#Infected

The idea of regular testing with cheap/inaccurate #COVID19 (‘dipsticks’) tests may sound appealing, but as with most simple ideas, there are problems. I won't go into the economic, or logistic
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A THREADWORLD HEPATITIS DAY 2020Today 28th of July 2020 is celebrated around the World as World Hepatitis Day.Here are some basic knowledge about Hepatitis.Hepatitis refers to an inflammatory condition of
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Thinking about how Mary Mallon (Typhoid Mary) only went back to working in high-contact cooking jobs because being a laundry maid paid too little. Her employer or the state could
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NYC & Schools: Truly thorny decision as to whether to close. 3% cutoff seems random. Or not? Stunning that City, which pioneered public health in the USA is flying blind.
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Coronavirus is ravaging the small town of Mitchell, South Dakota.This quote from WaPo story: 'Mitchell, South Dakota, is a small town. We trusted each other.'Such a deep, damaging misunderstanding of
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(1/5) Study of #SARSCoV2 antibody prevalence in children from Bavaria, Germany, showing infections in children were 6 times higher than PCR tests suggested, and that young & older children were
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This study tested how rhinovirus transmits. Briefly, ppl infected w/ rhinovirus played cards for 12 hours w/ uninfected ppl. Some of the uninfected were stopped from touching face. Rate of
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(1/10) Follow-up study of household contacts of people with #COVID19, showing it’s possible to prevent transmission at home.Daily testing showed some people may not test positive for long. One child
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today officials warned that there are COVID outbreaks *everywhere* in LA and that anytime you leave your house you're in danger. indeed, there are currently 538 open outbreaks at businesses
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PSA: A negative test result does NOT mean you're COVID-free!It means that you don't YET have enough virus in your body to detect.If you were infected right BEFORE the test,
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Been seeing a lot of miscommunication and misinformation on the conflation between virus infection and disease state. SARS-CoV-2 is the virus that causes COVID-19. You can't have COVID-19 without becoming
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Why do we wear masks? Because we know people can spread the virus when they have no symptoms. Here's a good example: 640 army recruits arrive for training at Ft
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New Guardian piece: Confused over what to do over the holidays? Here's my take. With an effective vaccine within sight, preventing infections in the coming weeks is the imperative. The
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1/Assumptions make an ass outta...Today a person living with HIV tweeted that the phrase "HIV-affected" bothered them.I assumed they were criticizing the phrase "HIV-infected" because I had never heard of
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Think about this one. Nine days of alcohol induced partying (lowers resistance) with 1/4 million people. You have a 99% chance of contacting someone with covid. with no masks or
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We actually don’t know yet whether or not immunity conferred from a vaccine makes it so you cannot transmit the virus to others who are not immune. It’s possible, but
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