#Influenza

Carrick Ryan

realCarrickRyan

I'm getting a little tired of having to perpetually bust the same Covid myths over and over again, so here is a quick summary for future reference: "The flu killed

MI6 ROGUE

mi6rogue

#ExerciseCygnus uncovered a major problem with PPE in the UK, The @Conservatives GOV choose to not bulk up stockpiles & instead went for the cheaper option of relying on global

Samia Rashid

drsamiarashid

Please follow this thread to understand the nuances of what now has become a sensationalised news item. Government Medical College Srinagar has a dedicated COVID hospital at Chest Diseases Hospital

Angela Colter

angelacolter

Starting a new blanket project. Not sure how it’ll work out since I’m not following a pattern this time. The subject: viruses. Here’s the foundation of the first square. Laying

Dr. Angela Rasmussen

angie_rasmussen

Okay, I'm seeing a lot of "the end is nigh"-type posts as well as a lot of people misunderstanding this story, so let's talk about "pandemic potential" for #influenza viruseshttps://www.bbc.com/news/health-532187

Robin Monotti

robinmonotti

Does anyone old enough remember the 1977–1978 Soviet/Russian flu epidemic? It was caused by strain Influenza A/USSR/90/77 (H1N1). It infected mostly children and young adults under 23; because a similar strain was prevalent

Natalie E. Dean, PhD

nataliexdean

Why don't we have a vaccine for SARS? MERS? HIV? These viruses have been around longer than SARS-CoV-2. A mini-thread to provide some perspective and even a little dose of

Misa

misapelater

Edgar #HopeSimpson’s description of the seasonal nature of influenza will be familiar to followers of @FatEmperor @boriquagato @EthicalSkeptic. Seasonality, however, was but one of 21 questions he raised about the

ice9

__ice9

Anecdotal reports from NYC of improved outcomes in serious hospitalized COVID-19 cases using 1.5 grams of vitamin C by IV, 3-4 times per day, based on similar early reports from

Sambit Dash

sambit_dash

A story about a pandemic.“That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind”. In the summer of 2005, these immortal words of Neil Armstrong was emailed by Dr

Billy Bostickson 🏴👁&👁 🆓

BillyBostickson

1. Earlier TransmissionThousands of cases of SARS-COV-2 circulated undetected in Wuhan early in the pandemic. Specifically, there were 2 undetected SARS-COV-2 cases in Wuhan for every 3 cases of flu

Patrick S. Tomlinson

stealthygeek

People complaining the #COVID2019 death rate of 3.7% doesn't account for asymptomatic cases that go undetected don't seem to realize that's TRUE OF EVERY DISEASE EVER.Of course undetected infections aren't

Dr. Sanjay Gupta

drsanjaygupta

There's still no proven treatment for Covid-19, but a number of trials are in the works. We don't know if any of them will show effectiveness against the novel coronavirus,

Justin Nesselrotte

jnesselr

Allllright, that night was heal on earth and did not get _better_ after seeing that trending. But I'm awake right now and at least 6% alive.Let's see, where to start.

Chad Loder

chadloder

Why does @AlexBerenson continue to spread dangerous and inaccurate information about COVID19?He seems so invested in his reputation as a contrarian that he’s giving out bad info. Chasing clout at

Padmini Pillai

padminipillai

As the elderly are more susceptible to #COVID19 w/ signs of lung #inflammation, here's a thread about our @virusesimmunity 2016 flu paper on #antiviral resistance, excessive lung #inflammation, & a