Covid-19
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Publisher: The Conversation
2020-05-07Why are there so many drugs to kill bacteria, but so few to tackle viruses?
Why are there so few antivirals? The answer boils down to biology, and specifically the fact viruses use our own cells to multiply. This makes it hard to kill viruses without killing our own cells in the process.Why are there so few antivirals? The answer boils down to biology, and specifically the fact viruses
Tags: drugs, infection data, science
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Publisher: The Conversation
2020-04-29We need to flatten the 'other' coronavirus curve, our looming mental health crisis
The battle against the mental health consequences of the coronavirus pandemic is just beginning. Governments and researchers are mapping how best to prevent the predicted rise in mental health issues we face in coming months and beyond.The battle against the mental health consequences of the coronavirus pandemic is just beginning. Gov
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Publisher: The Conversation
2020-04-28Coronavirus is revitalising the concept of community for the 21st century
With more than a third of the world’s population in lockdown, there are widespread fears of social breakdown. As a historian of loneliness, I have recently been interviewed by journalists in Brazil, France, Chile and Australia, all pondering the same problems: what will the long-term effects of social isolation be? What techniques or habits might help us learn how to be alone?With more than a third of the world’s population in lockdown, there are widespread fears of social
Tags: covid-19 aftermath, lockdown
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Publisher: The Conversation
2020-04-06Does the amount of virus you are exposed to determine how sick you'll get?
Is the initial dose of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) related to the disease severity? At the moment, we just don't know. The only way to answer this question definitively is with "experimental challenge studies", which involves intentionally infecting healthy volunteers in order to study diseases and their treatments.Is the initial dose of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) related to the disease severity?
Tags: risks, infection data, viral load
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