#Viruses

Tom Yates

tomayates

Some thoughts about #COVID19, PPE, bioaerosols and what we can learn from the tuberculosis literature. [1/n] The distinction between bioaerosols (or droplet nuclei) and droplets was first proposed by WF

Trevor Bedford

trvrb

The team at the @seattleflustudy have sequenced the genome the #COVID19 community case reported yesterday from Snohomish County, WA, and have posted the sequence publicly to http://gisaid.org . There are some

Prof Francois Balloux

BallouxFrancois

There seems to be a common fundamental misunderstanding of the concept of herd immunity, which leads to unhelpful cross talk. Herd immunity is not more (or less) a harmful concept

frog

filthycattle

At this point most of the normalfags understand that a virus can be a weapon tooA virus can be a weapon used by a state or nation to attack and

Gabi Heller

G_T_Heller

For #DNADay, I want to share a gem from the archives @Newnham_College and @NewnhamLibrary. Newnham has letters that #RosalindFranklin wrote home as a student there, and one letter in particular

The_Preying_Mantis

Kickass_monk

People are worried about not having proper masks. Whatever GoI has said is absolutely correct. Since we always want a white stamp of approval. Here is a research from McMaster

Dr. Fahad Rafiq

fahadrafiqz

THREAD: Award of Nobel Prize was a matter of time for CRISPR/cas9 tech. Nobel com. awarded Charpentier & Doudna. But is this fitting when so many have contributed? Here I

kirk acevedo

kirkacevedo

Donald Trump....is killing us with his stupidity!Antibiotics kill bacteria NOT viruses YOU STUPID MOTHERFUCKA!#COVIDIOT#Coronavirus #KidVicioushttps://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1248698754556923904 Donald Trump...Deadlier than a bag of herpes!

Saifedean.com

saifedean

Since the US just announced that it will suspend its contribution to the WHO, the Bill & Melindo Gates Foundation is likely to be their largest contributor this year. This

Mika McKinnon

mikamckinnon

Dear Canada,Our COVID Alert app is ready!!! https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/coronavirus-disease-covid-19/covid-alert.htmlIf we can get 50% of people using it, we’ll be able to contain pandemic community spread far

Erin C. Sanders, MSN, WHNP-BC (She/Her)

ErinSandersNP

THREAD 14: #SARSCOV2 and Human Herpesviruses1/ Given the news yesterday about SARSCoV2 being found in the human brain, and my background in women’s health and sexual health, I’ve been ruminating

Bob Moran

bobscartoons

Thread:There are many issues worthy of serious debate in a civilised society. There are ethical questions and moral dilemmas for which we have no clear cut solutions; Euthanasia, abortion, welfare,

FLATTEN THE CURVE (COVID-19)

AbdulwasiuKufo1

Six elements of the chain of infection. COVID-19What is a chain of infection?A chain of infection refers to the path that viruses take to enter a person and to be

Sumanth Raman

sumanthraman

Three possible ways to end #covid crisis.1.Drug to cure.2.Vaccine to prevent3.Herd Immunity to minimize spread. Let us understand how herd immunity works. For this we need to know about R0

Hannah Davis 🦈

ahandvanish

One of the most jarring and upsetting things I've learned as part of this #longcovid journey is the entire world of post-viral and post-infectious illness. One of these, a neuroimmune

Dr. Richard Corsi

CorsIAQ

Some considerations for universities. Not all-inclusive. 1. REDUCE SOURCES.Decrease # on campus. Test if possible. Avoid specific indoor activities, e.g., choir, wind instruments, heavy breathing (aerobic exercises, etc.). REQUIRE MASKS