#Infectious

Tomorrow, the @Jaguars reopen their facility at @TIAABankField.While the team's football & business operations have remained fully open on a virtual basis for the entirety of #COVID19, here's a thread
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Please, Kim Reynolds @IAGovernor share with us your knowledge that allows you to say one of the greatest infectious disease & public health experts anywhere doesnt know viral outbreaks as
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on Jan 27, Fauci interviewed on coronavirus https://www.npr.org/2020/01/27/799925300/coronavirus-spreads-5-confirmed-cases-in-the-u-s . Remember US claims that China concealed contagiousness of virus. Fauci says that China had reported asymptomatic t
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Sharing here my weekly summary for some recent articles of interest on #SARSCoV2.What's new? An infectious cDNA clone, viral transcriptomics, animal models of transmission, antivirals, sites of replication in #COVID19
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THREAD: I have a big problem with how this @BBCNews article has been presentedhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-54000629 Firstly, the academic paper behind it (a review of best available evidence) is absolutely right to
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Oh shit. Finally a study is out rigorously quantifying #SARSCoV2 #COVID19 #coronavirus in stool. Bad news...there's infectious virus in there. So fecal transmission is possible, but is it happening in
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Hasn’t @SenWarren shared that plan? Updated repeatedly?https://twitter.com/barackobama/status/1253046061091950593 The Plan in Januaryhttps://elizabethwarren.com/plans/combating-infectious-disease-outbreaks?s Demanding accountability from private pris
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I know I should be so far over this, but tonight I'm again reeling at the number of people who think my concern over the COVID-19 pandemic arises from some
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VCU #InfectiousDiseases expert Amy Pakyz dreamed of being published in the journal CID. She told friends she could retire happy if that happened.She died early this year. Colleagues helped complete
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What Does "Testing +" Mean?1) PCR tests cannot distinguish between an infectious virus and non-infectious nucleic acid (viral remnants). You could have caught something, beaten it, and still "tested positive"
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So! Pregnancy tests are a fine way to explain *some* things about covid testing or testing for infectious disease in general, but are a really-not-great way to talk about other
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Im a professional microbiologist.Let me tell you the problem with "R is 0.7" they dont tell you:R
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Unpopular take: Mind-blowing how people think a highly infectious and potentially serious/fatal virus is comparable to wanting to see your friends.If you get sick, you can’t control how it affects
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THINK LIKE A SCIENCE JOURNALIST:
I’ve been having many discussions recently about journalism and science journalism in this pandemic. One of my main points: Context is king, caveats are central.Few stories
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This thread is a recap of the more significant hydroxychloroquine for Covid-19 evidence pro & con.Con: 1) Two hospitals, one in France, the other in Michigan reported not seeing clinical
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I just saw the statement from Kayleigh, the press secretary said about repeatedly testing negative and now testing positive and some folks seem confused. So I guess it’s time to
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