How long is COVID infectious? What scientists know so farThose with SARS-CoV-2 are often advised to isolate for only a few days. But evidence is mounting that some people can continue to pass on the virus for much longer. By David Adam ...
The SARS-CoV-2 virus has evolved and mutated to produce several variants since the start of the COVID pandemic. Variants, as well as subvariants, typically evolve to become stronger and more infectious than previous ones. New variants may resist treatments and vaccines, allowing them to spread ...
How long do COVID-19 symptoms take to show? On average it takes 5–6 days from when someone is infected with the virus for symptoms to show, however it can take up to 14 days. Can dogs and other pets get COVID-19? The virus that causes COVID-19 can spread from people to pets,...
“It’s almost a unique COVID-like fatigue that occurs.” But it’s also not uncommon to have a cough that lingers, says William Schaffner, MD, an infectious disease specialist and professor at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. “I’ve spoken with a number of people who have ...
Microcovid had a blog post a while ago, pre-delta, that has this image: From what I remember about omicron, the infectiousness window is smaller. Ballparking it, I'll throw out some numbers and guess that on day 5 maybe you are 20% as infectious, and on day 10 you are 1% as ...
Are recovered persons with persistent positive test of COVID-19 infectious to others? Persons who have tested persistently or recurrently positive for SARS-CoV-2 RNA have, in some cases, had their signs and symptoms of COVID-19 improve. When viral isolation in tissue culture has been attempted...
Roan’s group teamed up with researchers at UCSF—including infectious disease experts Michael Peluso, MD, and Timothy Henrich, MD—who are part of a multidisciplinary team running an observational COVID study called LIINC, short for Long-term Impact of Infection With Novel Coronavirus. ...
Pediatric Infectious Disease Group (GPIP) position paper on the immune debt of the COVID-19 pandemic in childhood, how can we fill the immunity gap? Author links open overlay panelRobert Cohen a b c d e, Marion Ashman a f, Muhamed-Kheir Taha g, Emmanuelle Varon h, François Angoul...
Infectious disease experts share why a COVID cough can last beyond your initial sickness, and what you can do to treat a chronic cough.
If possible, stay away from others, especially people who are at higher risk for getting very sick from COVID-19. How long can COVID-19 survive on surfaces? Data from surface survival studies indicate that a 99% reduction in infectious SARS-CoV-2 and other coronaviruses can be expected un...