Good day y'all , was casually browsing Med-Hive posts and stumble on this particular post [ @med-hive/med-hive-montly-prompt-or-august-your-covid-19-story ] which interest me. Was in the process on archiving some readings on this subject, so might as well share some cherry picked information that I deemed useful for MY personal reading.
Be warn: My English is bad .😗, I like banana & palak paneer on my Pizza
DISCLAIMER
I am not a medical practitioner nor do I choose sides on �� or non ��. This is my personal experience/reading and is ADVISABLE not be used as guidance. Always seek medical advisor or do (further reading x2) , as different pizza making/toppings has different outcomes.
NOTE : information were base that time line and may not be accurate / change
Example : vaccine definition , Name of Vaccine , Fact on MRNA
BRIEF Start Yr 2020
Shortly after New Year 2020, news of this A virus appeared and ( this article) I happened to stumble . Lockdown began certain part of my country at around this time (My reference time) than a month later the whole country started lockdowns. During the time little was known about the virus besides
The virus causes severe acute respiratory infection and symptoms usually start with a fever, followed by a dry cough. Most of those killed have been over the age of 60 or have suffered from other medical conditions.<unknown sauce>
Later our country issued a definition for person suspected of virus A and management like hand wash, distance yourself 1 or 2 meter away. ( which later became a topic of discussion whether it's sufficient )
A person with fever AND clinical sign/symptoms suggestive of pneumonia OR respiratory infection with breathlessness AND had history of travel to or reside in Mainland China within the last 14 days; OR close contact with a confirmed case of 2019-nCoV while that patient was ill.
March 11 — WHO Declares COVID-19 a Pandemic
In declaring COVID-19 a pandemic, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general of WHO, said at a briefing in Geneva the agency is “deeply concerned by the alarming levels of spread and severity” of the outbreak. He also expressed concern about “the alarming levels of inaction.”
APRIL - AUGUST 2020
During 1st round of lock down, I remember most time was trying to gather toilet rolls and masks ( usd 0.50 per mask), seeing empty streets, getting hotel room for my online tournament and reading/ understanding what is a virus. [ Had this idea that virus was electro charge and is airborne] Also that time , introduction of testing was in question ( whether PCR or ANTIBODy tests were more accurate) along with questionable reporting of infected/death from this A virus [backlog, asymptomatic not tested, lack of test kit, contact tracing wasn't available ].https://ourworldindata.org/covid-sources-comparison
World wide cases of virus A spreading has doubled at this time, South Asia were slowing creeping with cases. In an ongoing pandemic mortality risk can't be calculated as there are infected patients who will die later
TO READ FURTHER :
OXYGEN LEVEL - Https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/apr/28/oxygen-levels-coronavirus-symptoms-oximeters-gp
SERVE CASE : ppl who suffered from shortness of breath, respiratory frequency > 30/minute, blood oxygen saturation <93%, Pa02/Fi02 ratio <300, and/or lung infiltrates >50% within 24-48 hours.
Critical stage : ppl suffered respiratory failure, septic shock, and/or multiple organ disfunction /failure.
< Unknown Sauce >
Early Definition of Corona : https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-coronavirus-factbox-idUSKBN1ZM1U9
2 meter distance is not enough - https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-04-meters-social-distancing-mit-droplets.html
TYPES OF COV TEST - https://health.clevelandclinic.org/different-types-of-covid-19-tests/
ASYMPTOMATIC - https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/what-is-asymptomatic
Virus A naming.. Late 2019 virus first found in wuhan china and became Wuhan virus, name change to 2019-NCoV or Novel corona virus and finally to SARS-CoV-2, the disease that pathogen causes is covid-19..
So virus name is SARS-CoV-2 (https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/technical-guidance/naming-the-coronavirus-disease-(covid-2019)-and-the-virus-that-causes-it)
CYTOKINE STORM - Cytokines are inflammatory immunologic proteins that are there to fight off infections and ward off cancers https://www.forbes.com/sites/claryestes/2020/04/16/what-is-the-cytokine-storm-and-why-is-it-so-deadly-for-covid-19-patients/?sh=1d13bb86460f
THIS SECTION PEEKED MY INTEREST
July 9 — WHO Announces COVID-19 Can Be Airborne
WHO announces that the novel coronavirus can be transmitted through the air after more than 200 scientists sign a letter urging the agency to revise its recommendations. In an updated scientific brief, WHO notes that the virus may linger in the air in crowded indoor spaces and emphasizes that the virus may be spread by asymptomatic individuals.
Droplet Vs Aerosol Debate : https://www.pennmedicine.org/updates/blogs/penn-physician-blog/2020/august/airborne-droplet-debate-article
Airborne indoor : https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/506587-who-reverses-says-covid-19-may-be-airborne-indoors/
Update : 2022 reading
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-04-26/is-covid-spread-airborne-or-droplet-who-s-delay-still-muddles-precautions
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-00925-7
SEP - DEC 2020
End of August or early September another surge in cases and lockdown was again issued. It was during these time I started exploring more on virus and curious on what is the size of this A virus. Also recalled people still debating whether it's airborne and definition of airborne
During the same time, hospitals in my area were experiencing lack of oxygen tank supply and ventilators , some reports of people needing to acquire own oxygen tanks/ supply . I had to look up for making oxygen on internet incase I wasn't so lucky; managed to get hold some hydrogen peroxide for disinfect usage. News of toilet transmission in other parts of world emerge (reading 1) (reading 2) and sewage testing was implemented at certain country . ( sewage 1 ) ( sewage 2)
That's about all for 2020 reading which I took out from my phone memory, hope some of the information maybe sorta useful . Thanks for reading !
TO READ FURTHER :
Flu & corona differences transmission via droplet, formites -
(https://www.verywellhealth.com/what-is-fomite-transmission-3132826) and maybe aerosination pathogen ( during that time) .
Chinese herbal medicine - https://www.nutraingredients-asia.com/Article/2020/04/24/It-s-official-China-adds-three-TCM-formula-to-COVID-19-standard-therapy
Incubation period - 5 days average for virus
1% of a sick person can make 2.5% people sick
Far-UVC light (222 nm) efficiently and safely inactivates airborne human coronaviruses | Scientific Reports https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-67211-2?fbclid=IwAR2I8QDUEXk4M0-TLyARXTOYWITyuNDsc6zC2TRvbhMiLbJWuxpNyrhUVtk Far-Uvc
Could a New Ultraviolet Technology Fight the Spread of Coronavirus? | Columbia News https://news.columbia.edu/ultraviolet-technology-virus-covid-19-UV-light?fbclid=IwAR1JQJtrc204r1XBm-_GKUb2rHuUo9g8un13Hc-MniXOUeflR1ubiV8WTRU
Loss of Smell in COVID-19, Explained https://www.immunethought.com/post/loss-of-smell-in-covid-19-explained?fbclid=IwAR1cFsbu7kkv6pV7v5x_ciwPQNBnD5V1eEvVgkOXRRTW0NmTBLjUY5PuU30
Drug like remdesivir (https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/nih-clinical-trial-remdesivir-treat-covid-19-begins) and steroid Dexamethasone (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33163859/) for seriously ill were mentioned. Hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin were briefly mentioned (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32387409/)
SARS-CoV-2 appears to persist in organs throughout the body for months https://www.news-medical.net/news/20220106/SARS-CoV-2-appears-to-persist-in-organs-throughout-the-body-for-months.aspx
SEP 21 - ivm
PDF Quote :
181-185,
194 (diff cell discovered) 224(neuron,glia)..
Why (341, data provide evidence for delayed viral clearance)...
REFRENCE
@med-hive/med-hive-montly-prompt-or-august-your-covid-19-story
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-00925-7
https://www.americanheritage.com/deadly-dust-unhappy-history-ddt
https://birthdefectsvictims.com/ddts-toxic-impact-spans-generations/
DOCUMENTED TIMELINE - https://www.ajmc.com/view/a-timeline-of-covid19-developments-in-2020