#Infectious

Rajeev Chitguppi MDS

chitguppi

We should take Cycle Threshold (CT) values of PCR seriously, because they indicate1. the viral load of an infected patient2. if he is infectious too3. if he is at high

Lucian DiPeso

luciandipeso

Antivaxxers like to talk about "doing the research," but seem woefully inept at interpreting evidence. They depend entirely on what the author claims to have done. But, that's not evidence:

Mixed Signals

mentalplex

We've talked about this before, but the Rt estimated for Arizona by the generative algorithm on http://rt.live does not pass the sanity test right now. You may already know the

President Elect Mondo Lopez

mondolopez2

January 11, 2017Anthony S. Fauci, MD, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said there is “no doubt” Donald J. Trump will be confronted with a surprise infectious disease outbreak

Dr. Kiki Sanford

drkiki

So, people are asking about whether Biden & Trump got tested prior to the debate. And, this is where we get into the slippery nature of tests, and how you

Matthew Bottomley

BottoMatt

Imperial report highlights our responses to the epidemic - 2 points interest me the most: "improve the way information and guidance is provided to and understood by the public" and

Carole Cadwalladr

carolecadwalla

On March 19, multiple people tweeted this at me. The status of COVID-19 had been downgraded. It was no longer a 'high consequence infectious disease'. I didn't retweet it. There

Jesse O’Shea MD, MSc

JesseOSheaMD

The world needs more infectious disease doctors #MedTwitter #IDTwitter My new article & thread 1/x:My face shield whistled with noise as it brushed against my thin yellow gown. Bright monitors

Topher Spiro

TopherSpiro

"Our estimates suggest that the epidemic is not under control in much of the US: as of 17 May 2020, the reproduction number is above the critical threshold (1.0) in

Dr. Vera Etches

VeraEtches

The testing will not tell you if you were infected previously, as the antibody test is not yet available. The test detects COVID19 virus in your body at the time

Marc Lipsitch

mlipsitch

To further clarify, Eric is not in any way affiliated with @HarvardEpi. He is a visiting scientist, a temporary, usually unpaid (not sure in this case) position in the Dept

Health Nerd

GidMK

1/13 There are still tons of news pieces every day about whether #COVID19 is 'airborne'This is understandable, because airborne=infectious=scaryBut we know that the disease isn't airborne, at least not in

Mark Sumner

Devilstower

On COVID-19 and catching it from people just "talking or breathing: Yes, there have been incidents that make it seem that this is sometimes the case. However, what's going on

Kara Hartnett

kara_nashpost

Today Tennessee reported 448 new COVID-19 cases in the state, the largest daily increase since the start of the pandemic, from 6,700 tests. Yesterday 156 new cases were reported from

Nicole Grigg

NicoleSGrigg

SCORE CARDS: Arizona just told hospitals they can implement the Crisis Standards of Care Plan. This means doctors may have to decide who lives, who diesThis means they will be

Wendy Ager

WendyAnnAger

This is fine if you can keep a steady flow in the early stages, but infection spread is EXPONENTIAL with nothing curbing it atm in the UK - people are