From these genomes the scientists have discovered three types of COVID-19, but the crucial information - if these types have different symptoms - is still unknown. "One key question will be to gain a proper sample base and then to see if we can link the viral...
There is no special treatment for COVID-19, but medical care received as early as possible may help. As the danger of the virus became clear, Chinese hospitals moved quickly to admit patients. Aylward expressed anger at people who say the death rate is not that bad because of the large ...
And that is exactly what the SARS-CoV-2 does, and what distinguish it from the previous corona species. Resuming some of the until now identified main features of the new SARS-CoV-2 and of its corresponding disease coined as COVID 19: The latter reflects the height of the power of the...
” said Adrienne Keen, PhD, of the CDC’s Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics. “We expect this year’ s COVID-19 season peak to be similar to last year’s or lower.” The CDC is still analyzing COVID surveillance data from the summer and will update the forecast as more is...
Deadly outbreaks have plagued societies for centuries. But they can lead to medical breakthroughs—if we learn the right lessons from them.
In the daily deluge of COVID-19 data, it can be difficult to find answers to key questions: How bad is it, what should you do about it, and when does this all end? Data collection practices around COVID-19 have evolved, complicating their interpretation. And with those changes, we nee...
“We think of phage as a targeted missile,” says Daria Van Tyne, an infectious disease researcher at the University of Pittsburgh and co-author of the new case study. This missile can “take out a specific species or strain that is causing the infection, but to leave other commensal ...
As infections of the virus that causes COVID-19 surge in other countries, even a low fatality rate can add up to lots of victims.
metabolic disorders such asdiabetesandhyperlipidemia, or a rise in bad cholesterol immune dysfunction Long COVID can affect people across the life span. from children to older adults, and across race and ethnicity and baseline health status. Importantly,more than 90% of people with long COVIDhad...
Many executives are hoping that the COVID-19 pandemic is a once-in-a-lifetime event. However, as the adage goes, “hope is not a strategy.” There are ways to stand out and better navigate the storms of the next inevitable disruption. These include reimaging your supply chain strategies...