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Covid 19 update
Hope all of you are staying safe ,while trying to save the community. NSAIDs should not be used . No steroids (unless COPD/Asthma patients requiring absolutely ) Ok to continue ACEI/ARB,no need to stop them for suspicious or confirmed covid cases . Look for troponin elevation in COVID 19 ,which generally signifies myocarditis with electric […]
Covid prevention handbook
     Copyright © 2020 Hubei Science and Technology Press Originally published by Hubei Science and Technology Press, Wuhan, China. The world translation rights is exclusively represented by Rightol Media (copyright@rightol.com) Chief Editor: Wang Zhou Reviewed by Yongjian Xu Foreword by Nanshan Zhong Translated by Shan Zhu, Qing Chen, Jun Li All […]
Guidelines for Isolation Ward and Infection Control in secondary healthcare facilities: COVID-19
   Version-QI/NHSRC/00-27/3/2020 Scope and Objectives The scope of these guidelines is limited to a Secondary Healthcare setting that includes DHs, SDHs and CHCs. These simple and practical guidelines intents to serves the following purpose:- To establish isolation facility at the level of Secondary health care facility DHs, SDHs and CHCs. To Guide health […]
Do Indians have better chances of survival from COVID 19 epidemic?
The impact of epidemic depends on three factors: the infectivity and virulence of the agent, the suspecptibity of the host, and the environment favorability of the agent. That means simply, if the infectivity is high, it’s going to attack more people, but if the virulence is high, it will kill more people without being able […]
A medical system on life support
ener HEALTH By Jamie Ducharme When Dr. mark Lewis has To give a cancer patient bad news, he usually o ers a hug or a hand to hold. The idea of doing so by phone felt heartbreakingly imper- sonal, he says. But in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Salt Lake City–based gastrointestinal oncologist […]
Covid19
 Note: this is a compressed version for quick downloading, a higher resolution standard version is also provided Handbook of COVID-19 Prevention and Treatment The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine Compiled According to Clinical Experience       Editor’s Note: Faced with an unknown virus, sharing and collaboration are […]
Passive immunity
Blood from people who recover from coronavirus could provide a treatment Plasma is being studied as a way to fight off the virus A transmission electron micrograph of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles, isolated from a patient. (NIAID/National Institutes of Health Handout/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock) By Carolyn Y. Johnson and Ben Guarino March 28, 2020 at 12:00 a.m. GMT+5:30 PLEASE […]
गौरैया
चीन में आज से 60 वर्ष पूर्व भी किया था एक मानवीय भूल और आज फिर उसी गलती को दोहरा दिया आइए जानते हैं ऐसा क्या हुआ था चीन में जिससे चार करोड़ लोगों की जान गई थी चिड़िया! चीं चीं करने वाली घरेलू चिड़िया… और 3 करोड़ से ज़्यादा इंसानी मौतें! एक भयावह ऐतिहासिक […]
Covid medicines
*Which medicines to give in COVID-19 and why?* 1. Antimicrobials- Post viral pneumonias have about 20% co-infection with bacteria. Give Gram negative and cover staph. 2. Paracetamol- The range of temperature in COVID was recorded as 37.8–38.9C. Paracetamol is effective antipyretic without almost any harm upto a dose of 4 gm/day in adults. Besides fever […]
Evolution, human-microbe interactions, and life history plasticity
Series  Evolutionary public health 3 Graham Rook, Fredrik Bäckhed, Bruce R Levin, Margaret J McFall-Ngai, Angela R McLean A bacterium was once a component of the ancestor of all eukaryotic cells, and much of the human genome originated in microorganisms. Today, all vertebrates harbour large communities of microorganisms (microbiota), particularly in the gut, and […]
Q and A
Evidence-based answers to questions that doctors commonly ask about COVID19. Dr Rajeev Jayadevan, 26 March 2020 Note: 1. This is a scientific update written specifically for doctors. It is NOT meant for circulation among the general public. Those who do not have a medical background and adequate knowledge of statistics SHOULD NOT be reading this, […]
Lab findings in corona
Dr. Sudhir Mehta discusses the current hot topics concerning COVID-19- lymphocyte count as a marker for the illness plus other significant lab findings to watch out for, and the use of drugs- hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin. For our comprehensive coverage and latest updates on COVID-19 click here. Lymphocyte count: Is it a prognostic marker in COVID-19? […]
COVID-19 & Protagoras Paradox
Over 2000 years ago, in Greece, there was a lawyer named Protagoras. A young student, Euthalos, requested to apprentice under him, but was unable to pay the fees. The student struck a deal saying, “I will pay your fee the day I win my first case in the court”. Teacher agreed. When the training was […]
Make your own hand rub
GUIDE TO LOCAL PRODUCTION: WHO-RECOMMENDED HANDRUB FORMULATIONS                                                 […]
Will coronavirus pandemic diminish by summer?
Qasim Bukhari1 * , Yusuf Jameel2 * 1 McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, USA 2 Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, USA Funding: This work is supported by Abdul Latif Jameel Clinic for Machine Learning in Health (J-Clinic) Abstract The novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) […]
High Temperature and High Humidity Reduce the Transmission of COVID-19
High Temperature and High Humidity Reduce the Transmission of COVID-19 Jingyuan Wang, Ke Tang, Kai Feng and Weifeng Lv* March 9, 2020 Abstract. This paper investigates how air temperature and humidity influence the transmission of COVID-19. After estimating the serial interval of COVID-19 from 105 pairs of the virus carrier and the infected, we calculate […]
Covid. What to expect clinically
Summary of today’s webinar session with Dr. WenHong Zhang, the chair of the Society of Infectious Diseases of China Medical Association. -There about 7000 attendees, mostly United States listeners, including Stanford Health Care, Santa Clara County hospitals, and New York City hospitals and also India and London . Here are some notes. -Predicted number of […]
Covid 19
To the Editor — Since the first reports of novel pneumonia (COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei province, China1,2, there has been considerable discussion on the origin of the causative virus, SARS-CoV-23 (also referred to as HCoV-19)4. Infections with SARS-CoV-2 are now widespread, and as of 11 March 2020, 121,564 cases have been confirmed in more than […]
Coronavirus: Why You Must Act Now
Politicians, Community Leaders and Business Leaders: What Should You Do and When? Tomas Pueyo Mar 10 · 26 min read Updated on 3/19/2020. This article has received over 40 million views in the last week. Over 30 translations at the bottom. The next article is ready: Coronavirus, The Hammer and the Dance. If you agree […]
Coronavirus in India: Make or Break
Mohak Gupta Mar 23 · 15 min read Coronavirus. A medical professional would know how the meaning of this word has changed drastically in the past 3 months. From being the virus that causes ‘common cold’, to today- where it has killed over 13000 people worldwide, and it’s just getting started. The novel coronavirus (2019-nCov […]
Predictions for covid
Summary for Policy 1. Delays in testing are seriously reducing the ability of the population to protect itself. This is the most important way in which we can contain the epidemic. An increase in the official number of detected cases in the short term could encourage the population to take distancing more seriously and will […]
Bill Gates: “The Corona Virus… is sent to remind us of the important lessons that we seem to have forgotten
But multi-billionaire Gates, 64 – who donated £85 million to combat the virus last month – believes that despite the chaos, there is ‘a spiritual purpose behind everything that happens’. In an open letter, entitled ‘What is the Corona/ Covid-19 Virus Really Teaching us?’, he wrote: ‘A SPIRITUAL PURPOSE’ “I’m a strong believer that there […]
Update on covid
COVID19 for India Updates March 24, 2020 IndiaSIM • We use IndiaSIM, a well-validated agent-based model of the Indian population. This has been published widely over many years and has been used for government decision-making including by NTAGI for vaccine introduction. A brief summary of the model is attached. The model describes the actual Indian […]
Hcqs in covid
Dr. Anant Patil writes on drugs chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine, and azithromycin, all three of which have been under the spotlight now, for their roles in the treatment of COVID-19. For our comprehensive coverage and latest updates on COVID-19 click here. Chloroquine is a well-established anti-malarial drug with anti-inflammatory action. It is also used in the treatment […]
Devi Shetty
How MCI can save the country: Tough Covid-19 battle can only be won by our young doctors and nurses. We need many more of them March 26, 2020, 2:00 AM IST Devi Shetty in TOI Edit Page | Edit Page, India | TOI First, I would like to congratulate Prime Minister Narendra Modi for taking […]
Temporal separation
COVID-19: AVOIDING THE SECOND BLOW A PLEA FOR MANDATORY TEMPORAL SEPARATION IN ESSENTIAL SERVICES AS AN ADJUNT TO SPATIAL SEPARATION IN OVERALL PUBLIC INTEREST 24/3/2020 Dr Rachita Chopra MBBS, DNB (General Surgery), MRCSEd, ATLS Instructor INTRODUCTION Central government has brought into effect national lockdown in • view of COVID-19 pandemic The rationale for national lockdown […]
Telemedicine Practice Guidelines
BOARD OF GOVERNORS In supersession of the Medical Council of India Appendix 5 Enabling Registered Medical Practitioners to Provide Healthcare Using Telemedicine    March 2020  These Guidelines have been prepared in partnership with NITI Aayog 2 S. No. 1. Description Background TABLE OF CONTENT Page No. 7 10 2. 4. Definitions […]
CORONAVIRUS CRISIS
Interview: ‘Suppression won’t work in India. Slow down the coronavirus. This will be a long haul’ One of India’s most renowned epidemiologists cautions against unsustainable lockdowns and says community participation is the key to fight the disease. MOBILE & TABLET ONLY META Arunabh Saikia Mar 23, 2020 · 04:38 pm END OF MOBILE & TABLET […]
High Temperature and High Humidity Reduce the Transmission of COVID-19
High Temperature and High Humidity Reduce the Transmission of COVID-19 Jingyuan Wang, Ke Tang, Kai Feng and Weifeng Lv* March 9, 2020 Abstract. This paper investigates how air temperature and humidity influence the transmission of COVID-19. After estimating the serial interval of COVID-19 from 105 pairs of the virus carrier and the infected, we calculate […]
Art of caring
 FOREWORD It was not until a new resident in the Emergency Department (ED) burst into tears in front of me, did I realise the toll that residency in this department takes on a residents’ overall well-being. The ED work culture is unlike any other department. Physicians have to deal with numerous responsibilities and at […]
Predictions and role of interventions for COVID-19
3/24/2020 Predictions and role of interventions for COVID-19 outbreak in India Anyone can publish on Medium per our Policies, but we don’t fact-check every story. For more info about the coronavirus, see cdc.gov.  outbreak in India Crisis Of Virus in INDia (COV-IND) COV-IND-19 Study Group Mar22·12minread The following summary was prepared by the COV-IND-19 […]
Hantavirus
An orthohantavirus (or hantavirus) is a single-stranded, enveloped, negative-sense RNA virus in the family Hantaviridae of the order Bunyavirales.[3] These viruses normally infect rodents, but do not cause disease in them.[3] Humans may become infected with hantaviruses through contact with rodent urine, saliva, or feces. Some strains cause potentially fatal diseases in humans, such as […]
Pahalwan ki dholak
जाड़े का दिन। अमावस्या की रात—ठंढ़ी और काली। मलेरिया और हैजे से पीड़ित गांव भयार्त शिशु की तरह थर—थर कांप रहा था। पुरानी और उजड़ी, बांस—फूस की झोपड़ियों में अंधकार और सन्नाटे का सम्मिलित साम्राज्य। अंधेरा और निस्तबधता! अंधेरी रात चुपचाप आंसू बहा रही थी। निस्त्बधता करूण सिसकियों और आहों को बलपूर्वक अपने ह्रदय में […]
The plague. Excerpts
At that moment the boy, as though bitten in the stomach, doubled up again with a high-pitched moan. He remained bent like this for several seconds, shaking and trembling convulsively, as though his frail body were bowing beneath the raging wind of the plague and cracking under the repeated blasts of fever. Once the gust […]
Government of India Ministry of Health & Family Welfare Directorate General of Health Services (EMR Division) COVID-19: GUIDELINES ON DEAD BODY MANAGEMENT
 Government of India Ministry of Health & Family Welfare Directorate General of Health Services (EMR Division) COVID-19: GUIDELINES ON DEAD BODY MANAGEMENT  15.03.2020 1. Scope of the document  There are currently over 100 laboratory confirmed cases and two deaths due to Novel Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in India. Being a new disease […]
Why Africa differs to corona infection
A woman wears a mask as a preventive measure inside a minibus taxi in Johannesburg. Michele Spatari/AFP via Getty Images Earlier this year, when the first reports of the coronavirus started to come out of China, global health officials said they were very worried about what would happen if the virus started spreading in Africa, […]
COVID-19
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Covid 19 notes
   The Pandemic Notebook A handy guide from The Hindu on understanding the coronavirus pandemic and staying protected against COVID-19                          WRITERS EDITED BY R. Prasad P.J. George Bindu […]
Dr Devi Shetty on covid
India is fortunate that we’re one of the last few countries to experience the terrible effects of coronavirus. China was the first country to be hit, but because they implemented draconian containment measures, they managed to get the infection under control. Italy, the UK and US took too long to decide on a complete lockdown […]
Sex and Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
 All New Yorkers should stay home and minimize contact with others to reduce the spread of COVID-19. But can you have sex? Here are some tips for how to enjoy sex and to avoid spreading COVID-19. 1. Know how COVID-19 spreads. • You can get COVID-19 from a person who has it. o The […]
Check for lymphopenia
Check for lymphopenia on day 1, 7 and 14 in COVID 19 patients Dengue taught us the value of platelet count interpreted along with haematocrit and COVID 19 is now teaching us the value of “lymphocytes” in blood test.. It has been a standard teaching that “all viral fever will have high lymphocytes counts.” Low […]
1918 Spanish flu
All interest in living has ceased, Mahatma Gandhi, battling a vile flu in 1918, told a confidante at a retreat in the western Indian state of Gujarat. The highly infectious Spanish flu had swept through the ashram in Gujarat where 48-year-old Gandhi was living, four years after he had returned from South Africa. He rested, […]
Chinese Guideline of Diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19
 (7th Version) Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 ◼ Belong to the β genus; Have envelopes; Round or oval; diameter being 60 to 140 nm ◼ showed 79.0% nucleotide identity with the sequence of SARS-CoV and 51.8% identity with the sequence of MERS-CoV. ◼ Sensitive to ultraviolet and heat. 75% ethanol, chlorine-containing disinfectant, peracetic acid, […]
Chloroquine
  WHO R&D Blueprint COVID-1 Informal consultation on the potential role of chloroquine in the clinical management of COVID 19 infection WHO reference number © World Health Organization 2020. All rights reserved. This is a draft. The content of this document is not final, and the text may be subject to revisions before publication. […]
‘Culture of eating exotic mammals in southern China a time bomb’: Read how paper published 12 years ago predicted Coronavirus pandemic
The paper published by Cheng VC, Lau SK, Woo PC and Yuen KY in 2007 warned, “The presence of a large reservoir of SARS-CoV-like viruses in horseshoe bats, together with the culture of eating exotic mammals in southern China, is a time bomb.” 22 March, 2020 OpIndia Staff Source: Dystopia #HongKong not China 1253 https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js […]
COVID-19
 AIIMS, NEW DELHI Be careful, not fearful Dispel the myths of corona scare, Imbibe correct knowledge & become aware, Follow cough etiquettes, hand hygiene & personal care, Spread a word of precaution through your share.                    […]
The Risk and Prevention of Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia Infections Among Inpatients in Psychiatric Hospitals
 Neurosci. Bull. March, 2020, 36(3):299–302 http://www.neurosci.cn https://doi.org/10.1007/s12264-020-00476-9 http://www.springer.com/12264 LETTER TO THE EDITOR Yuncheng Zhu1 • Liangliang Chen2 • Haifeng Ji2 • Maomao Xi3 • Yiru Fang1,5,6 • Yi Li4 Received: 14 February 2020 / Accepted: 16 February 2020 / Published online: 25 February 2020 Ó Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, CAS 2020 Dear Editor, […]
deemagclinic
deemag and chest clinic 