Not the Wuhan virus, although that’s very contagious.  What’s also highly contagious are the lies and hysteria emanating from Democrat officials and the media, which serve only to create a needless panic among Americans, all in the name of  one  cause, the mindless hatred of Donald Trump.  Trump Derangement Syndrome once was funny, then became tiresome, and now it’s a downright danger to public health.  The Left opposes anything and everything that Trump supports.  They have no use for facts, no memory, and absolutely no shame.  It’s gotten so bad that, when Trump touted a medicine like hydroxychloraquine as a potential virus treatment, the Left bashed not only Trump, but the medicine itself.  That’s not just sick, it’s crazy.  And speaking of crazy, the Wicked Witch of the West, Nancy Pelosi, has chimed in on current events.   March 29th, Pelosi promised a new investigation, “President Trump’s denial at the beginning of this was deadly,” “When did this president know about this, and what did he know?  What did he know and when did he know it?” “That’s for an after-action review, but as the president fiddles, people are dying.”  Trump then labeled Pelosi “a sick puppy.”  Meanwhile,  from his basement command center, Joe (Grandpa Simpson) Biden, the presumptive Democrat nominee, keeps advising Trump to, “listen to the science.”  Pelosi posturing and Biden blather aside, I thought we should explore “what did he know and when did he know it,” and what “the science” was telling us.   Although experts think the virus appeared in China in October, on 12/1/19 a new pneumonia-like illness was noted in Wuhan, China.  By 12/6, the Chinese knew it was spread from person to person, but denied that fact.  In mid-December, a Wuhan nurse claimed there were 90,000 cases in Wuhan alone.  12/31/19 and 1/5/20- China told the World Health Organization (WHO) there was no person to person transmission, which is required for a pandemic.  1/6/20 – The New York Times first reported Wuhan virus, and repeated the Chinese lie.  1/8/20 – Chinese claimed no deaths from virus.  That same day – WHO praised China’s management and advised against travel restrictions.  1/14/20 – WHO told the world there was no person to person transmission.  1/15/20- 1st case in Japan.  1/17/20- US begins health screening of travelers from Wuhan.  1/21/20- 1st US case in Washington, a traveler from China.  1/23/20- WHO finally admitted person to person transmission of the virus.  1/24/20- 5 US cases.  Trump should listen to the science?  On 1/26/20, Dr. Anthony Fauci said, the virus “isn’t something the American public needs to worry about or be frightened about.”  1/31/20-  with 6 US cases, Trump banned travel from China.  Did Democrats say, “It’s about time?”  Uh, no.  Democrats were busy impeaching Trump.  Biden said, “This is no time for Donald Trump’s record of hysteria, hysterical xenophobia, and fear mongering.” The detestable Chuck Schumer tweeted, “The premature travel ban to and from China … is just an excuse to further his ongoing war against immigrants.”  2/4 – At the State of the Union, Trump warned about the coronavirus, and promised to “take all necessary steps to safeguard our citizens from this threat.”  Pelosi tore up the speech, calling it “pack of lies.”  Politico wrote, Trump’s “quarantine and travel ban in response to the Wuhan coronavirus could undercut international efforts to fight the outbreak by antagonizing Chinese leaders, as well as stigmatizing people of Asian descent, according to a growing chorus of public health experts and lawmakers.”  Listen to the science?  In February, the WHO said that widespread travel bans and restrictions weren’t needed, and could “have the effect of increasing fear and stigma, with little public health benefit.”  Dr. Michael T. Osterholm, director of the University of Minnesota Center for Infectious Disease Research announced, “At this point, sharply curtailing air travel to and from China is more of an emotional or political reaction.”  The medical publication STAT News wrote that “public health experts have warned that travel bans are not effective at stemming the spread of a virus,” and blamed “conservative lawmakers and far-right supporters of the president for the ban.”  Democrat Rep. Ami Bera, a physician, warned, “In our response we can’t create prejudices and harbor anxieties toward one population.” “We shouldn’t have an antagonistic relationship with the Chinese.  We should be working hand in hand,” “Since the outbreak has already spread to several other countries,” mandatory quarantines “may be overkill.” (Perhaps a poor choice of words).   Saad Omer, director of the Yale Institute of Global Health, said, “a ban may not be useful at preventing the spread of infection,” adding “politicians may feel they just have to “do something.”  The American Civil Liberties Union warned that Trump’s travel restrictions were an unconstitutional infringement on civil rights.   As this is written, the Washington, D.C. Mayor has threatened to arrest and jail anyone who leaves his home, and NY Mayor DeBlasio has threatened to permanently close churches if religious services are held.  There has been no further word from the ACLU.  Meanwhile, on 2/24, Pelosi criticized Trump’s “lack of preparedness” while urging people to visit San Francisco’s Chinatown, and decrying alleged racism against Asian Americans.  She said Trump was in “denial at the beginning,” and was not taking the virus seriously enough.  That same day, Schumer accused Trump of being “asleep at the wheel,” of having “no plan,” and being “slow to take action to confront the virus abroad.”  On 2/29, Trump extended restrictions on travel to Iran, Italy and S. Korea, and then on 3/11, to Europe.  Dr. Fauci has said the travel bans “absolutely made a difference.”  But Adam Schiff (for brains) said, Trump’s coronavirus speech was “kind of a crazy quilt,” and the travel ban was the craziest part, because “it applies to countries where there’s less of a problem in Europe, but not to South Korea.”  Uh, see 2/29, above.  So according to Democrats, Trump acted too fast, but not fast enough.  Very helpful.  Then, on 3/12, that great public health expert, Joe Biden, criticized the European travel ban, mumbling, “Banning all travel from Europe or any other part of the world may slow it, but it will not stop it.”  Listen to the science, right, Joe?  Europe is less of a problem?  As this is written, 72% of all deaths from the virus are in Europe.  China claims 3,300 deaths, but that’s another lie.  In the past 3 months, an additional 42,000 funeral urns were shipped to the Wuhan area.  I wonder why?  The President has listened to the science every step of the way, to the great detriment of the US economy.  We are ill served by the yammering imbeciles who accept Chinese and WHO lies, who ignore the facts, take no responsibility for their own statements, and who continue to lie to the American people.