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Virginia Statistics on COVID-19 This Week
Some good news for Virginia. State of Virginia number of cases.
Mortality Statistics of Covid-19
The reported mortality rate has varied across the world. China’s mortality is about 2-4% depending on the region. Iran is thought to be underreporting its mortality but even then data suggested 7-8% mortality. Italy had the highest mortality of 8-9% thought partiality related to the age of the population. Italy’s demographics is heavily weighted toward…
Symptoms of COVID-19
The most common presenting symptoms of COVID-19 illness are fever, dry cough, shortness of breath and other common viral symptoms such as sore throat. The fever is very common, occurring in 88% of patients. But a small number of patients don’t present with fever and health professionals need to be aware of that. About 65%…
Hydroxychloroquine ( To be or not to be )
In 2005, a study sponsored by CDC in U.S. showed that Chloroquine could neutralize SARS virus in cells that were infected with that virus in the laboratory ( that is called an in-vitro study). In January of 2020, a group of Chinese investigators looking to replicate those results in SARS-Cov-2 published an article looking at…
The initial cases of COVID-19
By December 31, 2019, the cases of pneumonia from this mysterious virus had grown to 27. And by January 11, 2020, the number was revised to 41. All along it was speculated that the origin of the virus was the seafood market in spite of no clear cut evidence. There was no consideration of a…
What are Human Coronaviruses
Human Coronaviruses were first identified in the 1960s and because of a crown like spike protein on their surface, they acquired the Latin name corona meaning crown. Based on shape of proteins on the surface, these viruses are sub grouped into alpha, beta, gamma and delta coronavirus. The first two groups alpha and beta…
SARS-Cov-2 Initial Origin
To understand Covid-19 you have to start from the beginning. so here is a description of some original data. Please note that I am only going to describe the science with no political connotations or agenda. It is simply intended to inform and educate at a deeper level than the general media. so please do…
Herd Immunity
Let’s talk about antibody testing and herd immunity Within 1 to 3 weeks after active infection with COVID-19, two types of antibodies start to appear. They are the IgM and IgG antibodies. IgG antibodies generally reflect permanent immunity against a virus. Because we don’t know exactly the accuracy of our current tests, on an individual…
Director John Singleton Died of a Stroke Caused by Hypertension
Director John Singleton died of a stroke caused by hypertension. 40 percent of African Americans have hypertension and yes it is the silent killer. This is one reason why the average black man has a much shorter lifespan than a Caucasian man. It is genetic and prevalent. My mentor Dr Elijah Saunders at University of…
Epidemiology & Cost Of Cardiovascular Disease In The World
Cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death in the world. As a percentage of all death in each region of the world, Eastern Europe and Central Asia which includes Russia has the highest percentage comprising of 55.7% of all deaths. In high income countries such as United States, Western Europe, Canada, Australia and…
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