#Virulence

ETE Fr

ete_fr

Nous sommes interpellé⋅e⋅s à propos de la #virulence plus élevée du #variant de #SARSCoV2 B.1.1.7 (ou #voc).Certain⋅e⋅s y voient des études "contradictoires".Tour d’horizon rapide avec deux études qui nous semblent

Brian Roemmele

BrianRoemmele

Why did the 1918 flu pandemic end?Evolution tends to select the milder forms so as to spread more effectively and over time will predominate.Factors contribute to virulence: overcrowding and mode

Micheal OLainn

micheal_olainn

#Covid19 so little is actually known in scientific terms about Covid19 in terms of the fatality rate, the virulence, the infectivity, why different infected people have such different outcomes, the

Stefan Marciniak 💙

Prof_Marciniak

There has been debate as to whether the B.1.1.7 variant (first found in Kent) is ‘just’ more transmissible or if it also causes more severe illness This paper adresses this

MNData

mn_data

We love it when MDH shares metrics! lets look at a view of these % Positive Metrics back to Sept. 2020. See that peak in 10-19 when KIDS WEREN'T IN

ice9

__ice9

Recent research indicates that different strains of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 do indeed have meaningful differences in pathogenicity.This was difficult to confirm previously.SCMP summary article:https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/

Jonathan Ryder, MD

JonathanRyderMD

1/ While on my current GI rotation, I've been reading about Clostridioides difficile because, you know, #IDNerd. I ran across something I had not learned about before:A Hypervirulent Strain of

Natalie Marshall, PhD🔬👩‍🔬🤯

MicrobeNat

In my PhD, I wanted to discover how pathogens cause human disease.Recently, we published an #OA study on how enteropathogenic E.coli/#EPECmanipulates human mitochondria to control the death of our intestinal

Katherine Cross

Quinnae_Moon

British transphobia's virulence derives from its acceptability among British liberals, full stop. J.K. Rowling doesn't fit American liberals' idea of an anti-trans bigot (who they prefer to envision as a

Jarrad Hall

CdrHBiscuitIII

There’s a lot of speculation that COVID may become less virulent. This is still an old concept in the field, akin to aerosol vs droplet. In my own field it

Chris von Csefalvay

chrisvcsefalvay

I'd like to think so. But at the same time, I've seen too many outbreaks that ended as abruptly as they began (especially haemorrhagic fevers). It's an unsettling, eerie feeling,

Dr. Punch

laurie_punch

1- As a trauma surgeon I’ve learned about how #Bullets act like infection from @GSlutkin. I’m wondering if y’all might stop and listen for a second to hear about how

Farmer Thor the Scientist ™️🇺🇸🚜

JortsAndCrocs

1/8The internet is abuzz regarding the updated #COVID19 death stats, thinking that it's only 6% of deaths being Covid. Yes and no, let me break it down below. Firstly, there

Mika PM

MahouPoint

Im no scientist, i only have some college education. But I'm good at sourcing info.my vague understanding about hydroxychloroquin is that it's not necessarily an anti-malaria drug but used to

Bryan Waterman

_waterman

I crowdsourced student advice on how to make the most of remote learning. #1 answer? Prioritize mental health. Here's a thread full of their tips for managing academic stress. 1/

Natalie E. Dean, PhD

nataliexdean

A sketch to explain how a new variant may appear milder even with no change in underlying virulence. This can occur because, when calculating the fraction of cases that are