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This is a very accurate and up to date report on Covid.

#covid #sars cov 2 #long covid

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A wonderful thread with an amazing amount of information about Covid.

#covid #sars cov 2 #long covid

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Published April 25, 2024

Abstract

An improved understanding of the underlying physicochemical properties of respiratory aerosol that influence viral infectivity may open new avenues to mitigate the transmission of respiratory diseases such as COVID-19. Previous studies have shown that an increase in the pH of respiratory aerosols following generation due to changes in the gas-particle partitioning of pH buffering bicarbonate ions and carbon dioxide is a significant factor in reducing SARS-CoV-2 infectivity. We show here that a significant increase in SARS-CoV-2 aerostability results from a moderate increase in the atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration (e.g. 800 ppm), an effect that is more marked than that observed for changes in relative humidity. We model the likelihood of COVID-19 transmission on the ambient concentration of CO2, concluding that even this moderate increase in CO2 concentration results in a significant increase in overall risk. These observations confirm the critical importance of ventilation and maintaining low CO2 concentrations in indoor environments for mitigating disease transmission. Moreover, the correlation of increased CO2 concentration with viral aerostability need to be better understood when considering the consequences of increases in ambient CO2 levels in our atmosphere.

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I have been losing lots of hair. I finally looked up why, as I knew it was COVID related. It will grow back, but it is scary nevertheless.

#covid #sars cov 2 #hair loss #long covid

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Continuous presence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA, particularly antisense ORF1ab RNA, suggests the virus may remain active long after initial infection. This could explain some of the persistent symptoms of long COVID

If you would like an analysis of this study please read the twitter thread below.

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A great article that outlines what needs to be done at the farm level to mitigate H5N1.

"a dime-sized piece of manure with H5N1 can infect up to 1 million chickens or turkeys." This is just one of the eye-opening facts I learned in this interesting and very informative article. Posted by @birdiebittern on X

A Message to the Ag Industry about H5N1

#h5n1birdflu #h5n1 #bird flu

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#h5n1 #bird flu #vaccination #vaccine

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#h5n1 #pasteurized milk

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Stray cat breaks into Lynx’s enclosure at zoo

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This of course these protections would work if you are in a car with someone who might be asymptomatic. I got Covid from asymptomatic transmission. The person had no idea they had Covid. When I tested positive, I asked them to test too. They were positive. They are pretty sure they got it from a plane ride or the airport. They were not wearing a mask.

#sars cov 2 #covid #covid prevention

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If you click on the view on twitter link Dr. Angela Rasmussen a virologist at the University of Saskatchewan gives an excellent explanation of this milk situation concerning H5N1. The FDA found genetic evidence of bird flu in purchased pasteurized milk.

#h5n1 #bird flu #pasteurized milk

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Published 2011

The threat posed by airborne influenza has been known. Keep this in mind when CDC and WHO goons claim there isn't enough information. They may be right that we need more study, but the information we need to act in self-preservation is old enough to have a driver's licence.

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I thought it was interesting that this article was in a British newspaper.

#covid #sars cov 2 #long covid

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I've been immunocompromised my whole life but it was only recently (like in the last 5 years or so) that I've been diagnosed with and given the tools to deal with my disabilities.

My whole life I've been so focused on trying to not appear "weak" or like I'm "exaggerating" things that I never really looked at how things were affecting my body personally.

Recently though, my roommate got sick and brought home some virus that, for her, manifested as a run of the mill cold and mild cough. Of course since we share a household, I got it too and boy oh boy was I not prepared...

I've been bed ridden for now two weeks and unable to keep almost any food down. I've had two ER trips since this all started and am routinely passing out at even the slightest temperature change... all because of a cold..

This whole experience has just made me more aware of how little understanding and caution is afforded to immunocompromised people. Even during all of this I'm getting the "It's just a cold" and "you're exaggerating" despite having feinting and dizzy spells and not seeing any improvement over two weeks and many, many prescription steroids and antibiotics.

It's hard to understand how able bodied people can be willing to risk the lives of disabled and immunocompromised folks over something as trivial as wearing a mask at the grocery store.

No, covid is not "over" and I can only consider myself "lucky" that my roommate didn't bring home covid instead of this damn cold because with how poor my health has gotten, I might genuinely be in a hospital and hooked up to a respirator, talking to my girlfriend about my end of life care if I had gotten covid instead.

I'm pissed off and tired and I haven't slept more than an hour at a time in days.