Even after the fever has broken, the runny nose has dried up, the official five-day quarantine period has ended and the 10-day precautionary phase is over, some people arestill testing positivefor Covid — desp
He notes that PCR tests often stay positive for days or even weeks longer than people are contagious, making them ideal for diagnosing COVID, but less ideal for knowing when you no longer need to worry about spreading an infection to others. Can you be contagious after a negative COVID test?
What to do next if you think you have the coronavirus? Since the virus is spreading like wildfire, you always think about your next move. With several countries suffering from community spread, all of us are trying to keep ourselves safe from the contagious disease. But, you always have ...
People working in prisons and homeless shelters are also generally subject to stepped-up testing requirements. U.S. citizens returning from abroad still have to present a negative COVID-19 test before boarding their flights home, regardless of their vaccination status. Anyone who tests positive for...
And one thing still undecided—do viruses respond to their environment? It's hard to say. Some argue that they do not, while others say they do. It may depend on a person's own definition of "life." How Long Are Viral Infections Contagious?
Now that COVID-19 has been around for more than two years, and with one variant being more contagious than the last, chances are you or someone you know has come down with it. Some may get away with just a runny nose and sore throat, while others may have trouble breathing. Regardless...
People working in prisons and homeless shelters are also generally subject to stepped-up testing requirements. U.S. citizens returning from abroad still have to present a negative COVID-19 test before boarding their flights home, regardless of their vaccination status. Anyone who tests p...
Elections are largely controlled locally, so here is a real chance to have a positive effect without needing to change the national systems. Changing the two party system to a true multi party system will face headwinds. The real wealth that controls world affairs seems to like stability. They...
We are still doing it now, giving free treatments to illegal foreign workers. In the past 5 years that has cost us 65 million baht (2 million USD). We did not get even a single baht back. 65 million baht, we are in trouble… When we are working with NGO we always request them ...
The strategy is no silver bullet, public health specialists say, but it's an age-old, proven method of containing the most contagious of infectious diseases. It has been and is still used across the world to contain viruses from measles to sexually transmitted infections. World Health Organizati...