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A case of extended community transmission in Chicago

This study has been making the rounds, but it's worth noting here as well, since it documents how a single, infected person attending gatherings (funeral, birthday party) infected many others through close contact (e.g., hugging, sharing meals over the course of several hours), and how some of those then infected others.  Note the final bit of infection tracing reported:

Three symptomatic birthday party attendees with probable COVID-19 (patients A2.5, A2.6, and A2.7) attended church 6 days after developing their first symptoms (investigation day 17). Another church attendee (patient D3.1, a health care professional) developed confirmed COVID-19 following close contact with patients A2.5, A2.6, and A2.7, including direct conversations, sitting within one row for 90 minutes, and passing the offering plate.

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  1. Eric B Rasmusen

    Case studies like this are valuable and the authors should have published a journalistic version too, since they are simple enough that the general public can understand. This is a good time for doctors to be public intellectuals, if privacy laws allow it.

    It's notable what they leave out, though. We'd like to know whether "mild respiratory symptoms" means a runny nose, coughing, or sneezing. We'd like to know how many other people were at the funeral who did *not* get sick. We'd like to know if they tested everybody involved, or just the ones who got sick.

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