According to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), “The overall function of the immune system is to prevent or limit infection.” Amid this COVID-19 pandemic, the global human community is under attack from a single virus. There is no vaccine nor cure for this novel coronavirus yet, and the symptoms vary from …
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Whenever there is a headline that dominates the news, buzzworthy phrases and words commonly used by experts often enter the lexicon of common language. Since the coronavirus outbreak, one such phrase commonly used, has been, “flattening the curve.” Unless you are an epidemiologist or statistician, that may not have been a phrase that you used …
According to the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), “Data from China suggest that pediatric coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases might be less severe than cases in adults and that children (persons aged <18 years) might experience different symptoms than adults.” The CDC followed up with a preliminary analysis of U.S. COVID-19 …
“The problem people with diabetes face is primarily a problem of worse outcomes, not greater chance of contracting the virus,” states the American Diabetes Association (ADA). These worse outcomes are in the form of serious complications which people with diabetes are at a higher chance of experiencing. The ADA also shares that, “Your risk of …
As we all find ourselves in the midst this global coronavirus pandemic, we are being cautioned to practice social distancing and to stay at home to slow the spread of the virus. We are all facing new challenges to maintain our health and well being and to also find ways to occupy our time. Many …