#Pathogen

Nanjala Nyabola

"The case in point is Ebola in West Africa in 2014. Epidemiological models, which accurately charted the early, exponential growth phase of the epidemic, failed to predict its rapid decline."

Evolution can seem deceptively simple. Survival of the fittest is an easy to remember, but misses mountains of nuance. Add a pandemic to the mix, and we’re sure to get

Doc Lindenbrook

As America runs headlong into genetic vaccine production & perhaps implements state required vaccination of all citizens (per a 1905 Supreme Court ruling), there has been nearly ZERO talk on

SCRAP_IRON_RYAN

The SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 mRNA injection is not a vaccine. A vaccine is a preparation of a weakened or killed pathogen, such as a bacterium or virus, or of a portion

I have clients in healthcare and biotech. It has put some of our physicians in the hospital. My brother is a physician. It ravages your lungs in a way the

Ned Nikolov, Ph.D.

UN's Global Preparedness Monitoring Board convened by WHO & World Bank issued a Report in Sep 2019 (https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/GPMB_annualreport_2019.pdf) that calls for UN strengthening by SIMULATION of "t

The fusion / FACE MASK combines Cupron antimicrobial material and HEMP BLACKTM / element yarn,these technologies offer a solution to Mask Fatigue and defenseslowing the spread of Covid-19 https://hempblack.com/blogs/in-the-news/what-is-hemp

Jenny B. 🇸🇪 #UsforThem

1/7 Prof Heneghan to Govt Science & Technology Committee, 17/9: 'For acute respiratory pathogens there are more people with other infections on board than Covid. One of the key things

michaelmina_lab

Severe #COVID19 resulting from Original Antigenic Sin??May be a contributor. Makes senseSuperb paper evaluating cross-reactivity between donor B cells targeting SARS-CoV-2 and other seasonal Coronas.This figure (2) is really depicts

Prof Francois Balloux

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There seems to be a common fundamental misunderstanding of the concept of herd immunity, which leads to unhelpful cross talk. Herd immunity is not more (or less) a harmful concept

First tweetorial of the new academic year. Coagulase negative Staphylococci (CoNS) bacteremia is a frequent ID consult. So how do the pros handle the CoNS? Here is a quick generalized

Ghana budgeted $1.2m for 1000 contact tracers. It ended up training 900. 600 dropped out due to grievances. Their $25/day allowance is becoming erratic. $530k was budgeted for Ministers &

As with so many acute severe infectious diseases it is a delicate balancing act - the immune response is both essential & part of the problem.https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/oct/04/scientists-study-whether-immune-response-wards

Day 2 of #BlackBotanistsWeek is #PlantInteractions! Plants can get diseases from pathogens, just like us. When you have get plants/crops that get sick and die, there's less food to go

Zara Bourgeois/The Medicine Woman

You think social distancing, mask wearing, toxic hand sanitizers and quarantines are keeping the numbers low? You may as well believe that snapping your fingers keep the tigers away. Such

😊 Megan K Mansell 😊

This old CDC guidance on transmission, versus the new: a thread @CDCDirector @CDCgov @CDCemergency @CDC_eHealth @CDCGlobal @CDC_NCEZID You ***really*** missed a spot with aerosol transmission. @bsmithtampabay @jhaskinscabrera Allow me to