Mechanisms of long COVID and the path toward therapeutics - ScienceDirect sciencedirect.com/science/ar…

1/ Der EBOLA-Ausbruch in Guinea von 02/21-06/21 war also zurückzuführen auf einen Überlebenden des großen EBOLA-Ausbruchs in Westafrika von 2014-16 und somit keine Zoonose?! War dieser für den damaligen Ausbruch verantwortliche Überlebende in 2014-16 mit einem experimentellen Antikörper-Präparat behandelt worden, wie sie auch jetzt wieder von der WHO experimentell empfohlen werden? Jetzt wird es ja richtig spannend. „Most new outbreaks of Ebola are assumed to be spillovers from wildlife. The Ebola virus is thought to be maintained in bats and make its way into humans through contact with bats or primates infected by bats. But the researchers’ findings, based on genetic analysis that compared the genomes of newly collected virus samples to thousands from the 2013-16 event, indicate that’s unlikely to be the case. The virus sickening people in Guinea, where at least 18 have become ill and nine have died, is very similar to the variant that was circulating during the previous outbreak. … ‚It’s a little shocking, so the fact that three groups independently came to the same conclusion helps solidify that this is correct,‘ said Michael Wiley, a research assistant professor with the UNMC College of Public Health who was involved in the research. … Dr. Michael Ryan, the WHO emergencies chief, said the new outbreak, based on the data, was unlikely to be linked to wildlife. ‚(This) is much more likely to be linked to a persistence (of virus) or latency of infection in a human,‘ he said, noting that more studies will be needed.“ … web.archive.org/web/20210325…

In the unlikely event anyone who has been protecting themselves from infection with respirator masks and is considering unmasking because “the risk is low now” I’m going to offer up a long thread on a kind of risk management I was trained in as it may help for decision making 🧵

This situation has 1 positive test, but there's a total of 4 from the same household with symptoms where only 2 of them are from the cruise ship. "self-isolate" is about to kick off a pandemic in Canada. #WearN95

The sequencing data we've highlighted from the @pathoplexus database for Case 1 (the index patient) supports our genetic recombination of SARS-ANDV co-infection hypothesis. 1/

Let's bookmark this one, shall we? 👇

The WHO just did something UNPRECEDENTED. They keep saying that the Andes virus is not like COVID. They just went PAST COVID. It's a great, much needed, and very much appreciated step. Respirators recommended for the sick - not surgical masks. COVID, measles, TB, chicken

2022: “SARS-CoV-2 was detected the virus in the appendix & breast tissues 175 and 462 days, respectively, after Covid infections.” 2026: Why does everyone have appendix cancer? nationalgeographic.com/scien…

BREAKING: One of the 17 American passengers evacuated from a cruise ship in the Canary Islands has tested positive for the hantavirus but is not showing any symptoms, U.S. health officials said. apnews.com/article/hantaviru…

Back in 2003 when i was a wee medical student and SARS was plaguing the teaching hospitals in Toronto, politicians declared victory early, and we were hit by a 2nd wave of the disease. We wore N95 masks for every second we were in the hospital. You couldn't ever take it off. It's the only thing that stopped it. It took weeks to eradicate it, but it worked. Crazy we don't learn from history.

Testing "mildly PCR positive" is like testing "mildly pregnant".

HANTAVIRUS OUTBREAK In yesterday’s WHO press briefing, Maria Van Kerkhove announced several BIG changes to their recommendations. 🚨ALL passengers & crew from the MV Hondius should now be classed as HIGH-RISK contacts & be isolated for 42 days. For details, see thread below ⬇️

New Jersey health officials on Wednesday reported the state’s first confirmed measles case of 2026 and warned residents who may have been exposed to monitor for symptoms and make sure they are up to date on vaccinations. newjersey.news12.com/nj-repo…

The magical “aerosol” vanishing trick is now complete 🪄 Bang smack in the middle of the Meningitis outbreak in England, the WHO decided that was the perfect time to take their Meningitis page offline for 4 days… …and now it’s back, the word “aerosol” has magically vanished!

🚨 BREAKING: Dangerous Virus With No treatment or cure Spreads Rapidly Across the U.S. New Map Reveals Who Is Most at Risk Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is spreading across the U.S. there’s no specific cure, and wastewater data now confirms widespread transmission nationwide.

So, Neisseria meningitis. Aka MeNB. Aka, the outbreak in the UK. Could it be a new strain? It could. But it does not mutate quickly like the 'Vid. More likely, neutrophils are being dysregulated by mild 'Vid infection - a well known event. Neutrophils are a component

@RAIsonanceGroup continues to produce some of the best messaging on Covid and Long Covid out there.

“In both infections [SARS-CoV-2 and influenza], we observed lasting lung injury,” Qin said, on his mouse model study. “But long-term effects in the brain were unique to SARS-CoV-2. That distinction is critical to understanding long COVlD.” news.tulane.edu/pr/tulane-st…

As an epidemiologist, private healthcare companies and hospitals are sucking up the talent from the government and doing everything they can to track and highlight the morbidity and mortality of these diseases & mitigate harm. Science aint dead yall. But damn if it aint bleeding

I run a small business. We're a Covid conscious company. We: 🏠 Minimise working together (allow WFH) 🔲 Monitor CO2 🌪️ Have air filtration on timers 😷 Provide 3M Aura masks 🧪 Have LFTs (& will buy them) 💷 Provide paid sick leave for isolation/illness It's not hard. 1/🧵

"All decoration attempts returned a 200 on the N95 test. This included sharpies, crayola markers, cra-z-art markers, stickers, rub-on transfers, water slide decals, temporary tattoos, fabric dye, glue sticks, and Jot permanent markers. " Be careful with temporary tattoos 👇