Tag: pandemics
2019 Novel Coronavirus Stakeholder Listening Session Transcript
In response to the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak, the federal government is taking steps to protect the country. Within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Office of the Assistant Secretary... read more
How Do We Test for Coronavirus?
Centers for Disease Control (CDC), published methodology for 2019-Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) testing and is currently in the process of applying for an emergency waiver to allow medical-testing facilities to perform these... read more
Interim Clinical Guidance for Management of Patients with Confirmed Coronavirus Infection
This interim guidance is for clinicians caring for patients with confirmed 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infection. CDC will update this interim guidance as more information becomes available. There are a limited... read more
Human-to-Human Transmission of a Novel Coronavirus in Vietnam
This article describe transmission of Coronavirus from a father, who had flown with his wife from Wuhan to Hanoi, to his son. The findings suggest that the incubation period in the son may have been 3 days or less. On... read more
WHO Declares the New Coronavirus Outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern
The International Health Regulations Emergency Committee believes that it is still possible to interrupt virus spread, provided that countries put in place strong measures to detect disease early, isolate and treat cases,... read more
Comprehensive Review of Infectious Diseases
Perfect for board review or quick reference in clinical practice, Comprehensive Review of Infectious Diseases is a balanced, high-yield resource covering the full range of infectious disease topics. Whether you're preparing... read more
Wuhan Coronavirus Infections Could Be 30 Times Higher Than Official Total
The number of people infected with a SARS-like form of coronavirus in Wuhan, China could already be more than 30 times higher the the official tally, researchers in Hong Kong have warned. Gabriel Leung, the chair of public... read more
Animal Viruses and Humans, a Narrow Divide: How Lethal Zoonotic Viruses Spill Over and Threaten Us
"To reproduce promiscuously and to wreak havoc wherever they can find a home," this is the sole raison d'être of viruses writes Dr. Warren Andiman, an HIV/AIDS researcher who has been on the front lines battling infectious... read more
Clinical Features of Patients Infected with Coronavirus in Wuhan, China
A cohort of 41 patients with laboratory-confirmed 2019-nCoV infection. Patients had serious, sometimes fatal, pneumonia and were admitted to the designated hospital in Wuhan, China, by Jan 2, 2020. Clinical presentations... read more
Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic
The next big human pandemic, the next disease cataclysm, perhaps on the scale of AIDS or the 1918 influenza, is likely to be caused by a new virus coming to humans from wildlife. Experts call such an event "spillover"... read more
The New Coronavirus: What We Do And Don’t Know
A rapidly evolving health story broke in late December when a novel illness originating in Wuhan, China made the news. Reports of the number of infected people swiftly rose, and isolated cases of this new coronavirus —... read more
The Next Pandemic: On the Front Lines Against Humankind’s Gravest Dangers
In this riveting book, Khan tells the dramatic stories of these crises—as well as the stories we don't know—of congo-crimean hemorrhagic fever infecting abattoirs in the United Arab Emirates, as cigarette-smoking local... read more
A Novel Coronavirus from Patients with Pneumonia in China
4 lower respiratory tract samples, including bronchoalveolar-lavage fluid, were collected from patients with pneumonia of unknown cause who were identified in Wuhan on December 21, 2019, or later and who had been present... read more
Coronavirus Can Spread Between Humans
The leader of a Chinese government team of experts announced Monday that human-to-human transmission of a new coronavirus has been confirmed. The finding could raise fears that the infection might not require contact with... read more
Pandemics Cross Borders: How to Tackle Them From a Global Perspective
Steve A. Webb, MD, gives a plenary talk at the 47th Critical Care Congress, “Pandemics Cross Borders: How to Tackle Them From a Global Perspective.”... read more
We’re Not Ready for a Flu Pandemic
The influenza season is just getting started in the United States, and it already promises to be more severe than usual. Hospital emergency rooms are filling up with flu sufferers, and pharmacies have reported medicine shortages.... read more
Pharmacists Can Make a Difference During Influenza Pandemics
Since November 2015, approximately 25% of adults who receive annual seasonal influenza vaccination are immunized in pharmacies or retail health care settings. The growth in vaccine uptake at pharmacies has public health policy... read more
