#Infections

WuidQ: Washington University ID Questions

WuidQ

Part 1 of 2 | MCQ in 2nd Part 2:23M active IV heroin user p/w 4 d fever/headache/seizure. Temp 39.3, supple neck. Initial head CT (-). CSF: WBC 30 (60%

AndiHK

AndiHK

Why is Orange County on the downside of the curve? Because we had the first cases of CV19 back in Jan. Taking into account incubation, we likely had it longer.

Mano Manoharan

csmony

Very informative #virtual #journalclub @MaudsleyNHS @KingsIoPPN @ioppnjc on Sir Robin Murray’s paper on “ could history repeat itself?The influenza pandemic of 1918,schizophrenia& immune system “ well chaired by @sameerjauhar @tompollak

Trevor Bedford

trvrb

In many ways, this should be entirely obvious, but we now have strong evidence that social distancing results in decreased #COVID19 transmission rates. 1/7 Modeling analyses can estimate changes in

Aris Katzourakis

ArisKatzourakis

[MEDIUM THREAD] On the topic of covid becoming an endemic virus. You hear this a lot; sometimes in response to critiques against strategies of elimination, sometimes just as a statement

Gareth P Jenkins

Gareth_Jenks23

Hi @MarkDrakeford and @vaughangething I might be stupid but:-1. Contrary to what was reported, incidence in 30's, 40's and 50's has fallen in the last week https://twitter.com/vaughangething/status/1318211526159990804 2. Why has

Mr. Sparrow R. (COO) ~ FASTING DAY 1/12

StarvingSparrow

GENERAL NEED-TO-KNOW THREAD FOR S3LF-H4RMERS.-- This thread is NOT meant to encourage SH. It is to inform those who do it and to help keep them safe. -(Tags4reach)#자해계 #自傷 #リスカ

arkancide_is_real

Arkancideisreal

THREAD: A quick lesson in medical statistics for those of you who believe the current "second wave" scare story out of #Victoria.It starts with the concepts of sensitivity, specificity and

Dr Unburnt🔥Poorman

DrPoorman

On the busiest #travel day of the year, let's talk about in-flight emergencies! #Thanksgiving 1/ In flight emergencies happen in about one in every 600 flights. Risks for in flight

Jennifer Brea🦒

jenbrea

I am going to write something that will be difficult to understand unless you have been unable to work, severely incapacitated, homebound, or bedridden due to a viral infection for

Alexis Goldstein

alexisgoldstein

I am completely failing to keep track of all this news breaking about Trump testing positive and what the White House did in the days prior, so I'm just gonna

Blair McDougall

blairmcdougall

A report has suggested today that half of coronavirus deaths could have been prevented had we locked down earlier. The Scottish Government are now suggesting they were prevented from locking

mikas matsuzawa

miksnmats

One thing Taiwan did was quickly execute decisive action items ー numbering to at least 124 ー starting in Dec 2019 when COVID-19 wasn't even seen as a threat by

Hawksmoor

HawksmoorLondon

Morning @mrjamesob. Feeling irked by this tweet and underlying assumptions ... here’s why ...https://twitter.com/mrjamesob/status/1313374749502902272 You wrote this book. I even bought and read it. I don’t remember the key message

Vincent Rajkumar

VincentRK

A big fall in the number of new cases and deaths per day with accompanying announcement of a vaccine will likely be the #OctoberSurprise. #COVID19 1/ The likely fall in

Dr. Safa Mote

SafaMote

ThreadOn 2020 Aug 23, @SteveFDA falsely claimed that out of "100 people who are sick with #COVID19, 35 would have been saved because of the administration of [convalescent] plasma."Dr. Hahn