Comments by "Dale Crocker" (@dalecrocker3213) on "Coronavirus and Superspreader Events" video.

I've noticed a curious lack of serious and fatal incomes in countries where malaria is endemic, notably in Africa and around the Mekong river network in SE Asia Is there any chance that a resistance to malaria could imply a resistance to Covid 19?
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@jayman8464 I must confess that I was on a hydroxychloroquine trail when I hit upon this. Having said that it is perfectly possible that resistance has become inbuilt I suppose. I don't think hiv can be a big factor though. Having said that homeless areas in big cities seem to be remarkably free of infection from what I can gather.
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@lizeggar2421 I think so too - but it's hard getting figures on actual use. There's definitely a correlation of SOME sort though.
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marvigli19 It IS a serious problem around the Mekong River though. And although malaria is spread by a parasite the same means of cellular resistance seem to be at work ie strong, healthy cells preventing replication. The case for hydroxychloroquine as a prophylactic and viral replication inhibitor for Covid 19 does seem very strong and even if not in use the low death rates in countries bordering the Mekong need explanation as they do in Nigeria, Uganda etc etc.
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@H P Nice one! Except elephants are quite rare in low-lying swampy areas where malaria abounds. On the other hand building resistance to an infection which hydroxychloroquine helps prevent might indicate that when another infection is rare in the same area, there could be a connection, doncha think? In both malaria and Covid death results from the body's violent reaction to the rapid replication of an invader. If that replication is slowed down sufficiently then the body reacts less feverishly with less chance of a fatal result. I still like your elephant dung idea though.
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