Science Memes

20696 readers

1176 users here now

Welcome to c/science_memes @ Mander.xyz!

A place for majestic STEMLORD peacocking, as well as memes about the realities of working in a lab.

Meta Post Tags

Rules

Don't throw mud. Behave like an intellectual and remember the human.
Keep it rooted (on topic).
No spam.
Infographics welcome, get schooled.

If you are here asking: "Is this a science meme?"

Probably, yes. We use the Dawkins definition of meme: a replicating idea, not just an image macro with a fact on it. A good post here doesn't need to teach you something. It needs to make you ask something: who, what, where, when, and especially why or how.

Science isn't a filing cabinet of facts, it's a conversation. For example, a photo of an eel or other localized wildlife counts because most people never see one, and wonder is the first step of inquiry. A car meme counts if it makes you curious about what's under the bonnet. If you want to talk about something you noticed in the world, chances are someone else wants to talk about it too.

We moderate for vibe, not category. Pruning is light, especially where a post creates interesting discussion. Experimenting is encouraged, but keep it in good faith and never punch down.

Research Committee

!spiders@lemmy.world

Other Mander Communities

Science and Research

Biology and Life Sciences

Physical Sciences

Humanities and Social Sciences

Practical and Applied Sciences

Memes

Miscellaneous

founded 3 years ago

MODERATORS

Sal@mander.xyz

fossilesque@mander.xyz

SciBot@mander.xyz

fossilesque@lemmy.dbzer0.com

784

We're so back (mander.xyz)

submitted 2 months ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to c/science_memes@mander.xyz

286 comments fedilink hide all child comments

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] 14th_cylon@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Lot of people left, not just a "Swiss man"

https://www.npr.org/2026/05/07/nx-s1-5814632/passengers-left-ship-hantavirus-st-helena

[–] arrow74@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Right if you read the article he was the only one that both left the ship and was later confirmed as infected. There was another Dutch couple that left while sick and quickly were hospitalized. My concern is he was able to move around freely all while he was unknowingly infected. He seems to be the one that had the most opportunity to spread the infection.

Others also left early and have been quarantined. They have not shown symptoms so I didn't bring them up when discussing spread. One infected couple left early as well, but they were already sick and didn't leave South Africa. Although they may have infected a flight attendant, still waiting on tests.

Of course the virus can have a long incubation period. So these individuals may be more relevant to discussion later. There are those that were evacuated to recieve medical treatment elsewhere, but it's not like they are walking around their respective countries.

[–] 14th_cylon@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

So first, i don't think that article says they tracked them all.

And second, if you can test them and rule out infection with certainty, why would they be ordered to isolate?

I think the incubation period does play a role there.

Authorities in St. Helena, the volcanic British territory in the South Atlantic where passengers disembarked, said they were monitoring a small number of people who were considered "higher risk contacts." Those contacts were being told to isolate for 45 days, the St. Helena government said.

[–] arrow74@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Yes those higher risk contacts in St. Helena are those that interacted with the passangers/crew when the ship was in port. They are not the people that were passangers on board the ship that left.

And second, if you can test them and rule out infection with certainty, why would they be ordered to isolate?

I did not say this. They are testing an already ill flight attendant. You can't test during the incubation period. Which is highly variable with this virus.

The incubation period is huge. In 40 days we'll know if we are having another pandemic or not.