#IDMastodon#immunology With the arrival of the cold, respiratory viruses arrive, but how does temperature affect our defenses? Why do we get sicker when the temperature drops? 🧵 by @gomez_rial 👇👇👇👇
This Ottawa-based science fiction convention has consistently had stronger COVID policies than most #medical conferences since the start of the #pandemic.
They survey people (prior to each convention) interested in attending, and cater the policies to what people want. You may be surprised. In light of new variants and what might be around in the fall... Some highlights:
"The clearest message we received was that mandatory #masking was an absolutely necessary part of having a safe and welcoming environment."
"There was also mixed support for ensuring that attendees are vaccinated, but since provincial governments have stopped supporting the various #vaccine verification systems, we don’t want to promise something we can’t deliver. Can*Con will encourage all attendees to be up to date on their vaccines and boosters." #SF#sciencefiction#CanCon#mask#IDmastodon#medmastodon
These combined SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza A/B home lateral flow tests could be quite useful.
How would it change management?
How well might it facilitate early detection for those in which antivirals such as Oseltamivir are indicated and treatment needs to be started within 48hrs of symptom onset?
Could false -ves delay treatment where people avoid seeking better diagnostic tests? #Influenza#infectiousdisease#IDMastodon
If you're a #doctor or in a related #health or #healthcare profession, consider following the group @medmastodon for news, etc.
The group could use more followers to become more effective. And use #MedMastodon in posts too for wider reach in that area. Also #IDmastodon for infectious #diseases.
My Follow Friday recommendation for this week is @AskPippa. She’s a science and medical writer who shares all sorts of informative boosts and toots on these subjects.
I’ve learned so much from her, and I also appreciate how willing she is to respond to her followers if they have a question or comment about what she shares.
Friendly, communicative people like her make Mastodon a better place.
#IDMastodon#CovidIsNotOver#Reproductivemedicine#LongCovid causative’s sexual dysfunction had been most underreported issues. The neuropsychiatric sx, sleep disturbances, sexual dysfunction in LC can help in building better follow-up strategies for #COVID19 .Among #PostCOVID Survivors unusual sx of excessive exhaustion, dyspnea, brain fog, anxiety, & mood disturbances can linger for months to years. Some other symptoms of LC may include sexual dysfunction, headaches & sleep disturbances
#IDMastodon#NeuroCOVID where is #bloodclots in #LongCovid ? The ongoing hunt for mechanisms underlying LC has yielded several possible culprits, including excess 🩸 clotting, rampant inflammation, and persistence of #SARSCoV2 in the body. Several studies have also proposed potential biomarkers . Many people develop neuropsychiatric symptoms in the weeks & months post Covid , in isolation or within a #postacuteCOVID19 syndrome- LC.
#IDMastodon There so much unknown damage factors about #COVID19 done to the host immunity . The information that we have seen just scratches the surfaces & often missed , There are no absolute treatments for #LongCovid due to systemic Multiple organs damaged . Treat one organ at the time in the cases of LC and the patient will end it up with a multiple colourful boxes of 💊 & the scientists & drug developers still babble how to curfew 🦠Mutations & Misinformation.
#IDMastodon#publichealth A longer flight duration is associated with a greater risk of #SARSCoV2 transmission (> 6 hours markedly increased risk (25X) . 😷 & sanitation based on travel duration may become important for air travel safety in future epidemics or pandemics
#IDMastodon@Nature#NeuroCovid # As a high-risk group, healthcare workers are continuously exposed to #SARSCOV2 infection and its consequences during clinical work. Faced with the complex social environment and high workload of pandemic prevention, even in HCWs with mild infection, impairment of attentional function persists and affects later clinical work. the long-term colonization and systemic response to 🦠 may lead to the impairment of the orienting & executive control networks.
#IDMastodon Evidence shows that viral particles can persist in different human tissues, including neural, cardiac, adipose, and gut tissues, for an extended period post primary #COVID19 .This persistence has been associated with #LongCovid .
#IDMastodon#neurocovid#publichealth Acute #COVID19 cases indicates a concerning association with cognitive deficits in the general population, regardless of #COVID clinical course and severity or with no association with any blood inflammatory marker. A recent study suggests that even in mild cases ,#SARSCoV2 infection promote systemic endothelial dysfunction, impair the homeostatic mechanism of neurovascular coupling and promote white matter damage.
#IDMastodon#publichealth#Viralimmunology Scientists believe they may have found cause of #longCovid.
Two new studies based on an analysis of blood samples of infected people may pave the way for new treatments…
#IDMastodon#publichealth@medrxivpreprint
wastewater-based #epidemiology has been widely applied in many countries and regions for monitoring #COVID19 transmission in the population through testing #SARSCoV2 in wastewater. several studies that have collected paired longitudinal respiratory & fecal samples demonstrated prolonged fecal shedding and higher #viralload in feces compared to the paired respiratory samples collected at the same time period .
"The ongoing outbreak of H5N1 avian flu virus looks a lot like a public-health problem that the United States should be well prepared for.
Although this version of flu is relatively new to the world, scientists have been tracking H5N1 for almost 30 years. Researchers know the basics of how flu spreads and who tends to be most at risk...Yet the U.S. is struggling to mount an appropriate response."