Though the COVID-19 pandemic (caused by SARS-CoV-2) and the disease it causes was considered to be a health threat at the beginning of 2020, it wasn’t considered a US health threat until early February of 2020, when one of the…
It’s common knowledge that the COVID-19 Pandemic is on everyone’s minds. According to a study published in AHA Journals, as of March 21, 2020, infected patients were present in 167 countries and regions around the world, totaling about 285,000 cases…
The current events of the world have resulted in something that many of us are entirely new to—isolation. Due to the coronavirus outbreak that began in December of 2019, many countries have asked people who are infected—or who could be…
The coronavirus pandemic has taken the world by storm. Known to be easily transmittable, hundreds of thousands have contracted the virus and thousands have lost their lives due to complications. As the number of affected individuals is still unknown, medical…
As the world reels from the coronavirus pandemic, people across the globe are confused, uncertain, and scared. The unknown can feel overwhelming, and the aggressive measures being taken to dampen the spread of the disease are unprecedented, leading many to…
Convalescent plasma is the yellow liquid that is separated from blood donated by a patient who has recently recovered from an infection. Convalescent plasma is being investigated for the treatment of severe COVID-19 infection. It is possible that antibodies to…
3/27/20 FDA GRANTS EMERGENCY USE authorisation of RAPID CORONAVIRUS TEST Currently available tests in USA take few hours to days to detect novel Coronavirus cases. Now, Abbott has received emergency use authorisation of rapid Coronavirus Test. Abbott ID NOW COVID-19…
The risk of confusion of COVID-19 with flu and other atypical pneumonia is high due to a similar type of symptoms related to respiratory illnesses. At the initial phase of the coronavirus outbreak news, people might think that the treatment…
The latest updated coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) situation report had submitted by World Health Organization (WHO) on 3rd March 2020. According to this report, the global incidence rate is 90 869 COVID-19 confirmed cases were identified until the date of…
Coronaviruses belong to a large virus family and can affect both animal and human beings. The consequence of Coronaviruses attacks leads to respiratory disease symptoms in humans. The intensity of respiratory infection symptoms varies. The effect could be common cold…