MEDICINE & HEALTH

The Origin of Sars-Cov-2 As Determined by Scientists

MEDICINE & HEALTH 03.27.2020 07:02 AM

Scientists “firmly determined” the natural evolution of Sars-CoV-2. (Photo : Reuters)Jacqueline Goes de Jesus, one of Brazil’s scientists that concluded coronavirus DNA sequencing, insert a tube on a portable device connected to a computer that decode virus DNA at the Tropical Medicine Institute of the Sao Paulo University Medical Schoo The coronavirus outbreak has continuously spread all over the world with more than half a million recorded cases globally.

Scientists have not found evidence that COVID-19 jumped from pangolins to humans, although they do host comparable viruses Pangolins, once doubted as the missing connection between bats and humans in the COVID-19 pandemic’s origin

The Link Between Pangolin Viruses and Human Pandemic Remains Cloudy

03.27.2020 07:02 AM

Scientists have not found evidence that COVID-19 jumped from pangolins to humans, although they do host comparable viruses Pangolins, once doubted as the missing connection between bats and humans in the COVID-19 pandemic's origin.

Hantavirus: Far From Being the Next Global Pandemic After COVID-19

03.26.2020 07:14 AM

Hantavirus may have reportedly infected and killed a man in China recently. However, experts say, this cannot be considered as the next global pandemic.

Female Mammals Live Longer Than Their Human Counterparts

03.26.2020 07:10 AM

A new study shows that female mammal lives longer than their human counterparts. (Photo : pexels)White coated Lamb A person's life expectancy is an important indicator of the health status based on the average number of years a person may be expected to live at a given age in consideration with the current mortality rates.

The American Red Cross introduced a new set of standards for their operations, attempting to limit the risk of transmission in relief shelters

As Natural Disaster Season Approaches, Fear Spreads in Relief Shelters

03.26.2020 07:10 AM

As the United States prepares for the season of disasters, the federal officials now have a new crisis to be worried about-the prevention of "tightly-packed disaster-response shelters" from turning into hotspots of COVID-19 transmission.

Beating Cabin Fever During this Pandemic

03.26.2020 02:01 AM

Managing anxiety during self-isolation. (Photo : Pexels)Woman sitting beside window As coronavirus continues to spread among nations, the World Health Organization has released guidelines for basic protective measures that we can do amid the new coronavirus.

Based on the report of CDC, hantavirus has ‘rare cases’ and that they spread because of saliva or droppings, and close contact with rodent urine

Hantavirus Case Reported in China: Nothing to Worry About

03.26.2020 02:01 AM

While COVID-19 continues to spread, infect and kill the world, another virus reportedly caused the death of a man in China on Monday. Reportedly, this man who died was tested positive for hantavirus.

Working from Home Might Be Bad for Your Mental Health

03.25.2020 22:00 PM

How working from home could contribute to feelings of isolation and disconnection. (Photo : Pexels)Working from home could contribute to feelings of isolation and disconnection.

Bill Gates, Co-Chair of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, attends the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2019

Chance Missed: Bill Gates Says Businesses in US Now Need to Remain Closed Due to COVID-19

03.25.2020 22:00 PM

Bill Gates, Microsoft co-founder said early this week that the United States has missed its opportunity to elude the mandated business closures as it did not make a move quickly enough on the COVID-19 pandemic.

Plaquenil warns of probable impairment to the retina, particularly when taken in higher doses, for longer periods, and when taken along with other drugs like the drug tamoxifen for breast cancer

Are Malaria Drugs the Solutions to the Worsening COVID-19 Pandemic?

03.25.2020 22:00 PM

Eagerness about the treatment for COVID-19 using malaria drugs has raised higher hopes which include US President Donald Trump. However, the pieces of scientific evidence are still lacking.

Hospitals are getting ready to test through the use of blood that newly-recovered patients donated

Can Blood from COVID-19 Survivors Treat New Patients?

03.25.2020 07:30 AM

Hospitals are getting ready to test through the use of blood that newly-recovered patients donated. (Photo : Robert DeLaRosa on Pixabay) Hospitals are getting ready to test, if a hundred-year-old treatment applied to battle measles and flu outbreaks when vaccines were not yet available and tested more recently against Ebola virus and SARS, just might as effective with COVID-19.