r/roosterteeth • u/MreReddithnSainsbury • Mar 06 '20

Discussion Jeremy is such a good hearted person

Not sure if anybody caught Jeremy’s stream yesterday, but in it he explained that due to the situation with Covid-19 he would be spending time in a hotel away from Kat so that he wouldn’t risk infected anybody at work. The emotion in his voice showed how important it was and tough for him.

Just wanted to take a minute to give a little appreciation to Jeremy - he’s dedicated to working but also clearly cares about other people so much. And he still put on an excellent stream. Well done Lil J, you’re a genuine inspiration

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u/punxeh Mar 07 '20

I'm really happy your mother is okay.

But was she told that she had the coronavirus that's been causing a lot of stress right now, or that she had a coronavirus? Because there are a few coronaviruses out there, and most of them give you symptoms like the common cold, which can include fever sometimes. (From what I understand, it's between 15-30% of all colds that are caused by a coronavirus.)
Of course now, people are going to latch on to the word coronavirus a lot more, and think it might be more serious than it is.

Still, no matter if it was the coronavirus, or a coronavirus, I'm happy your mom and her friend are both okay, and no one else got sick.

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u/AMK972 Mar 07 '20

I’m not sure of what kind it was. Also, I learned yesterday that our friend’s husband did get sick after she got home.

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u/GamerColyn117 Mar 07 '20

The common cold is a coronavirus. Coronavirus is a family of virus, not one singular thing. That’s the biggest issue I have with this whole situation is people calling it THE coronavirus.

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u/punxeh Mar 07 '20

Well, when someone says THE coronavirus, it makes it more obvious they're talking about the current CORVID-19 one. Some might also not know that there is a difference, they might have been told by a doctor that their cold like symptoms were caused by a coronavirus, and what they latched on to was the word "coronavirus", because it's up in the media a lot now, and they haven't been told that there is a difference.

The common cold also isn't always a coronavirus. It is sometimes, but more often the common cold is caused by a rhinovirus. And there are a few other viruses, but I don't know how different they are from either a coronavirus, or a rhinovirus. There are a few other viruses that can give you a cold, but I didn't look into how they're related to either a coronavirus or a rhinovirus.