Category: Infectious Disease
COVID-19 is 6 times deadlier than flu, study
The infection–fatality rate of 0.58% is far lower than some estimates, but is nearly six times higher than the seasonal flu which has a death rate of 0.1%.
How to Understand COVID-19 Numbers
Don’t Want to Be Wrong? Wait a Beat. One of the easiest ways to be wrong when looking at the numbers is to focus on too small of a time frame
Trump Administration’s Sudden Shift on COVID Data Leaves States in the Lurch
The absence of the data will make it harder for health and public officials, as well as the general public, to understand how the virus is spreading.
As Coronavirus Patients Skew Younger, Tracing Task Seems All But Impossible
Younger people are less likely to be hospitalized or die of COVID-19, but they circulate more while carrying the disease, and their cases are harder to trace
Bats & Rabies: What you need to know
If you see a bat, do not touch it!!
COVID-19 is on a path to runaway growth in Washington state
Transmission continues to increase or accelerate across most of Washington state and will continue to do so unless concrete steps are taken to stop the spread.
Hospitals Are Suddenly Short of Young Doctors — Because of Trump’s Visa Ban
Doctors treating coronavirus patients were supposed to be allowed into the U.S. But hundreds of young doctors have their visas put on hold indefinitely.
Does your face mask protect you or other people?
Simon Kolstoe, University of Portsmouth Should we wear face masks? We tell our children to cover their mouths when they cough, so when we cannot predict who may or may not have COVID-19, it makes sense to wear a face…
Aerosols now believed to be a bigger coronavirus threat that previously thought
Droplets that are smaller than 5 microns can remain suspended in the air for many minutes to hours because the effect of air drag relative to gravity is large.
To change coronavirus behaviors, think like a marketer
In marketing, the shorthand for selling a product or service is “the four Ps”: product, promotion, price and place. Health campaigns can take the same approach,
Conspiracy Theories Aside, Here’s What Contact Tracers Really Do
There are tales that people who talk to contact tracers will be sent to “FEMA camps” — a rumor so prevalent that officials in Washington state had to debunk it.
While the pandemic spikes in the South, the Northeast seems to have it under control – here’s why
Hard-hit states quickly learned value of masks
Low rate of coronavirus infection among frontline UW Medicine health workers antibody test finds
Only 3% of healthcare workers with direct exposure to COVID-19 patients were found to have antibodies against the virus, less than the general population
Mask resistance during a pandemic isn’t new – in 1918 many Americans were ‘slackers’
Deeply entrenched ideals of individual freedom, the lack of cohesive messaging and pervasive misinformation are hindering uptake of mask use.
‘All the Hospitals Are Full’
On Thursday, 3,812 people were hospitalized with COVID-19 in the region, including more than 1,000 in intensive care units, a record since the pandemic began.