Patients with Ebola and HIV get lymphopenia or low lymphocytes. The viruses in both conditions enter the cells and destroy the lymphocytes. The result is a weakened immune system. Lymphopenia is also a common finding in the blood test of Covid-19 patients. Lymphocytes are a type of white blood cell that the body uses to fight viral infections. …
Author: Jesse Santiano, M.D.
Camostat: An existing drug as potential Covid-19 treatment
Camostat is a potential drug for Covid-19 by blocking the entry of the SARS-CoV-2 through the ACE2 and TMPRSS2.
Human Organs Targeted by Covid-19
The Covid-19 virus is well known to cause pneumonia. However, it can also attack some other organs. Those susceptible organs have something in common that allows the SARS-CoV-2 virus to attack them. The SARS-CoV-2 virus causes Covid-19. One way the virus can enter a cell is if that cell has an ACE2 receptor. ACE2 stands…
SARS-CoV-2 stay in the Air for 16 hours
A scientific brief from the WHO has announced that SARS-COV-2 can be transmitted airborne under certain conditions. Airborne transmission of the virus can occur in health care settings where specific medical procedures, called aerosol generating procedures, generate very small droplets called aerosols. Some outbreak reports related to indoor crowded spaces have suggested the possibility of…
Covid-19 Spread with Air-conditioning
From January to February 2020, 10 people from 3 families were infected by Covid-19 after eating in an air-conditioned restaurant. Here is how it happened. The restaurant is 145 m². The tables were about 1 meter apart. There is an air-conditioned, as shown in the figure below, next to table C. An exhaust fan is…
Study Explains the Silent Spread of Covid-19
A study published at Oxford Academic gives a reason why millions have Covid-19 in more than 180 countries. In this study, the scientist compared the growth of the SARS virus and SARS-CoV-2 and the damage they cause in human lung tissues. They also measured the immune response of the lungs to both diseases. The SARS…
COVID–19 Headlines April 18, 2020
Latest Articles: Covid-19 Spread with Air-conditioning Study Explains the Silent Spread of Covid-19 What Should Happen Before the Lockdowns are Relaxed? COVID-19 Headlines 7 pm EST update. An increase of 35,772 cases and 2,551 deaths. Case fatality rate still going up at 6.86% Contamination at CDC lab may have caused delays in rolling out coronavirus…
What Should Happen Before the Lockdowns are Relaxed?
A lockdown is a tool for epidemic control. Movement and gatherings are controlled. Work, schools, and social groups are suspended to limit the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. A lockdown cannot go on forever. Lockdowns can have psychological, social effects, and severe economic effects. That is why it has to end sometime. One significant advantage…
COVID–19 Headlines April 17, 2020
What Should Happen Before the Lockdowns are Relaxed? Obesity is a Risk Factor for Covid-19 Hospitalization Yale University’s Take on Cloth Masks for Everyone Zero Death and only 267 COVID-19 in Vietnam. Here’s why. COVID-19 Headlines 7 pm EST An increase of 55,238 cases and 6,193 deaths. Case fatality rate of 6.86% Coronavirus could…
Obesity is a Risk Factor for Covid-19 Hospitalization
Obesity is a risk factor for serious Covid-19 and hospital admission.
COVID–19 Headlines April 16, 2020
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Yale University’s Take on Cloth Masks for Everyone
How can something that costs so little can save you thousands of dollars? A panel from Yale University answered that with a report about the benefits of the universal use of cloth masks. In this article, the health and economic advantages that the Yale policy paper described are listed. Health Benefits Evidence has shown that…
Zero Death and only 267 Covid-19 in Vietnam. Here’s why.
Vietnam is one of the poorer SouthEast Asian countries. It has a lower Gross Domestic Product compared to its neighboring countries like Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, and the Philippines. However, when it comes to epidemic containment, Viet Nam beats them all with only 267 cases and zero Covid-19 deaths as of this writing. Vietnam was affected…
COVID–19 Headlines April 15, 2020
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COVID–19 Headlines April 14, 2020
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New Zealand has one of the lowest Covid-19 Death Rates at 0.3 %. Here’s what they did.
As of April 13, the global case fatality rate as it stands is 6.2%, whereas New Zealand’s is only 0.37%. There is a total of 1.9 million cases and 117 thousand Covid-19 deaths globally. New Zealand has 1,349 cases and 5 deaths. The table from Statista below is an excerpt from a long list…
COVID–19 Headlines April 13, 2020
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Will the Pandemic get Better with Warm Weather?
There is a widespread belief that warmer weather in the summertime will lower the number of Covid-19 cases. The reason is that the warm sun and humidity will kill the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The SARS-CoV-2 causes Covid-19 disease. This is what the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine report tried to answer. The paper is…
COVID–19 Headlines April 12, 2020
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COVID–19 Headlines April 11, 2020
The Covid-19 has infected more than 1.7 million and killed more than 103 thousand people worldwide. In the U.S. 18,777 deaths have been attributed to Covid-19. The flu is responsible for 291,000 to 646,000 deaths worldwide. The deaths secondary to the flu for in the U.S. is estimated by the CDC to be 24,000…