Why can you still smell things wearing an effective #mask?
You can #smell some nasty things like #smoke and rotten eggs even with fit tested #N95#respirators which block tiny viruses/bacteria because the smell molecules have atomic masses that are 17 million times less than a #virus . 🧵 1/
Ohio 1st state to report ‘white lung syndrome’ outbreak.
A mystery outbreak of pneumonia has hit several parts of China, & now Ohio is the 1st American location to report an outbreak of the illness, with an ‘extremely high’ number of children being hospitalized.
The strain of pneumonia, now dubbed ‘white lung syndrome,’ has spawned 142 pediatric cases in Warren Co. since Aug.
The institute's founder, Mark McAfee, told the Los Angeles Times this weekend that his customers are, in fact, specifically requesting raw milk from #H5N1-infected #cows. According to McAfee, his customers believe, without evidence, that directly drinking high levels of the #avianinfluenza#virus will give them immunity to the deadly pathogen
Some are describing the #Novavax#vaccine having the ability to target the parts of the #virus that stay the same. This is a little misleading since Novavax + #adjuvant and your immune system have no idea what parts of the #spike are going to change in new #variants. 🧵 1/
Ohio and Massachusetts health officials are sounding the alarm about a spike in cases of childhood pneumonia, sometimes called “white lung syndrome.” While some observers have noted the similarity in the outbreak with one currently happening in China, experts say there is no connection between the two. Read more from CBS News about the cases and what can be done to prevent infection.
#BirdFlu Is Infecting More #Mammals. What Does That Mean for Us? #H5N1, #avianflu#virus, killed tens of thousands of #marinemammals, and infiltrated American #livestock for first time.
H5N1, one of the many viruses that cause bird flu, had already killed at least 24,000 South American sea lions along the coasts in less than a year. Now comes for elephant seals.
Scientists are working quickly to assess how it is evolving and risk it poses to humans #Maskup
Lovely Mastodon peeps! Do I know any virologists here?
(Or are there any who don’t know me yet, but would be up for chatting briefly? It’s background for a project, and I would be really grateful, and of course credit you.)
Critical insights into why airborne viruses lose their infectivity have been uncovered by scientists at the University of Bristol. The findings, published in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface today, reveal how cleaner air kills the virus significantly quicker and why opening a window may be more important than...
Et paf, encore une personne de notre entourage qui chope le covid. Restaurant avec quatre personnes dans une salle bondée. Les quatre ont le virus et notre amie le traverse difficilement: diarrhées, difficultés à respirer et 39,5 de fièvre. Qui aurait pu prédire… J’enrage contre notre gouvernement #Sante#Covid#Epidemie#Virus
The #stigma associated with HIV/ #AIDS remains a significant #barrier to testing, treatment & support, preventing many individuals from seeking timely #medical assistance.
☠️ 🐝 Sugar beet farmers have the green light to use a banned pesticide deadly to #bees following a forecast that a #virus could sweep through their crops
#RichardBenwell, the CEO of #Wildlife and #Countryside Link, said: "To have FOUR emergency authorisations in a row makes a mockery of the ban, and now the trigger has been reached, nature will once again have to endure exposure to this harmful chemical" ⏩
A severe case of Monkeypox in Thailand, infecting a 34 year old man with HIV and syphilis, culminated in the country’s first fatal mishap related to this viral scourge. The unfortunate news dropped yesterday, courtesy of Thailand’s Department of Disease Control (DDC).
"there is growing evidence that #longCovid’s effects could have a more lasting impact on the #economy than the lockdowns. A #virus that slows down cognitive processes, leading to persistently higher absenteeism and increased occupational #disability, is a concerning prospect for the #business world."
"what many leaders fail to recognize is that after four years of #Covid19, they possess the knowledge and resources to safeguard workplaces against the virus."
Media should ask public health how measles virus transmits
With all the attention on #measles#outbreaks recently, the media should ask public health how the measles #virus can catch a ride in #aerosols to help it stay #airborne for hours and infect people but somehow no other virus like #COVID or #respiratory viruses (#Flu, #RSV) can use the exact same transportation method and fall to the ground. 🤔🧵 1/
Diabète, sclérose en plaques : des virus responsables de maladies auto-immunes ? | RTS
Les #virus sont de plus en plus accusés d’être les déclencheurs de maladies auto-immunes chez des personnes prédisposées génétiquement. Ainsi, la #sclérose en plaque apparait comme une complication rare de l’ #infection par le virus Epstein #Barr. De même, le virus #Coxsackie B semble un facteur majeur dans la survenue du #diabète de type 1 chez l’enfant. En limitant ces infections virales par des #vaccins ciblés, serait-il possible de prévenir certaines maladies #auto-immunes ?
Twelve hundred days ago or so, the realization hit me that this new #SARS_COV_2#virus seemed to be traveling through the air. I quit being indoors around people outside my household without wearing a P100 respirator—the one I’d been using for weed spraying each spring.
Today I was at the drugstore and almost started laughing when the cashier walked up to the register, unmasked, with an oxygen cannula in her nose.
What I did not expect about #Covid was the deep, almost universal mass delusion.
Bovine Veterinarian: A Message to the Ag Industry about H5N1
"Veterinarians such as Dr. Barb Petersen in Texas have been dealing with the virus in their clients’ dairy herds since at least March.
"It has been circulating here as early as February, based on retrospective feedback from owners and fellow veterinarians," says Petersen, owner of Sunrise Veterinary Service in Amarillo. ..."
Widespread human infection with H5N1, if you believe this veterinarian!
Article:
"Her advice? “Protect yourselves and your people on the dairy. There's been underreporting of the virus. Understandably, there's been a lot of fear. But every dairy that I've worked with has – with the exception of one – had sick human beings at the same time they had sick cows.”
Scientists discover critical factors that determine the survival of airborne viruses (phys.org)
Critical insights into why airborne viruses lose their infectivity have been uncovered by scientists at the University of Bristol. The findings, published in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface today, reveal how cleaner air kills the virus significantly quicker and why opening a window may be more important than...
Thailand’s first Monkeypox-related death highlights rising infectious disease threat (thethaiger.com)
A severe case of Monkeypox in Thailand, infecting a 34 year old man with HIV and syphilis, culminated in the country’s first fatal mishap related to this viral scourge. The unfortunate news dropped yesterday, courtesy of Thailand’s Department of Disease Control (DDC).