve"

@ragolrappy https://www.livescience.com/coronavirus-flatten-the-curve.html

@Escapement That number came from my mom who is a physician